Essentially a role-playing game (RPG), Forumwarz humorously mocks internet culture – satirizing the flame wars, comment trolls, terrible grammar and other mainstays of the web. It’s a pretty funny way to while away a Friday, (though not safe for work).

Forumwarz bills itself as "a role-playing game so epic you will never again leave your mom’s basement."

It’s hard to go wrong with roles like Troll, Camwhore or Emo Kid. And just like your run of the mill RPG, each character has its own abilities, or lack thereof.

Should you decide to actually play, the goal is to wreak havoc on a series of fake websites, accumulating cred as you go. But even if you don’t play the game, the trailer is enough to make you smile.

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Whether the proposed Yahoo-Microsoft merger has you in knots or it’s just a slow afternoon, here’s your Friday dose of nerd humor to get you into the weekend. As always, xkcd delivers. Damn those Emacs gurus.

We didn’t start the fire. We just blog about it.

Matt Hempey and the rest of Richter Scales are the geniuses behind this video, irrefutably putting an end to the idea that Silicon Valley is in the midst of another bubble.

There’s a handful of other amusing tunes on the Richter Scales site, mainly a cappellas; personally I’m a big fan of Stockholm Syndrome (Was it your charm? / was it the shotgun in your hand? and I wanted to hold you so much / if only you’d untie my hands / but I understand).