October 18, 2006
Spy Magazine's How to Be Famous
— rare clips from the early '90s; the Seinfeld-hosted science experiments are great #
Backstory of the questionably diverse resume of Yale senior Aleksey Vayner
— you might want to watch the video in question first (via) #
Paul Graham on the mistakes that startups make
— I usually avoid lists like this, but this is a thoughtful one #
Best Dreamcast games for today's gamers
— I would love to see thoughtful lists like this for other platforms; I've found many underrated gems for the SNES, for example #
Two Gallants frontman tazered by police at Texas show
— the SF-based folky indie band is an unlikely target for violence (via) #
Wired News reviews the new Sam & Max game
— positive review on the first episode of the new series #
Online Confessions of a Childhood Murderer
— origins and fallout of a hoax on Kuro5hin; here's the Mefi thread #
Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker piece on predicting box office hits with algorithms
— the problem with their technique is coming up with every possible meaningful variable #
Conflict of interest leads two to resign at Seattle's The Stranger
— someone from ad sales was writing record reviews, which is a dangerous mix (via) #
Wallflower at the Web Party
— in-depth NYT profile on Jonathan Abrams and the demise of Friendster (via) #
Scarlett Johansson releasing album of Tom Waits covers?
— she has a Marilyn Monroe quality to her voice (via) #
Virtual economies attract real-world tax attention
— note that the end of the article mentions Reuters' new virtual news bureau in Second Life (via) #
Patti Smith plays CBGB's last night before closure
— as always, the Flickr and YouTube coverage is great, including Blondie on Thursday night #
Real Beauty vs Photoshop
— the Dove film shows a vivid example of the Photoshop whitewashing of models #
Giant Bubble Helmet Gives 360-Degree View
— I like to think that it's Jaron Lanier hiding in there #
Wired News' editor catches MySpace pedophile with Perl script
— note that the author is Kevin Poulsen; also, I saw a very relevant banner ad below the Boing Boing post #
Bubble Bobble game for Nintendo DS ships with empty level
— nice play testing! every cartridge shipped with this fatal bug, blocking gameplay beyond level 30 #
Top 10 ad-tricks in Tokyo's train stations
— Ikea realized the only way to attract attention is by sponsoring whitespace (via) #
Comic Book Cover Browser
— over 5,500 covers available, extracted using a number of available web APIs (via) #
Bill Murray attends late-night college party, washes dishes
— also, note that CNN is soliciting for photos adn video from people who attended #
The Filter, Windows iTunes recommender plugin powered by All Music Guide
— for OS X users, try Soundflavor or beaTunes (via) #
Elite Beat Agents track listing announced
— I'm a sucker for rhythm games with interesting UI (via) #
Honda GPS to include social networking features
— reviews make sense, but seeing the location of your friends en route can't be far behind (via) #
NYT on YouTube's quiet third co-founder
— Jawed Karim left the company to continue his education at Stanford, but maintained a large stake (via) #
Illegitimate
— Caterina encounters some technical difficulties because of her surname, with similar stories in the comments #
Blogs and God's Youth
— hilariously backwards religious rant about the moral dangers of blogging; "no one should have a blog or personal website" (via) #
Guy Kawasaki interviews panel of young adults on technology
— I've seen panels like this before, and they're always insightful and interesting (via) #
Jobless man robs bank to get into jail
— he asked for three years behind bars so he could get food and shelter (via) #
Counter-Strike Weapons Market
— multiplayer shooter adds variable weapons pricing based on global weekly demand #
B. Kliban cartoon gallery
— occasionally inexplicable, Kliban is one my favorite cartoonists ever; don't miss some of the analysis #
Future versions of Eudora will be built on Thunderbird
— I've been using Eudora for a decade; guess it's time to switch #
Comparing Microsoft Flight Simulator X to reality
— the detail level possible in the new game is staggering #
Video: Mick Bianchi's Youtubers
— while the media focuses on copyrighted content, an entire blogging ecosystem is thriving #
YouTube users respond to Google buyout
— nearly three times the Myspace deal, this is just madness; more video responses here #
Google Book Search increased book sales
— hugely obvious, but most publishers are short-sighted, paranoid luddites (via) #
Video: Sensational news report on World of Warcraft addiction
— complete with crying moms and scary voiceovers, WoW is the new D&D #
More than half of MySpace now 35 or older
— Slashdot says, "The truth: More predators, less victims." #
Video: For Your Consideration trailer
— the new Christopher Guest film, a la Best in Show and A Mighty Wind (via) #