{"id":358,"date":"2006-08-02T20:18:31","date_gmt":"2006-08-03T03:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/02\/the-dork-report-for-august-2-2006\/"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:28:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:28:33","slug":"the-dork-report-for-august-2-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-august-2-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dork Report for August 2, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5blbv4WFriM\">Darth Vader as Doctor Evil<\/a>: Zip it! Zipit! Zip! (guest submission from Frau Andrea)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outpost Gallifey reports on an upcoming <em>Doctor Who<\/em> spinoff, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130527025302\/http:\/\/www.gallifreyone.com:80\/news.php\"><em>Sarah Jane Investigates<\/em><\/a>, written by Russell T. Davies himself. Is this a different show than the K-9 show in development?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first we have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/pressoffice\/pressreleases\/stories\/2006\/07_july\/24\/bbcthree_drama.shtml\"><em>Torchwood<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hoff is <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070708105418\/http:\/\/www.kontraband.com:80\/show\/show.asp?ID=4273&amp;rtn=index-topten\">King! Of! The! Internet!<\/a> (guest submission from The Halk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look out, the boss is coming! Make any site safe for work with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workfriendly.net\/\">Workfriendly.net<\/a> (spotted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kottke.org\/remainder\/06\/08\/11575.html\">Kottke.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darth Vader as Doctor Evil: Zip it! Zipit! Zip! (guest submission from Frau Andrea) Outpost Gallifey reports on an upcoming Doctor Who spinoff, Sarah Jane Investigates, written by Russell T. Davies himself. Is this a different show than the K-9 show in development? But first we have Torchwood. The Hoff is King! Of! The! Internet! 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