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July 1, 2006
— he’s still holding onto Monkey Island’s secret, just in case he ever gets the chance to do a sequel via Michael Heilemann #
— an older gentleman in the Bronx teaches electrical engineering for free to whoever wants to learn via travelersdiagram.com #
— digital e-meter software for “upper level auditing,” for when those cheap Scientology E-meters won’t cut it #
— nightmarish and wonderful; I like the Mark Bodnar painting via scrubbles.net #
June 30, 2006
— one great thing about early 20th century MP3s: everyone that would sue you is dead #
— way funnier than the concept suggests; from the genius of Cardhouse #
— how genetically modified organisms could wipe out cavities, and every species on Earth! #
— I love how Perry Bible Fellowship explores new drawing styles #
— Matt and pb hack up a sexy section for Metafilter’s musicians in 24 hours #
— interesting choice of a sample dataset; all the timeline code is open source #
— the woman that Jerri Blank from “Strangers with Candy” is based on; don’t miss the insane LSD video via Delicious #
June 29, 2006
— hard disk failure and bad backups led to the permanent loss of the great service #
— what a relief! I’ll be able to go back to my all-gummi diet #
June 28, 2006
— Shiver Metimbers is the God of scam-baiting; he convinced one scammer to get a “Baited by Shiver” tattoo #
— related: Alan’s great roundup of Cars merchandise #
— 2 cents a quote, with a 98.3% success rate via rebeccablood.net #
— with Samantha Bee reporting live from San Andreas via Delicious #
— I read about it on Valleywaggr via Valleywag #
June 27, 2006
— after getting called out, I did some research; not a PTA meeting, but a courtroom #
— he’s a good writer, and funny! for example, his writeup on a trivia court decision, movies to sitcoms, and his giant head via MetaFilter #
— MP3s of the defining summertime music via Delicious #
June 26, 2006
— incredibly great mashup of Overheard in New York and Google Maps #
— an interesting comparison of photo sharing numbers, but also insight into the accuracy of web tracking services #
— any guesses on why the lightning bolt pattern emerges? #
— free iTunes download to encourage second viewings for viewers with iPods #
— all built in a day; D20, Roomind, and Hugtracker are my favorite ideas #
— eight front-page stories in the last seven days! #
June 25, 2006
— 52-page PDF of the definitive history of Infocom’s rise and fall #
— browse Project Gutenberg classic texts on a map; uses the GeoParser API #
— the LA Times had some fan response; most of the Disney fans who’ve actually seen it like it #
— expanded social network browsing and one-click app cloning #
— one alliance in the web-based game triggered the game’s end and server reset, despite an all-out war from other players #
— stories pulled from the homepage, charts of story activity, and other good stuff #
June 24, 2006
— in other Lynch news, he’s selling his own ringtones; “my teeth are bleeding!” via bedazzled.blogs.com #
— pre-web and still good #
— some love it, some hate change; it’s a huge improvement #
— nobody’s rooting for sex offenders here, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it handled this awkwardly before #
June 23, 2006
— 1,000 icons for web apps, free and very high quality work #
— useful in field reporting, but I could see where it could distract from interviewing and writing #
June 22, 2006
— I just left the Digg party; TechCrunch doesn’t mention the amazing Stamen visualizations or open API #
— toss files into piles with a pen-driven GUI with physics; also, I think every demo needs a rap version via Sippey #
— all with embedded YouTube links; I just killed a full hour on this #
— holy cow, that’s terrible form #
June 21, 2006
— or: why I haven’t been blogging for the past few days #
June 20, 2006
— a children’s primer by Matthew Baldwin and Goopymart #
— great clip breaking down the effects process via MetaFilter #
June 19, 2006
— Cambridge politicians try to ban the Fluffernutter from public schools #
— free and easy video blackmail; I’m disappointed this is just a joke #
