http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Tue, 6 Jul 2004 00:12:08 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72665 I am an infamous procrastinator as well. Frex: I have three assignments due tomorrow, the last day of the summer semester. However, instead of doing them, I am reading, and responding to, a Blog. Oh, well. It must be something inherent about human nature. It's inexplicable, but a given. 72665@blogcritics.org Tue, 6 Jul 2004 00:12:08 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72432 Sensitive?!*&! Just for that, I'll eat TWO babies for dinner! XOX 72432@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 16:06:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72429 Al, if I didn't know better, I'd think that was a sensitive side you're showing but it's nice to be back. ;-) Excellent info and links as usual TDavid. Thanks! 72429@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:13:27 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72427 Hi Dew - RSS feeds are what most of the blogs and major news sites are producing from their content. They are the headlines and sometimes the full text (and sometimes graphics too) content (so you don't even have to visit the website). They enable you to choose the types of content you are interested in and have it sent to your email or desktop through an RSS reader. Depending on the types of feeds and the RSS reader you are using it may not even be necessary to use your favorite browser to view/read the content. Simply put, RSS feeds allow you to scan content from websites many times faster than visiting the full website. Blogcritics has an RSS feed (title only) http://blogcritics.org/index.rdf -- it's how I know about the newest entries. It comes in the form of a stock-like ticker on my desktop. I maintain a page with blog and RSS resources at http://blogs.adultnetsurprise.com/ and also there is a good page from the lockergnome gang at: http://channels.lockergnome.com/rss/resources/ You'll find that you can stay up with the news and your favorite blogs much, much faster using an RSS reader plus it can/will inspire you with new things to write about. 72427@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:54:36 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72424 Okay, TDavid I give!! What are RSS feeds? 72424@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:43:07 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72423 Dew- For my part, I'm just happy to see you back in action here. A day without Dew is similar to a day without sunshine. 72423@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:41:23 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72419 Maybe it's time to add a few more RSS feeds, Dew? Reading -- for me anyway -- usually introduces a lot to write about. The summer heat slows me down though, I admit. I'd just rather be outside than inside in the summer. Dragging along the laptop just isn't always in the cards, I guess. Rather grab the beach towel. 72419@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:34:58 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72417 Great point, Justene!! 72417@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:17:59 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/05/125130.php#comment-72415 I have never understood this bias against downtime, calling it procrastination. Most of the time when I procrastinate, it turns out that what I would have done would have been unnecessary. If I'm avoiding a task, there's often a reason why. I'm willing to bet that the story you're putting off will be better when you get to it than if you had pushed through now. 72415@blogcritics.org Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:38:51 EDT