So I was sitting around the house trying to think of what to post today and it occurred to me it might not be a bad idea to talk about some of things I do (or want to do) when I’m bored. Anyways,I looked around for a while and came up with a list of 25 geekish things to do when you’ve got nothing to do! I tried to compile a pretty decent array of activities but If I missed anything, be sure to let me know, will ya?
- Install Ubuntu on your PS3
- Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley
- Install custom firmware, DD-WRT on your wireless router
- Check out Slashdot
- Automate your home with X10
- Jailbreak your iPhone
- Go geocaching
- Make your Xbox 360 sentient
- Read through Marvel’s archives
- Listen to MC Frontalot
- Re-organize your widgets
- Bake a Portal cake
- Learn to make your own CAT5 Ethernet cables
- Edit Wikipedia
- Check out The Best Page in the Universe
- Make your houseplants tweet
- Create a backup strategy
- Read Penny Arcade
- Install Synergy to control multiple computers from the same keyboard and mouse
- Check your realm’s status on WoW
- Try out a text only browser
- See how much better the news is when it is, in fact, auto-tuned:
- Check out a bunch of computer setups way sexier than yours
- Visit the minus world
- Finally, check out a far better guide to fighting boredom
