I got hooked with these RSS Feeds. I got feeds from Slashdot, PCWorld, Mozilla, Movie Reviews & Comic strips - Dilbert, Calvin & Hobbes, Peanuts, Garfield, Ripley’s Believe it or Not, PvP & Penny Arcade.
RSS stands for 2 accepted acronyms: Really Simple Syndication & Rich Site Summary
I have set up an add-on (intraVnews) to Outlook such that feeds will be “mailed” to me. There are other softwares that can read RSS. They are much like browsers but you specify what feeds (sites) they will check for any new updates. I haven’t tried other readers though. RSS are much like your ordinary subscriptions but in this case you are not giving away your email address. You are basically subscribed anonymously. RSS has the advantage of privacy. When you subscribe to a feed, you are effectively telling your software to go and visit a website and grab a page of RSS. You never give out your email address
here’s a steal from one site:
What is RSS?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a lightweight XML format designed for sharing headlines and other Web content. Think of it as a distributable “What’s New” for your site. Originated by UserLand in 1997 and subsequently used by Netscape to fill channels for Netcenter, RSS has evolved into a popular means of sharing content between sites (including the BBC, CNET, CNN, Disney, Forbes, Motley Fool, Wired, Red Herring, Salon, Slashdot, ZDNet, and more). RSS solves myriad problems webmasters commonly face, such as increasing traffic, and gathering and distributing news. RSS can also be the basis for additional content distribution services.
If you want to try the RSS thing, here is my feedlist:
Calvin & Hobbes
Dilbert
Garfield
Peanuts
Penny Arcade
PvP Online
PCWorld Techlog
PCWorld Latest News
Oh, WordPress also happens to generate RSS feeds. There is a link here in my page under META where you can subscribe to my page. BUT, when I tried it, there is a XML parsing error. Apparently, ePinoy’s banner ad at the bottom of the page is causing my error. So no feeds for now from my page.
funny read… 
Beer-guzzling bears and other strange tales
(CNN) — While many may deem the presidential election and the conflict in Iraq the most important stories of 2004, that does not necessarily make them the most popular.
Weird, macabre, heartwarming, amusing and otherwise offbeat news items captivated CNN.com readers year-round.
The Web site tracks the number of articles that readers e-mail to friends, family and whomever else using the “E-MAIL THIS” story tool. Here are CNN.com’s most e-mailed stories of 2004:
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