Oh we're back and getting better every day here on the NXT desk. A quick note for those of you who have asked and those that are just observant – the podcast is not dead, it's just on a short hiatus. With the holiday and some scheduling things we've been off the rails for a bit here. We'll be back up next week.

And with that, let's get into the good stuff: bacon, fast cars, paintball and "Fight Club" the musical.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the Internets or at least MySpace, turns out not so much. A wise haxor has shown that the private setting on MySpace has a loophole. MySpace security I'm sure will be right on it. (Thanks to NXT reader AC)

Ask yourself this: If you've ever said you're not a fan of organized religion would you go to church if it was a Jedi church? (Hat tip: Boing–Boing)

Sports parents do a lot, mainly transporting kids to and from games and dealing with powerfully smelly laundry. But some parents feel the need to go further. Like this hockey mom who police say supplied her son and his friends with booze, weed and...um, "favors." Yikes.

Project Mayhem should not involve sequence. But apparently it will because "Fight Club" is being made into musical. Yes, you read that right. (Hat Tip: RandBall)

Trailer Watch! A new full–length trailer for the Speed Racer movie is out. And it looks kinda cool...in an over the top FX bonanza sort of way.

This made the rounds earlier this week following Sunday's upset in Green Bay, but nonetheless... Prince Akeem called this one. Giants over Packers. Now bark like a dog...a big dog. Now hop on one foot.

Don't lose the smooth Oates! Some of you will naturally accuse me of making this up, given my predilection for Hall & Oates songs, but it's true: Oates is working on the development of a cartoon about the superpowers of his mustache. (Hat tip: Pop Candy)

Also filed under "I'm not making this up" here's a serving of bacon cocktails from the folks at Buzzfeed.

This is old by more than a few months, but I'm linking to it just the same because it's cool. Geeks prepare yourselves for debate: Wizard Magazine's list of the Ultimate fictional weapons! Lightsaber? Golden Gun? Ash's chainsaw from the "Evil Dead" series? You decide.

And decide you did... in this survey of fanboys from 20th Century Fox. The winner, no surprise: Lightsabers. Lightsabers always win.

Since people already break–up via text message should we be surprised that divorces are getting announced over txt? (Hat tip: Neat–o–rama)

Here's another text message tip – don't send sexually suggestive texts on the people's dime. Yes, I'm talking to you Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Wow. (Hat tip: Machinist)

Don't knock his rap. Honest, I wouldn't mess with this dude's iPhone rap. If you thought Suge Knight was menacing, what about dealing with Steve Jobs? (Thanks to NXT reader Reàl.)

Over at CNET, The Social asks an interesting question, "If you delete yourself from a social network is you information really gone?

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