Here are some of my favorite sites on the net:

• Meetro, location-aware social messenger (self-plug)
  
• Wikipedia, learn about anything
  
• Slashdot, news for nerds
  
• Creative Commons, search music, photos, and more, LEGALLY!
• Electronic Frontier Foundation, defending your freedom in the digital world

Here are some sites linking to vinnie.net

• The Jay - writing scathing celebrity rebukes.