diaspora

…the privacy aware, personally controlled, do-it-all distributed open source social network…

via diaspora

“Privacy” and “social” don’t seem like the best of buddies, but I applaud the effort, especially in light of all the recent Facebook shenanigans. My only fear is that idealism is great when you have money, but when it comes time to turn a profit, the man starts looking mighty inviting.

Earning Your Sword

The Magical Inner Sanctum of Blizzard

Great walkthrough of the Blizzard campus. I never got into WoW, too anti social I think, but the new Starcraft and Diablo are VERY exciting.

Aves

Aves: HTML5 Game Engine

This thing is insane. As a designer, I often find myself wanting to make cooler things, but I just don’t have the development chops to make it happen. The fact that this is built with things that are already in the realm of where I work just blows me away. Looks like HTML5 is where it’s at.