things to do in work when you've got nothing to do

[don___quixote]

any ideas? - preferably stuff that makes it look like i'm working.

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

How about posting on a forum?

[don___quixote]

good thinking - but which one? hmmmm

[Jeniffer Mills]

posting on forums, unplugging the mousecable from workmate, ^poking workmates with paperclips, doing private calls (from workphone of course) online banking, eating, ..............

[gen-eral]

practice your touch typing like me

[kams]

http://www.stationerymovies.com/

you're ordering the stationery

[Yer_Maw]

http://www.cucirca.com/2007/02/21/13-places-to-watch-tv-online-for-free/

[Spandex]

Read "Have Your Say" on the BBC and laugh at all the retired majors, "think of the children" crew and assorted simpletons.

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=5560&&&edition=1

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

Line Rider

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40255643/

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sZ4S-MYoQKQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sZ4S-MYoQKQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

this version is better

http://www.official-linerider.com/play.html

[Sheridan]

take a nap.

this guy I used to know had perfected the art of napping at his desk and it looked like he was working. he had his hand on the mouse and his other head propping up his head and he had his computer screen filled with work related stuff. then he would doze off.

[thomas hooked]

watching really shit hip-hop-album-cover photoshop tutorials for a mean-spirited laugh

[mattp]

If you have colleagues with Windows XP PCs and new graphics cards try this

http://www.flukenetworks.com/fnet/en-us/supportAndDownloads/KB/IT+Networking/Optiview+Console/How_Do_I_Rotate_The_Windows_Sc reen_With__XP_Pro_-_Optiview_INA_Series_II.htm

[Loz]

Read "Have Your Say" on the BBC and laugh at all the retired majors, "think of the children" crew and assorted simpletons.

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=5560&&&edition=1

the comments in there annoy me potentially more than the daily mail does

[adsr]

I like to internet window shop - I've got wish lists at amazon,
target, mothernature.com..etc...
It can take up a hugh portion of your day...:)

[grobelaar]

I like to internet window shop - I've got wish lists at amazon,
target, mothernature.com..etc...
It can take up a hugh portion of your day...:)

You should devote half of that time to setting up pyramid schemes and selling get rich quick pamphlets on ebay...

And then you would be able to buy the stuff in the wishlists... :)

[Spandex]

the comments in there annoy me potentially more than the daily mail does

Ar.. it's a strange mixture. Sometimes they're good, often it's proper Daily Mail.

The thing to realise (I read "Have Your Say" a lot :)) is that the bigots and cunts on there are actually as minority.. there's about 30 of them.. and you start to recognise the usernames. The sane comments always come from names you've never seen before.

So you start to realise it's the BBC "moderators" who publish a tiny fraction of the posts they've got from normal humans and then, lest they get accused of being "biased", they "balance" this by publishing an equal number from the hardcore of angry nutcases who believe their head is about to be stoved in by a muslim schoolgirl terrorist.

[mdk]

you fucker. ive avoided that section for months and now im reading it.

'dropping the atom bomb in WW2 was necessary'

'The US, on the other hand, is still a bastion of freedom and human rights'

AARRGGHHHHH...MAKE IT STOP....

oh, just close the page.

sorted.

[Spandex]

that's what i thought... but i keep going back

[adsr]

You should devote half of that time to setting up pyramid schemes and selling get rich quick pamphlets on ebay...

And then you would be able to buy the stuff in the wishlists... :)

pyramid schemes??

that's too new age for me...

I'll just stick w/ old fashion spending what I don't have...

[love_tempo]

any ideas? - preferably stuff that makes it look like i'm working.

install instant messenger and http sniffers and spy on your work colleagues activities on the network. build up a catalogue of quality blackmail material on everyone and that way they can't say nuffin.

[don___quixote]

^^^cheers guys some good stuff in here, the sniffer is pure genius...

[tania]

I like to internet window shop - I've got wish lists at amazon,
target, mothernature.com..etc...
It can take up a hugh portion of your day...:)

ditto, and almost never buy the products that go on the wishlist..

[mdk]

^^^cheers guys some good stuff in here, the sniffer is pure genius...

*cough* wireshark (http://www.wireshark.org/) *cough*

[love_tempo]

^^^cheers guys some good stuff in here, the sniffer is pure genius...

Ha ha, I should say that I've never actually done that. It just occurred to me once while using a sniffer to debug an internal web service.

You could make it interesting by, say laughing out loud, at precisely the same time that someone else laughs while chatting using an IM. Or ask them questions or start conversations that are spookily close to what they've been chatting about. They'll either think your insane, psychic, a creep or all of the above. Either way, no one will fuck around with you and they might even end up paying you voluntary redundancy to just go away :)

[don___quixote]

lol dunno if i've got the balls to go through with it yet, i've only been here a few weeks and don't know how much their monitoring me... though i havn't been brought up on anything i've done yet, i should really wait untill my 3 month trial is over.

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

It would be a great way to get sacked on the spot without any legal protection :)

[don___quixote]

see but if i get something Juicy on the right person before they spot what i'm up too then i'm laughing in'it...

[love_tempo]

you mightn't just get fired, there might be criminal charges. exciting eh :)

[don___quixote]

but on the upside i could uncover a terrorist plot, i'm doing a national service god damn it!

[ckpqerjwrpwp]

Definitely, concentrate on the obvious paedos and terrorists first.

[AVX23]

Ha ha, I should say that I've never actually done that. It just occurred to me once while using a sniffer to debug an internal web service.

You could make it interesting by, say laughing out loud, at precisely the same time that someone else laughs while chatting using an IM. Or ask them questions or start conversations that are spookily close to what they've been chatting about. They'll either think your insane, psychic, a creep or all of the above. Either way, no one will fuck around with you and they might even end up paying you voluntary redundancy to just go away :)

twisted ;)

[Spandex]

I use ethereal sometimes. Makes you get serious about security :)