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October 30, 2009
— extremely minimalist interpretations of 12 different games #
October 29, 2009
— it measures your smile and stabs you if you’re not smiling sufficiently via Boing Boing #
October 28, 2009
— needs an angry Dutch gorilla #
— the Facebook team should allow an email veto, or at least require better documentation via Hacker News #
— don’t miss the breakdown by OS and country via bytejacker.com #
— impressive set of interviewees, directed by Jesse Dylan of Yes We Can fame #
— coloring overhead maps based on the dominant colors of photos taken on the ground via FlowingData #
October 27, 2009
— the masks that grown-ups wear #
— 14 of the 24 nominees are playable online; Emily Short has a list of reviewers, as well as her own #
— if you want to know which areas of big companies are being ignore, watch for spam taking over #
October 26, 2009
— MySQL 5.1 with automated backups #
— new to me, love the sound; if you like that, try his chap-hop medley via justinsomnia.org #
— related: the Christian Science Monitor is finding success after killing their print edition via Daring Fireball #
— interesting, though cynical, perspective of the underlying mechanics #
— they should add a heart monitor that triggers star power when things get intense #
— a little module with content from your Reader subscriptions and Gmail contacts #
— if you haven’t already, buy it for PC, Mac or Linux #
— don’t miss the video at the bottom showing a conversion via jwz #
— they no longer show up in Suggested Users and privacy’s increased #
October 25, 2009
October 24, 2009
— authoritative source for arcane timezone trivia #
— surprisingly understandable via bytejacker.com #
October 23, 2009
— vaguely related: World of Goo’s pay-what-you-like sale results #
October 22, 2009
— so far, the “magic” sorting is pretty great #
— faithfully recreates 9 vintage sound chips, including the 2600, C64, and NES; on sale for $75 #
October 21, 2009
— blogger insisted first video was altered, they responded with raw footage from nine angles #
— the web sure looked different back then #
— short, lo-fi exploration game that exposes the map as you play #
— great implementation, I hope it makes its way to the API #
October 20, 2009
— they were forced to limit signups to 2 million users per day #
— Dan Meth imagines life as a Street View driver via Marco Arment #
— funny, the copyright notice from the print version is completely contradictory via Hacker News #
October 19, 2009
— technically, they stopped using sequential IDs in March 2007 #
— nice touches abound, like the prison inmates via streeter.tumblr.com #
— academic paper dissects the German, Swedish and Finnish translations and the visual cues they used #
October 17, 2009
— new point-and-click adventure from the creator of Samorost and its sequel #
October 16, 2009
— he deleted his account with confirmation, and they kept both his login and financial details active #
— interactive charts and animation, and works perfectly on the iPhone #
— also Wave-related: a believable defense of Wave for team collaboration #
October 15, 2009
— I hate sharing a last name with that guy #
— don’t worry, the $55 price is for a year’s subscription via Kottke #
— great NSFW talk covers the early history of digital porn, including teletype, BBSes, and games #
— at this moment, the scary live video shows him flying through the Colorado skies; update: he wasn’t inside #
October 14, 2009
— relative spending visualized, with data on Google Spreadsheets #
— includes a perfectly preserved animated GIF archive #
— includes Bukowski’s poem about the 16-bit Intel 8088 chip via sippey.com #
