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September 30, 2005
— I burned through 560GB today after USA Today, Fark, and Aint It Cool News all hotlinked it; don’t miss Tattered Coat’s updates on the story #
— commercial mashup mixing real estate and Google Maps, with stats and great design via Delicious #
— from the same group that made Shining #
— like with Google Talk, the domain is resolving but not yet live #
— creepy Google Maps mashup with sex offender data #
— he’s one of the kindest and wisest people I’ve ever met via Boing Boing #
— constantly updated list of new Web 2.0-ish projects #
— not much to look at yet, but open data stores have huge potential #
September 29, 2005
— crazy ass technique that doesn’t use XMLHttpRequest, and works without cookies via George Hotelling #
— from the guy who made the amazing “Sunday Bloody Sunday” remix, also on that page #
— explore every page and inbound link, manually or with an API; for example, Waxy.org via ysearchblog.com #
— MP3s of 31 songs improvised to get out of his record deal; related: Ben Folds’ “One Down” MP3 and lyrics #
— open-source OS X app designed for creating pixel art via Digg #
— at least until homebrew can run under the 2.0 firmware #
— following the closure of WinMX last week via Digg #
— I’m surprised more indie artists haven’t done this via Boing Boing #
September 28, 2005
— obsessive tribute to the guy who wrote the “Full House” theme, with tons of MP3s #
— create custom searchrolls, powered by Yahoo search #
— real-time collaborative text editor, like SubEthaEdit for the web #
— one of the best video clips I’ve seen all year; local mirror via tatteredcoat.com #
— in California, it’s far more cost-effective to rent these days #
— I’m not a fan of the movie, but these are great #
— finally, shutting up other DB zealots about views, stored procedures, and triggers via Jeremy Zawodny #
September 27, 2005
— the before and after will be published in an upcoming issue via Pete Ashton #
— poor, poor Lou Barlow via stereogum.com #
— notable only because Google apparently lifted their CNET ban #
— paste in an iTunes music video link, get the unrestricted Quicktime download; with an XML feed of new videos #
— Google Video legally hosts the first episode of Chris Rock’s new sitcom #
— great quality Quicktimes #
September 26, 2005
— Simon Willison joined Yahoo last week, too #
— cover up unsightly snakes #
September 25, 2005
— oddball Katrina story reported by the Guardian UK via Slashdot #
— dear Lord, that’s a lot of crazy cosplay #
— and their reported first employee no longer involved #
September 24, 2005
— insane RPS variation with 105 outcomes #
September 23, 2005
— careful not to squish him via pressthebuttons.com #
— isn’t this like investing in FTP or HTTP? #
— addictive rotating 3D maze game via b3ta #
— a PSP clone that plays very differently from the real thing via b3ta #
September 22, 2005
— still ugly, but much cleaner source #
September 21, 2005
— ranking system for weblogs, posts, and people #
— congrats to my favorite gaming meta-news site via Simon Carless #
— amazing set of analysis on both sides; I’m strongly in Google’s camp here #
— I’d love to see which bands scored the best/worst for this year #
— the road to hell is paved with bootleg software #
— a brief aural history sampler with MP3s #
— short and funny; 1.8 MB #
