Jake of the Web Time Wasters And Then Some

Ninjas Rule: the Ninja Text Generator

Let the Ninja do the talking for you. A little animated ninja will slice out anything you want - as long as it is 22 characters or less (Ninjas are busy).

Ninja Text Generator

Finnish Disco Dancing Lesson: We’re really cookin’ now

A Finnish Disco dancing lesson, ending with all out Finnish Disco Madness! The track is called Moskau by a German group called 'Dschinghis Khan'.

More videos of the band behind the dance sensation sweeping the Finnish Nation!:

Being the dancing guy in the middle here is Richie's ultimate dream job.

Recommended by Kerry

80s Music Videos: Where it all began!

An absolutely brilliant and revelatory collection of music videos - from when music videos were new, cutting edge and very exciting. And, in hindsight, really really crappy.

80smusicvids.com

Recommended by Mathew Randall

Black Friday: The best deals worth fighting over

To reiterate from last year, a heads up on upcoming Holiday sales. These two are still the best Holiday ad sites out there, with consistent updates and as many actual scans of ads as possible.

http://bfads.net/

http://www.blackfriday.info/

Botanicalls: At least your plants can be your friends

Purchase and then build (using a soldering iron and the like) a small electronic device that, when its two sensors are placed in the dirt surrounding a plant, will let your plant send you a Twitter when it needs to be watered, or when it has been given too much water, as well as updates in between waterings.

http://www.botanicalls.com/kits/

Recommended by James Snyder

Gender Analyzer: Software that guesses/tells you the gender of the person who wrote something online

For those blogs or websites that do not tell you (or even to test those that do), this site will scan the page of any blog/website and tell you if it was written by a man or a woman.
From the blogs of Kerry, Bill, Gina and Richie:

We think Kerry's Blog is written by a man (85%). - Overall blog
We have strong indicators that Kerry's most recent post is written by a man (97%). - Most recent post
We think Bill's Blog is written by a man (88%). - Most recent post
Gina's Blog appears to be gender neutral (a slight preference for male). - Overall blog
We have strong indicators that Gina's most recent post is written by a man (95%). - Most recent post
We have strong indicators that Richie's Blog is written by a man (94%).

http://genderanalyzer.com/

"Before I Die, I Want To"… Dying wishes and a Polaroid

Hundreds of Polaroids of people met at random who are them asked to briefly answer one question at the bottom of the photo: "What do you want to do before you die?" The answers people give - and the high diversity of their answers is revelatory and fascinating. So far, taken in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, L.A., and Boston.

Before I die I want to:

"To feel like I figured IT out - even if just for a second"

"Have a traveling family band"

"I would like to run through a field naked and write a book by the sea"

"Find my birth mother"

"Meet the Jonas Brothers"

"Hit the loterry (sic)"

beforeidieiwantto.org

Recommended by Misty Brough

MythBusters paint the Mona Lisa in 80 Milliseconds

The guys from 'MythBusters' Paint the Mona Lisa in 80 Milliseconds using 1100 Paintball Guns and 2100 Gallons of compressed air.

Higher quality and longer version:

Ralph Wiggum Says: A smarter than average See n’ Say

A virtual See 'n Say that, instead of things like 'The Cow Says: Moooooo', contains clips of Ralph Wiggum:
"Principal Skinner is an old man who lives at the school. (Indicating it is her turn to speak) Lisa?"
"Me fail English? That's unpossible!"
"The doctor said I wouldn't get so many nosebleeds if I kept my finger out of there."

http://ralphwiggumsays.com/

Recommended by Andy

Fantastic Contraption: Using the simplest of tools, get from point A to point B

Using simple mechanisms: clockwise or counterclockwise spinning wheels, and bits of wood to hold them together, you must get a specified object from point A to point B, with various obstacles in your way.
Fun, infuriating, and totally addicting.

http://fantasticcontraption.com/

Recommended by Jason Wartchow