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Insoshi: Best Social Network Platform Evar
Mashable covers an open source platform for creating your own social network. Insoshi is built with Ruby on Rails and looks like it has most of the bells and whistles that come with modern social networks.
Lycos On the Auction Bloc
Interested in competing with Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live? Well now [...]

I recently ran across this site and was impressed, so I thought I’d throw them some props. If you have any needs for sound files or loops then soundsnap is a great place to start. Their tagline is “Search for pro quality free sounds and loops.” They are kidding either. I sampled (hee hee; pun [...]

In which case you should go take a coffee break or something… according to them.

I ran across a few interesting version of the Super Mario Brothers theme song and so I thought I’d share what I found. Some of the people in these videos are phenomenally talented… and some are just plain silly. Enjoy!
1. Jean Baudin plays the theme on an 11-string bass guitar. What!? I didn’t even know [...]

This weeks Friday Song Of The Day goes out to my PC. It died a tragic, burnt electronics death night before last. Thankfully it was quick and I don’t think she suffered much. The song is (I Just) Died In Your Arms from Cutting Crew’s album Broadcast (1986).
(Nick Van Eede)
I, I just died in your [...]

So, would you spend $1,500 on a keyboard for your PC? Yeah, that’s the pricetag on the Optimuxs Maximus Keyboard. Though, before you discount this as extravagance (which it probably is) you should check out the features. This keyboard has a mini-LCD screen embedded in each and every key! Plus you can customize what is [...]

I was just hopping a ride from Nagrand to Hellfire Peninsula. Suddenly there was a loud clanking sound, the monitors went blank and there was the distinct odor of burning electronics. *Sigh* I bend down and take a look… sure enough the PC is off and it smells burnt. Great! There goes my personal computer [...]

I received this in an email, but it was too funny. So I’m committing a terrible crime and actually posting it on my blog. Oh well, what can you do?
There Are Two Types Of Yoga
Yoga From India

Yoga From Alabama

I was recently (a few minutes ago) trying to stumble an article that I found on the internet and received an error from the StumbleUpon servers. Usually the errors you get can be anywhere from formal and informative to downright ugly. This message however is extremely user-friendly and nice. It makes you just want to [...]

Apple Designing It’s Own CPUs?
Apple has announced an agreement to buy a boutique microprocessor design company called PA Semi. Hey Steve, what are you up to now?
NASA - Duct Tape Saves The Day!
NASA shares a story of how astronauts used duct tape to repair the Apollo 17 moonbuggy.
Dilbert Goes Open Source
Ever have writers block? Well, [...]