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October 26, 2009
— 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 #
October 13, 2009
— extra points for playing the game without your friends realizing it #
— augmenting reality with pure silliness via Mike Migurski #
— warning: turn your sound off first via Cal Henderson #
— clever UI concept replaces the mouse with 10-finger multitouch via Brett O'Connor #
— #trafigura is still a trending topic on Twitter #
— crowdsourcing 3D buildings for Google Earth by making it playful #
October 12, 2009
— reporting on their inability to report; it seems to be related to this issue via @rabble #
— exposing how much money they’re duping people for #
— from the comments: “SEO consultants are just web designers who are incapable of doing the other 90% of the job” #
— in short: extremely safe, but costs $360 so insurance companies are fighting it #
October 10, 2009
— Justin decided to do something about their recent redesign; update: he stopped updating it #
— funniest mod I’ve ever seen; one team spawns as props and has to hide from the other team #
October 9, 2009
— Geocities closes forever in only two weeks #
— first time I’ve seen the technique used for banning; it works in every major browser #
— the new concept art with Small World, Magic Kingdom, and Haunted Castle references is insane #
October 8, 2009
— 66% more than normal chose the stairs over the elevator via Matt Haughey #
— the MK12 chapter videos are each amazing #
— fortunately, he’s writing columns for Boing Boing and working on a big new project #
