How to Waste Time on the Interwebs

I haven’t posted much to my blogs lately. I’d like to say it’s been because I’ve been really busy and productive and such, but that would be a lie. Truth is, I spend most of my time in front of my computer wasting it. Here’s some of my all time best ways I’ve found to waste time on the interwebs:

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1. StumbleUpon, http://www.stumbleupon.com – Have you ever tried something only to have it steal an entire day from you because you keep saying “Just one more time”? This genius of a toolbar/website lets you set up your interests, then you click one simple “Stumble” button that leads you to new and different sites that you’ll probably find entertaining until you realize you’re thirsty because you’ve just spent 5 straight hours saying “Just one more time”.

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2. Yahoo! Games, http://games.yahoo.com/free-games - Do you like simple games that require no installation and no commitments of any kind? Did you like Bejeweled? Do you want to play 50 variations of it? Since this is the only site with games that’s not blocked at work, this site has stolen tons of hours from me in the past couple of months.

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3. Google Reader, http://www.google.com/reader - “But wait! Google Reader is a useful tool of internet news-gathering!”, you’re tempted to say. I agree with you, but like with any social internet tool it has the ability to suck you dry of useful time. I currently subscribe to 90 blogs. Most of them update at least once a day. I need to weed it down some because it’s not nearly as useful as it should be.

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4. The Comments Section of a News Site (ie. http://www.denverpost.com) – Imagine being in a room with a rabid Neo-Conservative, an anarchist, a bible-thumper, a tree-hugger, an Obama worshipper, a Greenpeace activist, a racist, and a Glenn Beck wannabe. Now imagine someone is asking for all their opinions on a new story at once and you can hear everyone’s opinion. Generalities are made. Rude nicknames are thrown around. Arguing ensues. Sometimes, though rarely, something intelligent is said. Good fun! (If you want to find me on there, my screen name is ScottP.)

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5. LOLcats http://icanhascheezburger.com – Some things are tailor made to waste your time, like the slinky. These cute, funny pictures are the furry slinkies of the interwebs. If you don’t know what a LOLcat is, I’ll explain:

LOL = Laugh Out Loud.
Cat = cat.

So the whole point of the site and the pictures is to laugh at cats. Pointless? Yep. Entertaining? Oh yeah!