I'm guessing the title of this blog has you scratching your head. Well, let me explain the reason for the title. Again, it's another school thing. But an RSS is a place where you can get your daily news, and blog updates all in one place. Since I have a gmail account, I use Google Reader, because there's no signing up to do because they have a user name and password for me already.
I thought it would be a pain to have to go on to an RSS and scroll through the fluff and internet jokes on there. But it's actually very convenient. It's like logging in to Yahoo News, but it automatically updates and has all the biggest news of the day.
I can see myself being more up to date on big news now. Usually I only keep track of the Vikings, and find out news by word of mouth. Not anymore! I will be the one saying to my friends "did you hear about ______?" I'm not sure how it pertains to school that much though. (I go to an art school, there's not a whole lot of news I'm required to be up to date on)
Another convenient trait is they're only brief summaries of the real articles. They're short, and to the point. I learned that there is talk about building a device in the ocean that launches supplies to those in space. Also that there's someone who has been making fake ATM machine card slots that take pictures of your ATM number. There's a transparent toaster in the works. And in the shadow of the 'oh, so popular' Snuggie, there comes the Slanket Siamese. It's like a huge Snuggie, with 4 arm holes so two people can fit in to it. Yes, it's very ridiculous.
This isn't all Google Reader has to offer either. There's a column on the left side that's called 'Explorer', which breaks all the articles down to just their names. So, incase you're low on time and one catches your eye you can read up on it.
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