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February 4, 2009
— a third of all connections come from China, which blocks the website entirely #
— a non-interactive game in which you can only win if nobody else in the world is playing it #
— with video, in case you missed it #
February 3, 2009
— not naming names, but they’re stretching the definition of “celebrity” a bit #
— another in a long line of geek valentines #
— a sleep-talker records himself nightly and posts the nonsensical results via MetaFilter #
— the emoticon and commercial maps are particularly awesome via Delicious #
— “I feel funny. I can’t see anything. I don’t feel tired. Is this real life?” via buzzfeed.com #
— surprisingly, there aren’t any one-letter band names #
February 2, 2009
— community for writing and sharing AS3 code, compiled immediately on the server #
— from the programmer/designer of Aether #
— test pattern entirely in CSS #
— “I need people to support my work… I deserve appreciation.” #
— real-life public defenders fighting crime in costume #
— six-part series sorting through the complete list of 300+ two-day games; Custody looks ambitious #
— clever use of the Search API, Twitter should integrate this into the Replies tab #
— new to me, it was mentioned in McCloud’s TED talk #
— a concise and understandable guide to comics theory via Laughing Squid #
— the Guns n’ Roses and Daft Punk chiptune remixes stand on their own via Offworld #
— long despised for repurposing other’s work without credit, the commenters are having a field day via Delicious #
— adorable game from 2007 in which you save a bunny, make a mountain blush, and fetch a pail of water via autofish.net #
— 37,483 albums by 2,082 artists, with tags pulled from the Last.fm API #
— a former employee, he recalls how Jack first discussed the idea on the slide in South Park #
— every new console followed similar trends, except for pinball; here’s the second part of the series #
February 1, 2009
— 4,320 frames painstakingly animated by Jason Scott, online for the first time via ascii.textfiles.com #
— don’t miss the sonification of the Dow Jones compared to the growth of the porn industry #
January 31, 2009
— love the augmented reality HUDs #
January 30, 2009
— Hicks’s retelling of the appearance; his mom’s appearing on the show marking the 15th anniversary of his death #
— I’ve been loving it lately; it’s like Give Me Something to Read for audio #
— Lazyweb: turn this into a Twitter aggregator with music and popularity info from Last.fm; update: Google Spreadsheets is having issues #
— bookmarks may be permanently lost, updates here #
— that STD-tracking Facebook app sounds like Lia’s Sickr concept from Worst Website Ever #
— nobody but the reporter called the police, and it took three 911 calls and 24 hours for them to arrive #
— starting today, 2,000 people worldwide will be building free games in only 48 hours #
— a former employee explains how the scam works in detail #
January 29, 2009
— tying together head tracking with background subtraction #
— like iTunes U, but with complete transcripts, course materials, and web-based video via mattiasgeniar.be #
— from the creator of Palin Song #
— I think its Hello World program is more listenable than the one for Fugue via MetaFilter #
— like Blueful, another playful experiment with storytelling on the web via decontextualize.com #
— quite possibly the only iPhone app that mentions Laplace transforms and blob detection via Delicious #
— note that you can rotate the blocks via MetaFilter #
— compare this to her chart of Pitchfork’s Top 100 #
— their audio fingerprinting project finally surfaces with elegantly-designed tools #
January 28, 2009
— first episode explores the recent death of EGM; RSS feed is here via driph.com #
— did you know the Dept. of Homeland Security meets in the old barber shop? #
— it’s sad, even a maligned site like Pets had a tremendous amount of potential if done right #
— it took two hours to download the whole paper at $5/hour for Compuserve service via @adrianholovaty #
