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I’m a republican, but don’t believe in ever voting a straight ballot. However, I have to point to some outside the box thinking when I see it. It looks like there’s a TAKE BACK THE CAPITOL campaign that is trying to apply open source concepts to promoting democrats to get out and vote.

I think this is a genius idea. The buzz that could be created with a contest like this is getting the most bang for the buck.

Take a look at the concept and the contest they have going on:

The Concept

Anyone can submit a short video clip (a sound bite, a slogan, a gesture, a dance step, etc.) in response to the question “Why must we overturn Republican control of Congress?”. The best clips will win cash prizes and be compiled into a fast-paced music video by producer and editor Sim Sadler, which will be offered for viral distribution via e-mail/cell phone/iTunes ahead of the election.

The Contest

The 3 best clips will receive cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100 as chosen by our panel of judges (to be determined). All other clips used in the final video will receive an honorarium of $20. Prizes will be awarded by October 15, 2006.

This might be the best $1000 democrats have ever spent.

Lifehack.org had a pretty nice list of 90 online storage solutions. I knew that there were a number of different online storage solutions, but I never knew there could be that many. I guess this is what they call market saturation?

One example that was given was Mozy Remote Backup, which provides 2GB of free backup space. You can also access an encryption key for your account for adding security and protect privacy for your files.

I can’t believe people at work are still using 2MB floppy drives.