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March 26, 2009
— John Gruber, Merlin Mann, and Jonathan Coulton on writing for a living #
— don’t miss his other snake studies via flight404.com #
— once set, it can’t be undone by the app or restarting the computer via fffff.at #
— in chronological order, she’s up to Ulysses S. Grant spanking her; Rule 34, anyone? #
— he’d been trying to get them to patch it since last October via Delicious #
— Jason Scott notes it’s 48 terabytes of user-contributed data, gone #
— Clive Thompson said the technique was invented by Disqus, but it dates back to the BBS era #
— on the surface, it seems impossible without huge sacrifices to quality and responsiveness #
March 25, 2009
— a port of Winamp’s classic MilkDrop visualizer with support for its presets #
— related: WikiChanges, which charts edit activity over time #
— looks stunning via cdevroe.com #
— demo starts at 10:30; stream PS3-level graphics to a low-end Macbook, or your TV with a tiny set-top box #
— like Cherry Chocolate Rain, this just makes me sad #
— his detailed design notes explain his gameplay changes #
— first example of dataviz in their results, plus the new option to restrict and sort by date #
March 24, 2009
— surprisingly useful; I’m surprised Google hasn’t found a way to order the web by date #
— the best abandonware site is back; the original reviews are up, but without downloads for now via MetaFilter #
— an excellent one-room adventure game starring Tim Schafer himself; find all 22 jokes! #
— Avril Lavigne and Soulja Boy are louder than Megadeth #
March 23, 2009
— and it’s a SexyBack mashup, too #
— he worked on it for two straight months, and only pitch-shifted three samples on the album #
— the original video was removed, but this explains the lyrics with translated wordplay #
— a nice allegory for American innovation, which we need right about now #
March 22, 2009
— the brutal honesty is refreshing and continued for another hour #
March 21, 2009
— check out the detail, they’re sewn onto vinyl via Alice Taylor #
— I suggest a College Humor spin-off via dalasverdugo.com #
— mind-bending experimental PC game, reminiscent of Braid via the-inbetween.com #
March 20, 2009
— could be good for finance, severe weather, or even vanity alarms via infosthetics.com #
— comprehensive and bleak report, studying all sectors of journalism; key findings here #
— part of the Google Chrome Experiments #
— like Readability for YouTube; here’s a quick demo via booktwo.org #
— someone should make this a service, also incorporating your Flickr photos and blog posts via collisiondetection.net #
— nice alternative to Google Charts API via Delicious #
— it’s out on iTunes and streaming free on Imeem #
— the entire chapter on urban slang in 19th century London is fascinating #
— expertly done, from the guy who made the 32 Songs in 8 Minutes medley #
— “I won’t miss a design philosophy that lives or dies strictly by the sword of data” #
March 19, 2009
— only six papers grew in the last three years via Delicious #
— IE8 promo asks comedians about the early web #
— generating real-time video and sound signals with a $3 chip #
— hip-hop mashed up with the N64 Zelda soundtrack via Kottke #
— they claim the original paper is the first academic study to use Mechanical Turk #
— “What does IE6 have in common with a Fleshlight?” via Cal Henderson #
— showcase of impressive Javascript effects via @googleblog #
— related: Ars interviewed the juror who used Twitter in the courtroom #
— interspersed with charts and other interesting trivia about the bands #
March 18, 2009
— Alan Taylor gave my favorite talk at SXSW #
— addressing a room full of college journalists, he said Clay Shirky was “full of crap” #
