# Link sites (like Fark and Slashdot)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 24, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845 "2003-03-24T19:04:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/1 "2003-03-24T19:04:55Z")

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I check Fark and Slashdot daily for links to interesting articles and sites. I can’t live without em. Are there any other good ones?

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**Author:** ![Infectious\_Lass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Infectious\_Lass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infectious_Lass)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/2 "2003-03-24T19:54:52Z")

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Try Memepool at [www.memepool.com](http://www.memepool.com) . That has a lot of interesting links! There is also Portal of Evil ([www.portalofevil.com](http://www.portalofevil.com) which specialises in 'Weird/offkilter type sites. I like both of those!

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/3 "2003-03-25T01:43:43Z")

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And don’t forget Jim Romanesko’s[Obscure Store and Reading Room](http://www.obscurestore.com). Great links to interesting and strange news stories.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/4 "2003-03-25T03:41:41Z")

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Also [www.cruel.com](http://www.cruel.com), though that’s just one link a day.

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**Author:** ![Rotten\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@Rotten\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rotten_Candy)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/5 "2003-03-25T03:47:32Z")

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There’s also Breakfast Tacos:  
[http://www.breakfasttacos.com](http://www.breakfasttacos.com)

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**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/6 "2003-03-25T04:03:35Z")

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Metafilter and [kuro5hin.org](http://kuro5hin.org) are good as well.

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**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/7 "2003-03-25T04:29:56Z")

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[zfilter](http://www.zfilter.com) is pretty good.

I’m a farker m’self. Just signed up for TotalFark for the war coverage. First website I ever paid for, and I’m happy to say it’s been worth the $5/month.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/8 "2003-03-25T04:56:23Z")

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By the way, as you find more and more of these, you’ll start to notice that there’s a lot of cross-pollination. A lot of links show up on multiple sites at nearly the same times.

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**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-sites-like-fark-and-slashdot/163845/9 "2003-03-25T13:18:09Z")

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Also [www.metafilter.com](http://www.metafilter.com)