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August 31, 2009
— after a 26 year run, thanks Levar #
— virtual stock exchange for Twitter trends via Indie Games+ #
— headphone jack and light sensor makes a portable musical instrument #
August 28, 2009
— less about the power of Twitter, more the failure of customer service #
— automatic language detection and translation, with community editing tools #
— real-time ASCII art Javascript demo #
— and it’s actually text, too #
August 27, 2009
August 26, 2009
— her father’s blog is simultaneously heartbreaking and terrifying via MetaFilter #
— the source data’s in the Google Spreadsheet #
— drop-dead easy way to run your own OpenStreetMap install on EC2 with custom styles #
— the debate is archived here; Jason’s predictions are slowly coming true #
August 24, 2009
— they’ve moved ISPs, but it’s still down for me #
— created by an all-star team; long look into the logo design and great use of Flickr machine tags #
— his solution is deep local coverage, the only area newspapers weren’t made redundant by the web via Mike Migurski #
August 23, 2009
— so true; the only thing holding newbies back is the fear of making it worse #
— lovely cut-out art direction, I want to play a game in this universe #
— like a real-life PC demo #
August 22, 2009
— very clever barcode design uses out-of-focus photos shot from a distance via realtimerendering.com #
— Rolling Stone profile of a young, blind phone phreaker via Hacker News #
— using passwords from a Christian university, they’ve been posting fake entries on Facebook #
August 21, 2009
— go vote for his SXSW panel, while you’re at it via sippey.com #
— they argue it’s the lack of official support that stifled growth via Hacker News #
— the original treasure hunt had a bitter ending via timemachinego.com #
— this should make real-time news reporting much more viable #
— these screengrabs show a striking similarity #
— collect them all! don’t miss the hand-drawn map #
— guide to new music for the layman, written by a 57-year-old convert #
August 20, 2009
— plus, 94% less likely to make you want to gouge your eyes out via niemanlab.org #
— just gorgeous via Cal Henderson #
— fully functional backup created by a fan #
— incredible quality; did you know they had a Space Bar? via Boing Boing #
— aggregating tweets that rhyme, compiled into an ever-growing poem with 344,000 verses via Delicious #
— too much focus on “news” and not enough context #
— like Pastebin with a built-in compiler/interpreter; examples: Hello World, 99 Bottles via Cal Henderson #
August 19, 2009
— elegant Flash game inspired by architectural blueprints and diagrams via Jay Is Games #
— barcode visualization of “how the Internet sees you” #
— he treated his online presence like a temporary sand mandala; don’t miss the song #
— still no clues why he killed his blog, Twitter, Hackety Hack, Why’s Poignant Guide, Shoes, Try Ruby, and more #
— live jazz improvisation using classic SNES sample sounds #
— staggering amount of love put into an online store #
August 18, 2009
— if websites were cartoon characters via r/pics #
— I’ve wondered this myself, the effects of a microcelebrity culture aging #
August 17, 2009
— Nilsson tribute with songs by Martha Wainwright, Andrew Bird, DeVotchKa, and Nada Surf #
— Bygone Bureau wrote a great behind-the-scenes feature about the album #
— wow, congrats to the team #
