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April 6, 2009
— the latest release added a new Mozilla-based browser, fixed Hulu streaming, and Pandora support #
— home video includes 20 minutes of Romero playing a pre-release version of Doom via @dbarefoot #
— Last.fm’s MapReduce in an 160-line Bash script via Delicious #
April 5, 2009
— living in the shadow of a famous brother; also: a day in the life of a Goomba via auntiepixelante.com #
April 3, 2009
— interesting that Archive Team is already working on crawling the TinyURL db #
— fortunately, there were no sharks nearby #
— inspired by Samberg, the unpunched guy is Dan Paladin via GameSetWatch #
— “how dare anyone take a photograph of my home without my consent?” #
— explains each recommendation and lets you steer suggestions by shifting tag weights or popularity via musicmachinery.com #
April 2, 2009
— clever way to instantly diagnose PCs for the virus, unless they’re on a proxy #
— resolves 13 different URL shortening services, so no more mystery links from Twitter #
— instant Hadoop cluster, pay only what you use #
— more on tilting and the crooked cartridge trick; hundreds of variations on YouTube, mostly from Nico Nico Douga via Delicious #
— “It was our Manhattan Project” via rc3.org #
— unfortunate timing, the community’s still suspicious via @textfiles #
April 1, 2009
— a more flexible, cross-platform SelfControl; can block Google Reader but allow Google #
— not a joke, though the early reviews are pretty bad via MetaFilter #
— simulates a Pitchfork music critic, and the demo actually works #
— what Google would look like if run by SEO jerks; add or remove any result #
— amazingly, it actually works with real anaglyph red-blue glasses #
— warning: not safe for anyone #
— poking fun at the criticism they received for Best Gig Ever #
— add “flip=1” to any YouTube URL #
— Internet Jackass Day in effect #
