http://www.dwot.com Waste time, deliberately. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:30:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How are your spatial skills?  Attempt to properly align various shapes, bisect lines and angles and find out how good your eyeballing skills are.  Can you beat my 3.85? The eyeballing game. http://www.dwot.com/2009/10/22/the-eyeballing-game/ Ever wonder what the opposite of Jumping the Shark is?  Turns out it's "Growing the Beard" in reference to Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.  And now you know, and knowing is half the battle... Growing The Beard - Television Tropes & Idioms. http://www.dwot.com/2009/09/29/jump-the-shark-growing-the-beard/ You know anything about Superman?  The most vicious killer in the animal kingdom. This is why Kevin Smith is a genius storyteller.  This excerpt is the good Dr. Smith talking about his brief time working on the long in development hell Superman reboot.  It's pretty damned hilarious and if you dig ... http://www.dwot.com/2009/09/23/kevin-smith-about-talk-superman/ I dunno, that might not be Johnny Mac, I didn't hear him refer to anyone as "My Friends"... YouTube - G.O.P. P.S.A.. http://www.dwot.com/2009/09/22/youtube-g-o-p-p-s-a/ Because health care totally makes sense as a for-profit enterprise... Protect Insurance Companies PSA from FOD Team, Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Thomas Lennon, Donald Faison, Linda Cardellini, Masi Oka, Ben Garant, Jordana Spiro, lauren, Drew, and chad_carter - Video. http://www.dwot.com/2009/09/22/protect-insurance-companies-psa/ It's been a while since we've featured a fun little flash game here, but Card Toss is certainly worth wasting a little time with.  The game is simple, flip the card into the cap.  Happy time-wasting! :: Card Toss ::. http://www.dwot.com/2009/09/21/card-toss-flash-gaming-simplicity/ See, the internet is better than TV.  I didn't have to sit through a fucktardedly stupid ego-stroking awards show to watch the 2 actual minutes of humor.  Thanks Dr. Horrible! (and Joss Whedon)! YouTube - Dr Horrible on the Emmys. http://www.dwot.com/2009/09/21/youtube-dr-horrible-on-the-emmys/ I cannot tell a lie,  Oklahoma is a disturbingly stupid state.  75% of OK high schoolers have no clue that some dude named George who's face is smeared all over the funny green paper in their pockets was our first President and not just some funny guy with a wig. Stay ... http://www.dwot.com/2009/09/21/75-percent-of-oklahoma-students-cant-name-the-first-president/