Waxy.org Links http://www.waxy.org/links/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:13 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Kevin Kelly's Death Clock in Futurama http://www.kk.org/2009/07/futurama-death-clock.php http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/07/index.shtml#077069 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:13 -0800 Paul Lamere's Coolness Index http://musicmachinery.com/2009/07/01/the-coolness-index/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/07/index.shtml#077066 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:49:03 -0800 Kickstarter's Big Day http://blog.kickstarter.com/post/134219229/kickstarters-big-day http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/07/index.shtml#077065 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:35:52 -0800 Anil Dash on Malcolm Gladwell's criticism of Chris Anderson's Free Gladwell's New Yorker piece twice, and the arguments seem petty and off base  ]]> http://dashes.com/anil/2009/07/free-criticism-and-science-without-data.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/07/index.shtml#077064 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:01:41 -0800 72-year-old retired boxer beats up knife-wielding knucklehead http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196479/Pictured-The-battered-bruised-face-burglar-got-wrong-72-year-old-boxer.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/07/index.shtml#077063 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:23:41 -0800 Pez sues Burlingame Museum of Pez for copyright infringement http://laughingsquid.com/pez-suing-burlingame-museum-of-pez-memorabilia/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/07/index.shtml#077062 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:01:21 -0800 RIAA wins lawsuit against Usenet.com http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10276607-93.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/07/index.shtml#077061 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:43:59 -0800 EveryBlock releases source code Knight Foundation  ]]> http://blog.everyblock.com/2009/jun/30/source/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077060 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:32:34 -0800 Hype Machine detects cheating on charts, names names via] ]]> http://blog.hypem.com/2009/06/on-chart-integrity/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077059 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:24:44 -0800 Ze Frank on black, white, and shades of green http://www.time.com/time/video/?bcpid=1485842900&bctid=27827129001 http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077058 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:04:47 -0800 China bans gold farming, real-world sale of virtual goods 1 million Chinese gold farmers with worldwide trade worth more than US$10 billion annually [via] ]]> http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/newsrelease/commonnews/200906/20090606364208.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077057 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:03:55 -0800 The Pirate Bay sold to publicly-traded Swedish gaming company statement is delusional; being acquired will almost certainly kill the site  ]]> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/30/pirate-bay-to-sell-t.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077056 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:51:44 -0800 Michael Rubin's "Droidmaker" book now available for free download! via] ]]> http://droidmaker.blogspot.com/2009/06/droidmaker-book-now-downloadable-free.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077055 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:50:27 -0800 Jason Rohrer interviewed about "selling out" to make iPhone and ad games free, open-source games; also, EA claims Spielberg's LMNO isn't cancelled  ]]> http://www.edge-online.com/features/interview-jason-rohrer http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077054 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:55:19 -0800 Nedroid's Cosby Experiment all 190 Cosbys  ]]> http://nedroid.com/2009/06/the-science-of-cosby/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077053 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:40:11 -0800 How the NYT kept their reporter's Taliban kidnapping off Wikipedia for seven months it was ethical [via] ]]> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/technology/internet/29wiki.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077052 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:21:37 -0800 David Fincher may direct Facebook film, adapted by Aaron Sorkin familiar [via] ]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10271662-36.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077051 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00:21 -0800 Quarrygirl's undercover investigation of non-vegan ingredients used at L.A.-area vegan restaurants http://www.quarrygirl.com/2009/06/28/undercover-investigation-of-la-area-vegan-restaurants/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077050 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:28:31 -0800 James Barnett's oil paintings of landscapes from video games via] ]]> http://jamesbarnett.net/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077048 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:14:01 -0800 WSJ interviews Brenda Brathwaite about "Train," a board game about the Holocaust via] ]]> http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/06/24/can-you-make-a-board-game-about-the-holocaust-meet-train/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077049 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:43:04 -0800 How Rob Manuel accidentally started a Michael Jackson moonwalk flashmob via] ]]> http://www.robmanuel.com/2009/06/27/how-i-started-the-jacko-flashmob-by-accident/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077047 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:30:01 -0800 Top teams join forces to win Netflix Prize the leaderboard for the first score to break the 10% improvement threshold [via] ]]> http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/06/winning-teams-join-to-qualify-for-1-million-netflix-prize/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077046 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:10:43 -0800 Wired on the success of Nike+ Hawthorne effect; simply measuring something can change its behavior [via] ]]> http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-07/lbnp_nike?currentPage=all http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077045 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:00:28 -0800 Imeem to delete all user-added photos and videos, with five days' notice via] ]]> http://blog.imeem.com/2009/06/25/simplifying-imeem/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077044 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:20:50 -0800 Shnabubula's chiptune tribute to Michael Jackson VRC6 cover of Thriller  ]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--aqVsApKKU http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077043 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:17:21 -0800 Metafilter user highlights 20 years of Elvis Costello's "adenoidal" voice in the NYT via] ]]> http://www.metafilter.com/82480/All-the-news-thats-fit-to-cromulate#2607435 http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077042 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:15:04 -0800 Flashterm, free telnet client for the web gallery page, full of BBSes  ]]> http://www.flashterm.com/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077040 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:06:31 -0800 Peter Nitsch's Flash port of AA-Lib, image-to-ASCII art library demo is fun; also: his real-time video conversion to ASCII [via] ]]> http://www.peternitsch.net/blog/?p=285 http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077041 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:03:10 -0800 Simon Willison's four lessons from the Guardian's journalism crowdsourcing experiment via] ]]> http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/four-crowdsourcing-lessons-from-the-guardians-spectacular-expenses-scandal-experiment/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077039 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:52:06 -0800 Ze Frank's That Makes Me Think Of... a series on Time.com, reminiscent of The Show [via] ]]> http://www.time.com/time/video/?bcpid=1485842900&bctid=26894001001 http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077038 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:01:11 -0800 Paul Lamere on procedural video remixing with the Echo Nest API http://musicmachinery.com/2009/06/21/wheres-the-pow/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077037 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:57:51 -0800 Anil Dash on the first rapper vs. the first blogger http://dashes.com/anil/2009/06/first.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077036 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:47:54 -0800 Pixar grants dying 10-year-old girl's last wish to see "UP" via] ]]> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pixar-up-movie-2468059-home-show http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077035 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:46:46 -0800 Guardian crowdsources investigation into MPs' expenses their investigation  ]]> http://mps-expenses.guardian.co.uk/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077034 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:40:06 -0800 Paul Lamere's Passion Index for measuring band's true fans http://musicmachinery.com/2009/06/18/the-passion-index/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077032 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:09:59 -0800 Sudden Impact http://www.jeffrubinjeffrubin.com/post/125440854/one-last-ch-link-for-the-day-please-enjoy-the http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077031 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:20:00 -0800 How to enable iPhone OS 3.0 tethering on AT&T's network http://9to5mac.com/iPhone-3G-tethering http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077030 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:32:58 -0800 Ross Racine's incredible artwork of aerial views of fictional city maps no photos or scanned material  ]]> http://www.rossracine.com/artwork/artwork.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077028 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:37:04 -0800 TED interviews Clay Shirky about Iran and Twitter Clay's TED talk from last month at the State Department  ]]> http://blog.ted.com/2009/06/qa_with_clay_sh.php http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077027 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:27:42 -0800 Shaun Inman releases Fever, an elegantly designed feedreader http://feedafever.com/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077026 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:24:23 -0800 Ze Frank's Art Hour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6hpMftAIs0 http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077025 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:07:43 -0800 Microsoft IE8 contest insults other browsers tarnished Chrome, boring Safari, and old Firefox; "get rid of it, or get lost"  ]]> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeresig/sets/72157619870137650/detail/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077024 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:02:22 -0800 Alice and Kev, the story of being homeless in Sims 3 outstanding [via] ]]> http://aliceandkev.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/alice-and-kev/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077023 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:18:13 -0800 SomethingAwful user's "urban exploration" of his neighbor's house http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3117769 http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077022 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:09:17 -0800 Chris Messina's scathing critique of Opera Unite http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2009/06/16/thoughts-on-opera-unite/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077021 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:45:57 -0800 Google asks 50 random New Yorkers, "What's a browser?" very different answers on the NYU campus in 2005  ]]> http://pleaseenjoy.com/project.php?cat=4&subcat=&pid=131&navpoint=0 http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077020 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:42:17 -0800 Play Mario Off, Keyboard Cat http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/06/play_mario_off_keyboard_cat.php http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077019 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:38:02 -0800 Sweet Juniper on Andrew WK's "Destroy Build Destroy" kid's show http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2009/06/one-of-my-law-professors-once-pulled.html http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077018 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:21:45 -0800 Autotune the News takes on JFK's inaugural speech Winston Churchill and MLK  ]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmcCzB8fwLo http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077017 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:07:44 -0800 Opera Unite web server hosted in the browser using Opera's proxy servers for a simple URL; file sharing seems the most useful  ]]> http://unite.opera.com/ http://www.waxy.org/links/archive/2009/06/index.shtml#077016 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:21:15 -0800