In a nutshell, my internet routine has become: Check email > check ESPN > check HN > check WSJ. Every blog site I visit nowadays is literally full of ads, popups, etc...the content to ad ratio seems to be about 50/50, which is just bleh. I 100% think the internet still has lots of interesting things, but I think so much has moved to a centralized location nowadays, its a bit harder to find the unique parts of the web.