Once again I'm strapped for time, so I'll defer to the proverb that images are worth a 1000 words.
Since I'm a startup fanatic I'll share Google's Acquisitons First:
This blog, my soabox, is built on php and mySQL crafted by the hands of Wordpressers and open source support. Here's the state of Wordpress:
Thanks to my friend </a>Mahendra for sharing these on his posterous.