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May 28, 2009
— context-sensitive, it can correct there/their/they’re and its/it’s errors; also: Arrington interviews the founders #
— real-time collaboration tool with an open protocol, blurring the line between email, IM, and personal publishing #
— cheaper than the laserdisc version, but apparently, just as frustrating via @ironicsans #
— short on details, but glad someone clever’s trying to bridge the gap between developers and foundries #
— I found this strangely touching #
May 27, 2009
— every software company needs a green screen #
— band wears 30dB noise-canceling headphones and plays along to rock songs #
— at 6:30, he loads Wikipedia in Lynx; amazing it works so well with modern hardware via @textfiles #
— “taht’s targic” via r/gaming #
— booty-shaking videos on YouTube with the booty removed; the angry comments are funny #
May 26, 2009
— Colbert gets in on the keyboard cat action #
— constraints led Lucas to make one great film; without them, he turned out films like this draft via MetaFilter #
— don’t miss the top 10 (Sex, The Internet, Cats) and bottom 10 (AIDS, 9/11, Lil’ Wayne) via buzzfeed.com #
May 25, 2009
— culled from unrelated videos, like the visual version of In Bb 2.0 #
— opinionated but interesting article, particularly Japan’s public vs. private personas #
— remember to adjust your fart volume via Tom Armitage #
— in the process, he explains some of the overlooked benefits of CouchDB #
May 24, 2009
— until Apple sorts out their approval process, it helps to have noisy friends #
— “Having your desk near the entrance to your office without visitors assuming you’re the receptionist.” via scribbling.net #
May 23, 2009
— Arrington says CBS lied to Last.fm and gave it to the RIAA without their knowledge; Last.fm is vehemently denying it, implying a personal vendetta #
May 22, 2009
— put on a finger cot first #
— best survey ever; an excellent example of why I love The Deck so much via Ze Frank #
— the way it should be! sadly, Intel hired an actor to play Ajay Bhatt #
— over 500 submissions in a year, some highlights #
May 21, 2009
— the most bizarre Javascript obfuscation I’ve ever seen #
— some very upset Adam Lambert fans, #9 is my personal favorite #
— he has the best sources of anyone in the industry, I’ll bet this is dead-on accurate #
— I loved seeing how it was made, from the first test animations to the final shoot via The Morning News #
— not much there yet, but centralized data is good #
— note that Stanza, eReader, and Amazon’s Kindle app all allow the same book via @nevenmrgan #
— only 75 pages a week, easy! #
— someone found a business model for lip dubs #
— I’m finding this very, very late, but every entry made me laugh via Delicious #
May 20, 2009
— don’t bother trying to grok it from the text, just watch the screencast #
— also, Yahoo released the huge GeoPlanet/WOE placename database under a CC license #
— check out the demos, including these racing cubes #
— the Guggenheim and Fallingwater are first, continuing the LEGO Architecture series of landmarks #
— he painted the HOPE poster and the AP photo it was based on; whoever C&Ds him first wins via fffff.at #
— now there’s no excuse not to buy it #
May 19, 2009
— their games seem to be weaving a larger narrative arc in the same fictional world #
— tweaking the genre’s cliches, it quickly shifts from 8-bit platformer to art game via tigsource.com #
— getting closer to the Babel fish #
— dedicated to finding the most self-important, egotistical tweets #
— clever, a digital collage without Photoshop via Delicious #
— great comments from Wired employees past and present, including Chris Anderson, Leander Kahney, Steve Silberman, and Brian Lam #
May 18, 2009
— last month, the New York Observer interviewed Michael Gregory about the series via buzzfeed.com #
— a 42-second short film via nickm.com #
