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August 5, 2005
— the infringing comic book that launched Disney’s copyright war via Boing Boing #
— Doom DS may be close, as well via Joystiq #
— MP3s of famous original samples; reminds me of this other amazing site #
— the photos of the Sony commercial shoot made the rounds last week; high-res video here via Matt Haughey #
— they’ve influenced the entire industry with their ability to adapt quickly to user wants and needs #
— because of information about CEO Eric Schmidt in this previous article? #
— Carnegie Mellon’s multiplayer game used to train computer vision algorithms #
— all under a CC license; over time, this is even more important than the documentary itself #
August 4, 2005
— Maciej Ceglowski’s excellent article on the problems with NASA’s manned space flight program #
— buggy code prints an Excel function onto clothing labels via Flickr #
August 3, 2005
— growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I’d never encountered this phenomenon #
— Stamen’s neat visualization of Delicious Popular via Delicious #
— show me ads or charge subscription fees, but not both #
— the PC demoscene continues to amaze; don’t miss the Che Guevara and Fiat Homo 64k demos #
— bizarre story; ISS asked him to do it and wanted to release it to hurt Cisco? #
— for-profit subsidiary headed by Mitchell Baker #
August 2, 2005
— they’re gearing up to take on Google’s Adsense #
— also: don’t miss their MP3 Download Dinner Bell for August #
— oddball mouse design, with “scroll ball” and built-in speaker #
August 1, 2005
— that settles it; definitely not a Penn Jillette hoax #
— closes those nasty security holes, and adds some new features too #
— more interesting is what he’s decided not to post #
— OS X app launcher emulates the Megaman 2 level starting screen via Delicious #
— DIY file mirroring, with stats and bandwidth throttling #
— 80,000 blogs created daily, blogosphere still doubling every five months #
— evolving from a protocol to a company, they recently met with the MPAA in Burbank #
— the supremely weird Flash series is always good #
— answer: without error checking, 36,864 cards reading 206 cards per second via Delicious #
— for everything Apple does right, a huge step in the wrong direction #
July 31, 2005
— it plays all the classic Lucasarts adventures, like Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle #
— fun conspiracy theory; the earliest I could find was in a Jackie Martling book from 1998 via Digg #
— some serious drama, leading to a pro-Jark backlash on the homepage via Simon Carless #
— they hit the Apple Store up for “genius braaaains” #
— Derek Powazek’s vigilante justice against a hit and run #
— this should be good; this article is deceptive, only saying the shows will be in competing time slots via Fimoculous #
— short film by Matt Groening’s dad from 1969? via Simon Carless #
— they spoke to several of the satire sites, as well via Simon Carless #
— it’s up and running on Slashcode via Simon Carless #
July 30, 2005
— using Linux and IR to expose billing systems, read other guest’s e-mail, and open the minibar #
— everyone wants to work at the two big search firms, affecting the rest of high tech via Slashdot #
— extends the API to modify the UI; check the growing list of plugins via Andre Torrez #
— their Zodiac gaming PDA was a wonderful platform for open emulation #
July 29, 2005
— one of the best redesigns in recent memory via Digg #
— addictive and cruel building game via MetaFilter #
— Javascript, podcasts, and an on-screen keyboard #
— great article, but I spotted one small goof; there was no “www” when he met with ABC in 1989 #
