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August 18, 2011
— smart move, now they only need to add support for future plans #
— interactive Javascript tutorial to teach coding basics via Hacker News #
— too perfect via MetaFilter #
August 17, 2011
— celebrating the spirit of the singular personality that was _why #
— now’s the time to launch a farming wargame, but not another Operation clone via twitter.com #
August 16, 2011
— aka “Mavis Beacon Teaches Horrible Death In An Air Wreck” via Indie Games+ #
— while you’re there, don’t miss their oversized Euro coin project via Tom Armitage #
August 15, 2011
— I’m totally backing Zombama #
— try editing any of the declarations to understand how they work #
— “perhaps curiosity needs a sense of humor” #
— an iPad-like experience at the 4:30 mark; related: AT&T’s You Will ads from 1993 #
— “My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress.” #
August 13, 2011
— conveys a tense atmosphere in a short time with lo-fi graphics and audio #
— apparently without permission from Jim Guthrie; get the soundtrack on Bandcamp #
August 12, 2011
— I don’t care what his intentions are, this is extremely uncool; reminds me of the Chain World hijacker #
— great biopic about the man behind one of the earliest viral videos via Ze Frank #
— for Super I Am 8-Bit starting this week in Los Angeles via GameSetWatch #
— this is the holy grail of FPS mappers, turning a room into a playable level in minutes #
August 11, 2011
— six years in the making, his first full-length graphic novel since Blankets, due out next month via John Martz #
— Obama started his presidency obsessed with the Blackberry #
— this page brought my laptop to its knees #
— insightful essay from a former copyright attorney; worth reading Lukas Mathis’ response #
— Minecraft’s coming out of beta in November at their first official con in Las Vegas #
— Drew says Reddit settled this week and Techcrunch is still fighting it #
August 10, 2011
— an obsessive SNES dev writes about his quest for perfect, but slow, emulation via twitter.com #
August 9, 2011
— one-minute remakes from the Fake Film Fest, the winner sweded Scott Pilgrim #
August 8, 2011
— check the balance on Twitter; it hit Techcrunch and is now mostly empty #
— ultra-violent Saved By The Bell parody with the cast of Final Destination 5 #
August 5, 2011
— there are very valid reasons why people choose pseudonyms for display names #
— nice glimpse into how, and why, projects are moderated and featured #
— I’m a fan of the subgenre of disposable things made into permanent objects #
— college journalism class ditches digital for manual typewriters, developer fluid, and paste-up #
August 4, 2011
— the show continues to inspire, despite its flawed physics #
— excellent metagame about free will and video games; if you’re on Windows, use the Desura installer #
— the sad truth is that his abnormal, but justified, behavior makes him a bigger target of suspicion #
— be sure to click the red button at the bottom for the twist ending #
August 3, 2011
— incredible chance to get the best of the indie gaming scene in one swoop; Braid, Machinarium, VVVVVV, Osmos, Cogs, Minecraft, and more #
August 2, 2011
— a no-graphics, music-based, physical jousting game for groups using motion controllers #
— Levi Asher’s story of riding the dot-com boom and bust at Pathfinder and iVillage #
— funded on Kickstarter, the 68-page magazine and website were produced entirely in 48 hours from submissions #
— not tool-assisted, this is one of the most impressive runs I’ve ever seen #
— “I realized about a year ago that I couldn’t have a complete thought anymore.” via smarterware.org #
— reminds me of Meme Scenery via Ze Frank #
— fingers and all via jwz #
— short “Everything Is A Remix”-style video commissioned by CNN #
August 1, 2011
— “malicious virus; Install;” #
— the Jurassic Park episode with Weird Al is particularly great #
