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March 16, 2005
— hacking an iPod shuffle into a pair of headphones via Xabi #
— collaborative effort to update Lessig’s essential Code book via Xabi #
— the music industry, flailing to find a way to survive via Anil Dash #
— some unlikely mainstream media coverage via Delicious #
— Greasemonkey script to remove all non-content from BB via Delicious #
— the irony is thick; they argue for pay archives throughout via Delicious #
— Mac app to provide music recommendations by comparing available iTunes shares; uses BitTorrent to transfer profile info around via story.news.yahoo.com #
— someone “leaked” a TV pilot recently by sending me a DV tape in an unmarked envelope #
— insanely expansive scope, simulating every scale from amoeba to galaxies via Simon Carless #
— build and host your own multiplayer games with a Java toolkit! from the brilliant people behind Puzzle Pirates via Simon Carless #
— good for TiVo, but great for Comcast customers because their PVRs suck #
— useful, if you’re stranded on a deserted isle #
— beautiful way of browsing images #
— Mark Pilgrim’s Greasemonkey add-in comments on the autolink controversy; I contend both uses are perfectly legit #
— an alarm clock that hides from you every day after hitting snooze via Xabi #
— Yahoo’s entry into the blog and social networking market, without Flickr or Six Apart? via micropersuasion.com #
— Google’s silly little tribute to OS X via Jason Cosper #
— for drawing attention away from SXSW with popular day parties #
March 15, 2005
— fantasy prediction market for high-tech trends via megnut.com #
— finally seeing the light, and making Macs even more attractive to PC users via Jason Cosper #
— makes perfect sense; “manage your own damn info!” via Jason Cosper #
— thanks to Lars Ulrich, of all people #
— add in any third-party search service into A9 #
— for example, hacks via Xabi #
March 14, 2005
— Technorati tracks 7.8 million blogs, with 30-40k new blogs created every day #
March 13, 2005
— edit the URL to change the letters #
March 11, 2005
— and grants AOL the unconditional right to use your conversations any way they want via Slashdot #
— some of the best graphics I’ve ever seen via Todd Dominey #
— generates an alphabet using Yahoo’s image search API #
— excellent Rube Goldberg chain reaction, in the style of Honda’s Cog commercial via MetaFilter #
— thesis on the history of candy bar wrapper design via Dave Shea #
— tired of getting beat by computers, maybe #
— the surreal Serenace ads are the best via screenhead.com #
— Ofoto and Shutterfly, watch your backs via Kottke #
March 10, 2005
— not just search engines, books, and music; also, user-written software via Xabi #
— very offensive language, but very funny commentary on the new Bugs Bunny via Xabi #
— or: how to get sued by Apple in five minutes flat #
— only five references to Lisp this time #
— clever hack via 65.66.244.26 #
— Ray Ozzie becomes Microsoft’s new CTO via Slashdot #
— massively multiplayer Lego building game via Nelson Minar #
March 9, 2005
— already getting popular in the Yale dorms #
— a very early sandbox version, with no Firefox support via ReadWriteWeb #
— remember the Kids Show pilot? this is the final product airing on MTV2 #
— dreamy via filmrot.com #
— amazing and elegant technique via Nelson Minar #
— I hope they catch Encarta next #
— not what you think; he’s still running Linux, but now on a dual G5 via Xabi #
— don’t miss the acoustic performance videos on UGO, as well #
— counteracting the trend of fired for blogging stories via Xabi #
