If you’re one of the thousands upset by Facebook’s rather liberal use of your personal info, this September you’ll have a Facebook like social networking alternative that claims to put the sharing of your information back into your hands. While Diaspora is taking aim at Facebook, Facebook’s founder himself, Mark Zuckerberg donated to the project.

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Lost may have ended, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t many new, cool Lost themed items coming around these days. This map has many of the locations for some of the island most important events marked and noted. From the finding of Henry Gale AKA Ben, to the marking of Darma Stations like The Pearl. You can pick one of their styles up, Fine At Print, Framed Print, or a Canvas Print.  $16-180. NC

If you’re looking for something awesome to put on the wall of your home, mancave, or office, the BMC Map Series might have a map of your home state. While most of the maps sold out early on, they still have some in stock and all are hand stamped by woodblock and a photopolymer letterpress plates using real printing ink. $50.NC

Built completely to order, this odd looking camper has everything you want in a minimalist camping experience, assuming that you want to do minimalist camping in a camper to begin with. Designed to be both stylish and functional, this trailer is at the very least unique. (Starting at) $10,000.NC

While these aren’t going to replace our Moleskines anytime soon, they are quite nice. With a variety of styles to chose from, you may want to check these out. $12-20 NC

Frank Miller the mastermind behind Sin City, The Spirit, 300 and countless graphic works, have now directed the promo for the new fragrance from Gucci entitled, Guilty. Featuring Hollywoods Evan Rachel Wood and Chris Evans.NC

Charles Samuel Greenwood will forever be remembered as the engineer who created the Flintstones car. With four people cranking, this ridiculous looking electric vehicle can travel up to 20 MPH. Of course you can also go this fast (faster) in a go cart, heck you go this fast coasting a golf cart down a hill, but you can do both of these things much less then it would cost you do it in this odd contraption. Greenwood’s car will cost you about $15,500 and you’ll have to find three other people who want to crank along side of you… at almost 20 MPH. Hard to believe he’s been working on this since the 1960′s. Link.NC

Editors Note: I really struggled with putting this in the motorsports category, but then I remember we’d just added humor… I think it balances itself out in the end…

-Jef

Looking for a gift for that photographer friend of yours? Well this may be it. Down to the last detail, this looks just like a lens, it’s comes with a lens cap lens, rubber grip focus and focal length rings, and a auto focus switch that really switches! Just don’t forget it’s not a real lens and dump coffee on your DSLR. $24.NC

Designed in Oregon, handcrafted in Japan. These are frames for the man who takes himself seriously in the office and in life. Not only will these help out your style, with every pair sold, they donate a pair to someone in need. Giving the gift of style, yep, we can get behind that. $TBA. NC

Nau’s clothing line is a minimalist dressers dream come true, and they’re giving you a little sneak preview of what’s coming your way this fall. NC