Just a good long laundry list of links for us all.  Odd post I should have posted a while ago.

BLOG

Disqus Analytics Will Give Us More Insight Into Our Audience — Even The Trolls

Another analytics site for getting more information about your site and/or your blog.

CTO 2.0 | Arthemia Pro for BlogEngine.NET

This is the theme that I use for BlogEngine.Net. I am working on fixing the Twitter issue since they went to OAuth. We will see if it can be fixed.

BREW

Don't Worry, Deep-Fried Beer is On Its Way

What else could be better? Deep-fried beer? Amen.

Making Beer Snobbery a More Beautiful Thing

Beer guys can be very odd. This just seems over-kill to me.

DIY Solid Ice Drink Tray

DIY Beer ice block chiller. Looks good.

Make Your Own Infused Cocktail with a Cream Whipper

Not sure what an infused cocktail yields, but it does sound cool. Have you had an infused cocktail? Does anyone want to make me an infused cocktail?

This Whiskey Was Made From Urine

This is just foul. I am NOT about this in any fashion.

DESIGN

The Horizontal Skyscraper Is as Long as the Empire State Is Tall

For some reason I have always been interested in architecture. Even before I married the architect. This is very nice.

GAMES

Microsoft Promises More, Bigger Games For PC Owners

Promises from Microsoft that in the next 2 years we will have bigger games for PCs. We can only hope.

Portal Was A Text Adventure, Left 4 Dead, A NES Shooter

Odd visions of the 80's. Good way of taking the new and making it look retro.

Someone Should Get A Medal For This Real-Life Rocket Jump

Game physics can be fun, just not what I would suggest in real life. But if we could...

Apple's Answer To Xbox Live Launches Next Week

Does anyone think that Apple can compete in gaming? Apple is great in user experience, but I am not convinced they understand gamers. Maybe they hired the right exec for this, but still they do not have a track record in gaming. I know that Microsoft has not been that great to the PC gaming community, but they are still trying to keep their XBox community alive and strong.

Console to USB Adapters Connect Gamepads to Your PC, Save You Money

Good ideas, good gaming and saving money.

How Duke Nukem Forever Was Brought Back To Life

They finally brought back Duke Nukem Forever. We can only hope it will come to fruition.

GENERAL

This Is How a Supernova Shockwave Looks

Just beautiful.

Top 10 Fitness Tips and Tools

Lifehacker's tips to fitness. I need to work out more, I say as I am not going to go tomorrow.

Five Reasons Why Best-Selling Authors Are Going Direct

Good ideas if you are thinking of publishing your own books.

This Altoids Tin BBQ Grill Can Still Cook Dogs and Burgers

DIY mini grill.

I’ve Seen Your Future and It’s Been Edited

Interesting concept of how you will be remembered. Will your life be written by the winner? Or will you be edited to be the jerk or the needy one? I wonder how our children will torment themselves in the future. Will they Facebook a rumor? Will their parents goad them till they commit suicide? Oh that is now, not the future. What will our future generations do to destroy themselves? Appear on Jersey Shores? Power's that save us, Save us!

True Time Tracker Lets You Know How You're Spending Your Time With Minimal Setup

Simple time tracker.

The Best Things to Buy in September

Lifehacker is good at doing this. Oh do you remember, I think this is an awesome site.

How to Remember People's Names (and Deal with Unusual Names)

Good ideas for remembering people's name in social settings.

How To: Prepare For Your Online Afterlife | Maximum PC

Having recently dealt with this scenario I say it is a good idea to take note of these ideas. If you have not thought about this for you, or dare I say your parents, you should take a moment and read this article.

Stretching Before Running Doesn't Help, But Don't Stop Right Away

I think this is a little over simplification. I am not the most phsyical of peeps, but this doesn't sound too right. Seems that the benefits of stretching are the same as not. Funny that we have been told that for years, that you have to stretch, and now it seems that it really doesn't do that much for you.

GREEN

New gadgets help save power and money- Smart Spending - MSN Money

With the new smart electric meters being installed, the tools for real time management of your carbon footprint are starting to emerge. MSN Money is not what I would call the premiere site for this information, but you take what you can get.

JOKE

Joke of the Day

It may be a joke, but I agree with it.

MONEY

Free Money Finance: What to Do on a Home Final Walkthrough

Steps to do a final walkthrough of a home.

The Simple Dollar » Frugality and Accumulation

Article that correlates frugality and hoarding. Might be a good read for us all.

MOVIES

Ridley Scott Dishes On His Two Alien Prequels - G4tv.com

Two Alien prequels? Could be interesting. Scott is a master director, so if anyone can pull it off he can. At 72, let's hope he hops to it soon, so we don't get another Kubrik.

POLITICS

2011 Tax Increases | FactCheck.org

More facts from FactCheck.org.

Mosque Controversy, Stimulus Spin and Blagojevich | FactCheck.org

More on the controversy and more facts to check. I cannot say how much I love this site!

What’s a ‘Small Business’? | FactCheck.org

More good information about what classifies as a small business.

PROGRAMMING

A Beginner's view : Web.config

Good guide to a Web.Config file. For ASP.Net of course (for those who don't know programming).

SOFTWARE

QR Code Generator Creates Smartphone-Friendly Barcodes from Chrome

Good way of creating QR barcodes.

ComicRack Is a Feature Packed eComic Reader for Windows

Comic book reader that I am trying out to see if it is better than CDisplay. Note, I like CDisplay so it is going to be tough to unseat that application.

A Beta Tester's Video Impressions Of Google TV And The Logitech Revue

New things from Google. TV from Google. Will be fun to watch this arena. Everyone is positioning to get into it. Except Microsoft so far. Maybe because they have had Media Center for a while now. Should be fun to see how this all plays out in the rink. Ring! Ring!

Without a Trace: Turn Your Flash Drive into a Portable Privacy Toolkit

If you are extra paranoid, this article is great for you. Lets you be private in everything you do, even a virtual keyboard so you avoid keyloggers. Hopefully the pedophiles and terrorists don't get ahold of these.

EVGA Precision Overclocks Your NVIDIA Graphics Card with Little Effort

Looks to be a promising tool for overclocking, though I am too much of a wussy to try it. I just keep thinking of the cost of the cards, and I shun away from it.

This Video Attack of Google's (and Eric Schmidt) Stance On Privacy Aired On A Jumbotron In Times Square

This is just creepy funny.

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Adds New Photo Manager, Improves Multimedia Experience

Got this specifically for my cousin, so he can upgrade and check it out. VirtualBox should allow him to run Windows 7 and Ubuntu at the same time.

TECHNOLOGY

The Struggle To Find Where The Sticky Tape Begins Could Be Over

Not sure if this would work well, but has potential.

DARPA wants portable atomic clocks to keep their stuff in sync | DVICE

DARPA seems to be the coolest place on earth to work for. More contracts for other businesses. Technology working for our government.

How to Change Wireless Network Priority in Windows

For advanced users or people who live in apartments with lots of wireless networks.

Windows Phone 7 Is Done

You heard it here! Windows Phone 7 that is.

Starting Today, the Entire U.S./Mexico Border Is Drone-Patrolled

Another case of cool technology, worrisome deployment. Can you say "Big Brother"? I knew that you could.

The FCC Is Probably Bowing Down to Verizon and Google on Wireless Net Neutrality

We have to watch the FCC and how they react to big business. Gizmodo thinks this is the end of the internet, and I tend to think that the internet has gotten so prevelant that it will not be detered by Verizon or Google. I also think that Google's true colors have yet to be truly seen. I might be wrong and I hope I am.

Geeky car thieves are switching from carjacking to car hacking | DVICE

So are you going to have to have a PHD to steal a car soon? Or will the PHD just sell you the tool to do it? On Craigslist of course.

SKITTERBOT is a Speedy Little Robotic Toy Cockroach So Cheap You Can Collect an Army

Very creepy little robots. $20 robots. Why would you make cockaroach robots?

Microsoft Research: Buttons Beat Multitouch Mouse

Microsoft's research into mouse technology and whether a multi-touch mouse is any better than a traditional mouse. They find that most current users are fine with a traditional mouse.

Hands On With Stream TV's Surprising, Open Source-Friendly Tablet

I am keeping my eye out for a tablet that I can use for reading more, as I prefer reading books on a tablet or a phone. My laptop is great, just too big and unwielding for reading books. I already have a large epub book library and don't want to have to pay or be restricted (ie Apple-ware). So long story not so short, here is a tablet I checked out. Not going to work for me, but still good tablet.

60% Of Apps In Android Market Are Free (Vs. 30% Or Less In Other App Stores)

Droid statistics. Just another knife into Apple's back.

The Best Android Apps for Your Car

If you use a Droid, you may use one of these in your car.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab: the iPad's first true competitor | DVICE

A good friend of mine has a Galaxy S phone so this should be a good competitor in the Tablet market. Got to figure out what I am going to get for a tablet, soon.

DIY Meat Smoker Texts You When Your Meat's Ready

Not sure why you would need this, but YOU might.

Canon's Omnidirectional Camera Is a 50 Megapixel Eye That Looks Everywhere at Once

When you need to take THAT picture... ok you never need to take THAT picture, but ... still cool.

A Quick Look at Samsung's Galaxy Tab Shows It's a Lot Better Than I Expected

Interesting tablet offering.

A Heat-Seeking, Automated Nerf Sentry Gun

Let the office wars begin! This plus the heat-seeking paint gun sentry would complete my arsenal.

The Tweeting Wifi Body Scale Scores 3 Million Euros

Not sure why this is worth as much as it is. Do you know?

Brazilian Teen Shoots Cellphones Into Jail With Bow and Arrow

Seems phones are a hot commodity in prison. It is amazing what they can do, but they cannot create an area where cell phones don't work. Guess satellite phones go for big bucks in prison.

Don't Just Dump Electronics and Cables Into Your Suitcase

A case for you and your electronics. Seems to be more than I need IMHO.

How To Pick the Right Android Keyboard For YOU

A guide for you to tell what keyboard to use on your Droid.

A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic

Like the 10" display tablet. Don't like the Android 1.6. Love the Windows 7 OS. Another tablet offering.