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June 8, 2005
— first takedown request for a Google Maps hack via Slashdot #
— very fun; someone should make pixel diagrams to reproduce them #
— Potter-themed tribute band, a bit Jonathan Richman-esque via MetaFilter #
— trendy today, cliche tomorrow via Delicious #
— warning: audio; the collection keeps growing at YTMND via Delicious #
— download the whole episode, courtesy of Matt Haughey; get yer hot brains! #
— mine’s on its way; have you bought yours yet? #
June 7, 2005
— I love this kind of thing via Boing Boing #
— new from skinnyCorp; like Threadless for neckties, but way too expensive via Jason Cosper #
— view an ad to get access to the Slashdot queue; um, that should be a big hit with their audience via Simon Carless #
— Winamp creator using actual instrument audio instead of MIDI; could be very fun via Simon Carless #
— quirky satellite imagery via LiveJournal #
— Dreamhost did, too; that’s the power of Boing Boing #
— contrary to rumors; here’s the list of Nintendo’s back catalog via Game Tab #
— they compete with free on ease of use, reliability, and legality; cost isn’t everything via Slashdot #
— reminds me of Just Letters, but with Ajax instead of Flash #
— for some context, see Chuck’s original entry #
— Canadian police trap thieves and tape the results; I love the irony of the music in this video via Gizmodo #
— how the number on a sample Social Security card came to be used by thousands of people #
— just send a self-addressed stamped envelope #
— when you mess up, it shoots you in the face with a flamethrower via Hackaday #
— we use Eatlunch.at every day at work #
— Xeni Jardin and Sean Bonner head to downtown L.A. to report on the bootleg DVD spy cams #
— probably the biggest torrent site that hasn’t been shut down (yet); their Top 100 is a great snapshot of piracy zeitgeist #
— how do you say “meow” in Chinese? audio clips of onomatopoeia around the world; old, but good via New York Times #
— sad and hopeless attempt to control online dissent via David Galbraith #
— more copyright idiocy via Slashdot #
June 6, 2005
— the whole world is going copyright insane via Delicious #
— less a review, and more of a handy list for your own judgment via Delicious #
— depressing state of affairs #
— Steve Baldwin reviews the websites of the Webby’s 500 judges #
— with audio! we’ll make an exception to this for nationally-broadcast media pranks via Anil Dash #
— I love documentaries about fringe competitions, like Scrabble, spelling bees, and krumping via Airbag Industries #
— niche social bookmarking for DJ mixes only via Jason Cosper #
— to help find booth babes for launch? this baffles me via Simon Carless #
— a guy convinced a clerk to let him walk out with a $2.6 million delivery via Sean Bonner #
— also: Chunk did the Truffle Shuffle for the fans at the Goonies festival #
— I think running Wikipedia mirrors with ads falls under the same shady realm via Delicious #
— automated weighted tag lists using Yahoo’s Content Analysis web service via Philipp Lenssen #
— yes, the Intel rumors are true; MacNN is also posting updates #
— sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays! via The Morning News #
— generate images up to 2048×1536 via Delicious #
June 5, 2005
— the donuts are only good within two minutes of leaving the conveyor; anything else is mediocre, at best via Kottke #
— homebrew games and software for GBA, DS, PSP, and GP32; some amazing stuff here via emuholic.emuboards.com #
— this bookmarklet is handy for MP3 blogs #
— what would children’s art look like if painted realistically? #
