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July 10, 2009
— an alternative to Free, very applicable to web startups beyond gaming via kk.org #
— surfacing some interesting entries, including the color of water and the Feynman point #
— half of that was in the last six months alone #
— I’m hoping for Game Neverending 2.0 #
— as promised, David Winton’s put it on Viddler, Blip.tv, and for download and he’s digitizing unreleased footage soon #
July 7, 2009
— just watching the video made my brain ache #
— now available for download #
— brilliant, opens up push notifications from virtually any Mac app via Daring Fireball #
— perfect for travel, when data roaming is insanely expensive via O'Reilly Radar #
— don’t miss the the last part, animating consumer confidence indicators before production output via FlowingData #
July 5, 2009
— the Y Combinator thread is hilarious, the worst of the “that’s easy” mentality via Delicious #
July 3, 2009
— to play the game, you have to explore the real world #
— supports uploading screenshots with TwitPic via Offworld #
— I really could’ve used this last week via dalasverdugo.com #
— choreographing 64 fans with webcams via aaronmeyers.tumblr.com #
— 3% hit 1,000 views, more than I would’ve expected via twitter.com #
— on the roadmap: “Get acquired by Yahoo and slowly grow useless” #
— created by DadHacker and discovered by Don Hodges, two of my favorite gaming nerds #
— building a customizable newspaper printing service in 60 days; they’re using InDesign as the backend #
— this might seem morbid to some, but I find it inspiring #
July 2, 2009
— are female singers uncool? #
— 13 projects ended on July 1, raising an average 188% of their goals #
— I read through Gladwell’s New Yorker piece twice, and the arguments seem petty and off base #
— the inane Facebook photos make this story even more delicious #
July 1, 2009
— judge rules Betamax case doesn’t apply; every other Usenet provider is next #
June 30, 2009
— it was a requirement of their funding from the Knight Foundation #
— one of the bands responds in the comments and gets schooled by Anthony via musicmachinery.com #
— I’m loving this series #
— Eurogamer estimates 1 million Chinese gold farmers with worldwide trade worth more than US$10 billion annually via Rock Paper Shotgun #
— Brokep’s statement is delusional; being acquired will almost certainly kill the site #
— authoritative 518-page history of Lucasfilm, the creation of Pixar, and much more via Michael Heilemann #
June 29, 2009
— he recently switched from free, open-source games; also, EA claims Spielberg’s LMNO isn’t cancelled #
— they collaborated with Jimmy Wales directly to freeze the entry; NPR asks if it was ethical via MetaFilter #
— possibly starring Michael Cera or Shia LaBeouf as Zuckerberg; this sounds familiar via Fimoculous #
— outstanding blog reporting, with industrial food testing from 17 different restaurants and research into suppliers #
June 28, 2009
— looking at the paintings, I felt like I’d actually visited those locations in real-life via Offworld #
— not all games need to be fun via Delicious #
June 27, 2009
— I’m in London right now, and I’ve seen several massive vigils and tributes on the streets via Andre Torrez #
— check the leaderboard for the first score to break the 10% improvement threshold via Daring Fireball #
— backstory on how it works and the Hawthorne effect; simply measuring something can change its behavior via Paul Bausch #
June 26, 2009
— with no way to back up videos at all via @cshirky #
— also: Virt’s incredible VRC6 cover of Thriller #
June 25, 2009
— Stephen Holden and Neil Strauss have a limited musical vocabulary via Matt Haughey #
June 24, 2009
— I love his gallery page, full of BBSes #
— they deliberately made it game-like to encourage participation via powazek.com #
June 22, 2009
— first of a series on Time.com, reminiscent of The Show via Daring Fireball #
