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October 2, 2006
— offshore gambling companies were hit hard, as the bill is expected to be signed into law in two weeks #
— awful “service” pays users to promote advertiser links on Digg #
— this is excellent lawsuit bait, especially since the Wii will be reissuing NES games #
September 30, 2006
— today was Open Hack Day, and they played this video at the amazingly awesome Beck concert; #
September 29, 2006
— they’re a clueful company, I expect them to figure out this is a bad idea #
September 28, 2006
— light years better than the last design #
— this is great for so many reasons #
September 27, 2006
— reminds me of the older HIV PSA via Delicious #
— Harvey Danger’s Sean Nelson covers great selections from Harry Nilsson’s catalog via Adam Kempa #
— vintage records inspired by Atari games, with MP3s #
September 24, 2006
— like Patrick Stewart, Gervais gets incredible performances out of his cameos #
September 23, 2006
— all of these are great, but the third is my favorite via dsfanboy.com #
— he just crushed Lowtax from Something Awful in a single round #
— oddly addictive; don’t miss this incredible helicopter escape via Digg #
September 22, 2006
— claiming infringement for all things “pod” is ridiculous #
— extremely unlikely; despite the similarities, coincidences do happen in music #
— accompanied by found objects via Delicious #
— this does not bode well for the Guitar Hero franchise #
September 21, 2006
— total retail cost could be between $430 to $975 #
September 20, 2006
— old, but great; they turned to 11-year-olds for advice via Kottke #
— rejected by another organ: the brain via Nelson Minar #
— was Defamer involved in this parody for NBC’s Studio 60? they don’t seem to even know about it via Fimoculous #
September 19, 2006
— as terrible as New Numa is, it’s weirdly compelling to see this guy from another angle #
— first 10 free for Flickr Pro users #
September 18, 2006
— great new design, and you can vote for what goes into each issue #
— Hobbit-themed housing development in Bend, Oregon via MetaFilter #
— watch for the O’Reilly book reference and Star Wars Kid parody #
September 17, 2006
— here’s first-hand video of the live painted elephant that everyone’s fussing about via onosendai.info #
September 16, 2006
— excellent set of unique web services, like the image nudity detector and bootleg IMDB API #
— Windows app to bypass Myspace music player security; or try the online version via Slashdot #
— daily video podcast of great vintage cartoons via Delicious #
September 14, 2006
— extremely surreal cultural references slipped into soap opera via Delicious #
— tracking the most popular on Youtube, Google Video, and Myspace via Delicious #
September 13, 2006
— indie bands go 16-bit, moving on from the C64 and NES eras via GameSetWatch #
— or see the complete list #
— says that Flickr, YouTube, and most next-gen apps “are really driven off the back of Myspace”; note that all three companies have typos via Cam Marlow #
— constructing a psychological profile of the man behind the Craigslist sex baiting based on his online writings #
September 12, 2006
— after FairUse4WM defeated Microsoft’s patch within days, my insider sources say some major media companies will be pulling their DRM content within days #
— not quite a fond farewell #
— 19-year-old actress Jessica Rose from New Zealand; the producers were very good about covering up the original photos #
— “fitting words for an epitaph”; them’s fighting words! #
— $13 for new releases, $10 all others; also, they bought Cover Flow #
— fullscreen mashup of Flash video sites; the transitions are outstanding #
September 11, 2006
— pre-web BBC documentary on hypertext and multimedia; interviews Ted Nelson (among others) and stars Dr. Who’s Tom Baker as the software agent #
— unreleased 30-minute home video captured from 500 yards away; Revver is crushed, so use the torrent #
— as advertised, 59 foods on a stick; Scotch Egg on a Stick gets my vote via Kottke #
— over 300 versions of the obnoxious song made famous by Hot Butter in 1972 #
