Slightly more fun than watching paint dry...

For those with little else to do, WordCat has a "Watch WorldCat Grow" page, refreshed every 8 seconds, where you can sit and watch, in slightly delayed real time, WorldCat grow. As if that was not cool enough, it also displays the most recent title added. The excitement is almost palpable.

Clearly, what is really needed is a desktop widget that displays this...if I had any time at all, I'd code it myself. I'll send a jar of Maine Blueberry Jam to the first person who builds such a widget.