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May 24, 2008
— using a GPS-laden briefcase to draw a self-portrait 69,000 miles long; I’m skeptical, but it’s a neat idea via Ze Frank #
May 23, 2008
— riffs on nearly every major web meme; they even hired Afro-Ninja! #
May 22, 2008
— probably higher, since the sample didn’t include anyone under 18 #
— organized prank calling to a radio show by the PLA, professional trolls via encyclopediadramatica.com #
— I’ve seen several mods turning the guitar into an instrument, but never seen a guitar solo on one via Hackaday #
— recent story about a teen paying for prostitutes with dad’s credit cards was a hoax to boost a finance site’s pagerank #
May 21, 2008
— back after an aborted launch that I missed out on, this is great archival work #
— he shot a Polaroid every day until his death from cancer in 1997 via Delicious #
— too early to judge, but a glimpse where they’re headed; announcement and more screenshots via MetaFilter #
— background on the clips, shot at 1000 frames per second via Delicious #
— summon the Internet spirits with a QWERTY layout and cursor control via Delicious #
— he blew $80 million of his inheritance on crazy schemes like a handwriting institute and automated parking garage #
— “funk master friendly” #
— old, but new to me; a dangerous time-waster, spoilers here #
May 20, 2008
— terrifying beyond belief #
— they believe humans were created in the last 10,000 years; won’t someone think of the children!? via jwz #
— Tori Amos is at #2, which sounds right to me; nice gallery of uber-fans via spinner.com #
— fake smiles, Weekend at Bernie’s, and the coverup behind a prisoner’s death during interrogation #
— nice tributes from comic greats; the best comic book store I’ve ever seen, his passion was clear on the shelves #
May 19, 2008
— Japanese video site from 2chan’s creator requires registration to view videos, so I’m slogging through it #
— recent takedowns are on the homepage of the MIT project via Delicious #
— limited-edition 18″x24″ posters based on shirt designs via Delicious #
— gorgeous infoviz; more of his work from the massive dataset via numblr.nostrich.net #
— “It’s funny because it’s racist.” #
— quirky game built on music patterns via GameSetWatch #
— reminds me of Daki Makura hug pillows and bedsheets via Boing Boing #
— this must be the third or fourth time the site’s come back from the dead #
May 17, 2008
— I hope someone wires up a Coke machine to Twitter next #
— nice network analysis and node graphs towards the end; Scoble’s tying disparate groups together #
— decent speeds downloading music and it imports into your iPhone music library when done #
May 16, 2008
— look at the other side of the camera #
— unlike sex and race, your age affects your ability to lead see my comments on this issue here #
— it can hit 1440 RPM without any lubrication #
— the Weezer frontman’s been vlogging on YouTube; the moustache is unnerving #
May 15, 2008
— from the Atari Joyboard to the Wii Fit #
— the aborted draft by The Fugitive screenwriter made its way online in 2005 #
— systemic discrimination of same-sex couples is unconstitutional, period #
— for a more practical example, see Tufte-style charts in 11 lines of Nodebox code #
— some nice 8-bit art in the popular section #
May 14, 2008
— all the Pink Floyd ones made me laugh via subtraction.com #
— humans playing games to teach computers, from the creator of reCAPTCHA and the ESP Game via Magnetbox #
— the very blasphemous Mac app from 1992 was ported to OS X with new features #
— John Campbell’s been trying to live off patronage from custom comics and shirts #
— I’ve tried several Twitter meme-trackers, and this is the best #
— Bishop’s knife trick turned into a harmless game #
May 13, 2008
— the original is on GameFAQs via Fimoculous #
— a winner in Google’s Android developer challenge, this looks very useful via Andre Torrez #
— from the creators of the wonderful Understanding Games series via Indie Games+ #
