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November 27, 2008
— quite possibly the widest instant exposure of an Internet meme ever #
— stylistic notes: his team’s using the new widescreen format and comments are enabled #
— the perfect blend of autobiographical comics and geek subject matter; I bought both books, highly recommended #
November 26, 2008
— in-development tool creates a window into past versions of a page via @datamining #
— packet sniffing Shazam to update Last.fm from analog sources via blog.last.fm #
November 25, 2008
— funny, I thought it’d be more like this #
— as always, check back often; last year’s had over 600 lists #
— Myspace users are violent illiterates in warm climates, Gmail users are skinny and rich #
— directed by Vincent Moon in an abandoned wing of the Grand Palais #
— seven years in the making, the artsy programming language leaves beta via hackety.org #
November 24, 2008
— I like that Shaq is following Not Shaq #
— I’m a little surprised they didn’t merge the search and location bar into a single field #
— along with Values of n, which will be shutting down Sandy and Stikkit next month #
— from Brian Moriarty’s personal collection, less than 100 copies were sold for the PDP-11 via gamesniped.com #
— from the creator of the Van Gogh Starry Night map #
— built with Alchemy, which could bring a flood of PC emulators and ports via Offworld #
November 23, 2008
— get 10 random people’s feedback for $7 #
— touches on games-as-art and the lack of popular auteurs in gaming #
November 22, 2008
— some online were overthinking this, but I thought it was good fun; personal highlights: Julia Nunes, Bo Burnham, Mythbusters, Charlie the Unicorn, and DJ Mike Relm remixing memes #
November 21, 2008
— “What’s up, viral marketing douchebags? I’m gonna show you punks how a real man plays Bike Hero on Expert!” #
— they’re even sharing the template and tips on making your own #
— from the guy who made Alter Ego, the book of people with their online avatars #
— the same technique we used on Memeorandum Colors via anyall.org #
— students come in with fully-formed online identities, so they’ll just redirect to their existing email addresses via Delicious #
— from an Italian embroidery guide via Daring Fireball #
— it should surprise nobody that he was egged on by 4chan, who always adore an hero #
November 20, 2008
— I still think it’s great, but Derek disagrees; then again, I always assumed it was faked to some degree #
— no joke, I just spent the last hour reading his photojournals of South Korea, Japan, Dubai, and NYC #
— strangely hypnotic, other birds have the same ability via @procrastineering #
— he uses a simple webcam, FaceAPI, and the Half-Life 2 engine #
— trivia: Macrovision sold TV Guide to an equity firm for $1.00 last month, less than the cost of a single issue #
— perfectly nailed as Qix meets Trauma Center, it imports names from your address book #
November 19, 2008
— great writeup of a perfectly terrible person’s recent misadventures #
— the most baffling of all Google products, this one is closing after less than six months #
— it’s foolproof via groovymother.com #
— like Shazam for product packaging, price comparison’s coming soon #
— very quick with my iSight, I get much higher FPS than in the video via Cal Henderson #
— still, nothing beats Daniel #
— “All this time we’ve been… and all they wanted to do was… We’re horrible people!” via GameSetWatch #
— appropriately backed by Twitter, a primary outlet for kvetching #
November 18, 2008
— most likely a commercial viral, and maybe even fake, but does it matter? beyond awesome #
— mostly posting this just to beat Rex to it #
— every hour, on the hour, for one solid minute of metal complete with gothic arch and smoke machine #
— “the iPhone Ocarina officially replaces the recorder as the nerdiest instrument I can play” #
