March 31, 2015
Feminist Frequency on the Scythian from Sword & Sworcery
— first episode from Anita's new series on positive female characters in games #
Pac-Man in Google Maps
— I think I love functional April Fools' hacks as much as I hate April Fools' hoaxes #
World of Tomorrow
— Don Hertzfeldt's first foray into digital animation is now available for streaming on demand #
Pitchfork on the unbearable whiteness of indie
— if you don't agree there's a problem, check out the responses on Twitter #
Dashcam video of teen drivers crashing while distracted
— "Self-driving cars can't arrive fast enough." #
Offworld on Jason Shiga's comics
— one of my favorite comic artists, I've backed his Patreon since day 1 #
Seven on Seven 2015
— incredible lineup; I participated with Michael Bell-Smith in 2012 and it was a blast #
Tinder API prank connected bros with bros
— this is kind of cruel, but the screenshots are hilarious #
Twitter launches Periscope app for live streaming
— unlike Meerkat, it supports archiving, but only for 24 hours and not available on the web #
Kickstarter Spotlight
— huge redesign for successful projects, shifting focus to the work that happens after funding ends #
Matter on the Shut-In Economy
— replacing disappearing manufacturing jobs could be a good thing, but needs to be done responsibly #
AV Club's oral history of UHF
— I had no idea it was a box office failure, but then again, I was 12 years old at the time #
Explorable Explanations
— also worth checking out: literally everything else Nicky Case has ever done #
Model View Culture on cultural bias in the Unicode standard
— voting rights costs $18,000 per year #
Atari blocks gaming legend Jeff Minter from releasing new game
— continuing to dismantle their legacy #
Vulture on the mystery of The Immortal
— ostensibly the worst fanfic ever made, but seems like a deliberate parody to me #
A Poem Composed Entirely of SXSW Panel Titles
— Driving to Retention: a Simple Roadmap; Is Social Good the Next Killer App? #
Patreon acquires Subbable
— Jack Conte joining forces with Hank and John Green seems like a solid move #
Rolling Stone interviews Chris Poole on why he left 4chan
— Gamergate and the Fappening in the same week #
Fusion on VCs investing in their partner's startups
— the invective from pointing out a potential conflict-of-interest is curious #
Google Code to close
— remind me why it isn't standard practice to send archives to the Internet Archive on shutdown? #
Medium launches custom domains for publications
— the experimental student magazine that my mom runs is in the beta test #