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February 26, 2010
— Level End via Brandon Boyer #
— 121 different versions of the story, but only 13 did any original reporting #
February 25, 2010
— so horrible I hesitate linking to it, but I will, if only for Google justice #
February 24, 2010
— includes demographics, vernacular, and how men and women are treated differently #
— groundbreaking fuel cell tech used by Google, eBay, others; Mashable liveblogged the launch #
— I maintain that business owners are confused over both sponsorship and the algorithm; a former Yelp account exec debunks the claims #
— a NSFW font by designer Alex Merto #
— update: it’s back, Google says it was a mistake #
— real-time holographic projection synced to turntables and drums via aaronmeyers.tumblr.com #
— short fiction about an alternate-reality Internet gone amok, using words and phrases created by Kickstarter backers via Snarkmarket #
— astonishingly terrible decision, here’s Google’s response #
— digging into the tech behind the high school webcam spying scandal #
February 23, 2010
— damn you, Cal via Cal Henderson #
— you thought Dooce’s mention was surreal? now your grandma knows about /b/ #
— thoughtful look at the top issues facing Apple, with an eye to their past via mrgan.tumblr.com #
— a return to form after autotuning ads for Kotaku (great) and Sony (awful) #
— from the creator of You Only Live Once; some context #
— 50 million tweets per day; compare to Kottke’s cumulative estimates from 2007 #
February 22, 2010
— the numbers are relatively small compared to the amount of spam, I wonder where the rest’s coming from #
February 21, 2010
— by some estimates, over 10,000 Americans were killed drinking tainted alcohol #
— superstition stemming from the song’s popularity in karaoke bars via hearye.org #
February 19, 2010
February 18, 2010
— listen to your favorite website, the “About” explains the methodology via Delicious #
February 17, 2010
— incredible demo, simply tying existing pieces of Google tech together #
— the problem isn’t Google, but the DMCA and litigious media organizations #
— as always, some incredible dataporn mined from their community via Delicious #
— amusing, but only dangerous if someone knows where you live #
February 16, 2010
— “Kingston is revealed as simply a vendor that re-marks other people’s chips in its own packaging” via bunniestudios.com #
— one of my favorite games from last year, a steal at $2.99 #
— I’ve said it before, his journal is one of the best things around right now #
February 15, 2010
— “It’s no longer a bantering process of thinking and living out loud. It becomes old-fashioned broadcasting.” #
— Jim Bumgardner comes clean with his Foursquare API cheating #
— in addition the recent Flickr integration, live geospatial video and space visualization #
— with an ad blocker, I’d be all over it via @zefrank #
February 14, 2010
— opening up a mechanical Pong-like toy via Delicious #
February 13, 2010
— 19k people currently online #
— also, just noticed that anyone can comment on any public Buzz post #
February 12, 2010
— built from parts found on eBay to fight malaria and demonstrated at TED #
— I switched primary browsers last month, my first change since Firebird in 2003 via Daring Fireball #
February 11, 2010
— low-quality video of his talk; 4chan’s raw nature is fueled by anonymity and no memory #
— a detailed window into time using every CC-licensed geotagged Flickr photo from Seattle, Vancouver, and SF; requires Silverlight #
— they’re searching for “facebook login” on Google, using FB Connect, and posting hundreds of confused comments #
February 10, 2010
— including rejected concept ideas, inspired by paper cutouts, automatons, and daydreams #
— official full version of the Oscar-nominated animated short, using over 2,500 logos #
February 9, 2010
— covers by Brunetti, Tomine, Clowes, and Chris Ware, who also wrote an essay #
