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October 6, 2005
— 85 total, but only 31 are active via Delicious #
— their time would be better spent working on a distribution model instead of fighting it via Digg #
— not a virus, just malicious software via Joystiq #
— I heard $40 million, but take it with salt; seems like an unusually expensive content play #
October 5, 2005
— whew, that’s a mouthful; sounds like the open-source version of Jot Live #
— have you heard the news? Waxy is going to Yahoo! #
October 4, 2005
— 24 Hour Laundry’s stealthy startup is an oddball social software playground; like Second Life for web apps, this is mind blowing geek cool #
October 3, 2005
— two week free trial to play hundreds of retro games, from Pitfall to Myst via Todd Dominey #
October 2, 2005
— good thesis on an interesting topic #
— or just wait for me to link to the winners in a few weeks #
— nicely designed wiki with clean change tracking, but I’m surprised it’s not real-time like Jot Live via Delicious #
October 1, 2005
— an excellent example of how blacklists fail as spammers adapt #
— trying to wrangle an amorphous blob #
— designed by a Romanian IT company that makes Texas Holdem clones #
— expect the cable/DSL companies to retaliate by pushing legislation via Slashdot #
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 #
