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January 31, 2008
— linking to this only because I love their style; I completely forgive their growing pains via laughingmeme.org #
— 207 people freeze at the same second and stay still for five full minutes via Laughing Squid #
— they know more about us than average Americans know about Chinese politics, but not much more via The Morning News #
— the YouTube video was viewed 1.2 million times, making this a very successful viral hoax #
— nice visualization of everywhere Dopplr users visited last year via Eliot Phillips #
January 30, 2008
— EveryBlock made it redundant, so he’s shutting the influential site down #
— big spoiler warning; literally, a very big spoiler #
— including Metafilter, StumbleUpon, Del.icio.us, and many more; also: I’m blogging daily on the main site now! #
— the 2008 tag cloud is slightly more predictable via George Hotelling #
— new video from the same group that made Human Space Invaders, Pole Position, and Pong #
— no logins required, just simple Oscar goodness #
— with screengrabs from each film via The Morning News #
— from Justin Roiland, the creator of House of Cosbys; warning: offensive language via jakoblodwick.com #
January 29, 2008
— if that whole acting thing doesn’t work out, they should tour #
— 18-year-old posts thread about high-speed driving, dies in massive wreck later that night #
— and weirdly, both the Simmons and Tufte links are worth experiencing #
— great roundup from a lexicographer on the multiple theories of the word’s origins #
— in aggregate, those MP3 bloggers have pretty good taste #
— surprisingly effective, updates every five minutes #
— I linked to this back on December 7, happy to see it’s getting some attention; play it before reading! #
January 28, 2008
— Philipp interviewed Don MacAskill, who doesn’t believe the autoincremented IDs are a problem #
January 27, 2008
— grab a photo from Flickr and fly around the 3D scene; like Photosynth with a single source via George Hotelling #
— overview of the show including a good 30-second primer on ANSI art #
January 26, 2008
— screen caps of real and fictional arcade game cameos from the last four decades of film via the-inbetween.com #
— don’t miss the video of the results; the well-documented source is available, too via Delicious #
January 25, 2008
— it must be hard for his ex-wife to hear about the new band via MetaFilter #
— Virgil correlates favorite books to SAT scores per college to find smart/dumb books; don’t miss the FAQ via O'Reilly Radar #
January 24, 2008
— he reviewed 104 films that were critical and/or commercial failures via MetaFilter #
— one-button game that keeps sucking me back in, along with Filler #
— $15 from Lulu or $30 hand-signed by Ape Lad #
— the deadline ended today and the entries are great; my faves are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 #
— she hit $28k in a couple weeks; also: she just commented in the Metafilter thread about her #
— no, not that TED; Internet lunacy, NSFW if you scroll down far enough #
— itchy story behind the creation of his Bedbug Registry #
— I’m afraid I’m guilty of this one; here’s the original book via Delicious #
— unfiltered concerts with great bands on the Paris streets; my favorite music series #
— distributes links to pirated copies through an unofficial blog #
— more info on the project homepage via Digg #
January 23, 2008
— I found myself playing reverse karaoke, humming the guitar parts via Fimoculous #
— an insane 17GB of photos grabbed before they plugged the security hole #
— wonderful local data/news in a gorgeous design; if you live in SF, Chicago, or NYC, pop in your address and dig around via MetaFilter #
— 115,000 fans on Myspace, but only 35,000 first-week sales #
January 22, 2008
— first-world problems; e.g. “$20 to upgrade my iPod touch? screw you, Apple!” via Delicious #
— Jake and Amir make me laugh, and if that’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right #
— the guy’s like the Zelig of the web #
— 100 hours of tape in 80 interviews; I’ve watched some early footage and it’s thrilling #
January 21, 2008
— Portishead, Jack Johnson, and Roger Waters get top billing? strange mix #
