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March 28, 2011
— apparently, some mods at Hacker News have no sense of humor #
— from the creator of QWOP #
— don’t miss Stewart Brand’s 2001 interview with him for Wired via twitter.com #
March 26, 2011
— one of the nastiest websites ever goes under #
— agree with everything in here; related, Gruber’s similar conclusions #
March 25, 2011
— handy collection of web services, bundled as a self-contained VM or Amazon AMI #
— narrated by William Shatner; project this on the walls at your next geek event #
— rollback Facebook/Twitter activity after a night of oversharing via Laughing Squid #
— he made the lo-fi “Mad World” remix by tweaking a MIDI file in Reason #
March 24, 2011
— “Friday” interpreted by a bad lip reader via johnbiggs.posterous.com #
— Hipopotam’s playable simulations of classic handheld electronic games #
March 23, 2011
— if you have an iPad, you really, really want to buy this immediately; here’s a review #
— incredibly passionate talk, every game he mentioned is worth seeking out #
— short fiction (or is it?) by James Mitchell #
— shows how clever writing can transform a simple Flash platformer #
— headless Webkit lets you script a browser without display via Nelson Minar #
March 22, 2011
— turning a thoughtful game into a 30-second brutal deathmatch via Indie Games+ #
— how it works, with open code; oh, and the browser’s pretty great too #
— great article spotlights the manufacturing projects created by the community #
— photos of tube TVs at the moment they’re switched off via MLKSHK #
— a goldmine: Out of this World, Maniac Mansion, Raid on Bungeling Bay, Prince of Persia, Populous, Pitfall!, Pac-Man, Marble Madness, Elite, Doom, and Bejeweled via twitter.com #
March 21, 2011
— inspired by Noah Kalina’s Everyday project #
— Wonder-Tonic’s winning pitch for this year’s Worst Website Ever at SXSW #
— as a first-time homebuyer, I’ve come to really love EveryBlock’s hyperlocal feeds #
— for the fifth anniversary, he’s now doing daily commentary about each video #
March 20, 2011
— Oli Beale likes to subtly modify his friend’s Facebook photos #
— with help from a senior reactor operator at Reed Research Reactor #
— a return to form, his first video like Thru-You in two years #
March 18, 2011
— I’d be much more excited about the NYT’s plan if it was around benefits vs. limits #
March 17, 2011
— good interviews, covers the early Blogger and Odeo days via megnut.com #
— success is rarely overnight; like Ze, it takes feedback and iteration over time #
— his NYC book launch on May 8 donates all proceeds to DonorsChoose #
— fascinating glimpse into the thought process #
March 16, 2011
— responding to his claim that “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music business” #
— great story about the Airbnb team, Obama O’s cereal, and a whole lot of hustle #
— a State Department official was forced to resign after critical comments about his treatment via Daring Fireball #
— even non-anonymized people lose their minds in YouTube comments #
— I wonder if he skipped everyone with less harmonious names via Ze Frank #
— his earliest archives from Twitter’s development, more on Twitter #
— also: InFocus feature on the recovery efforts via Laughing Squid #
— powerful toolset for bands was invite-only for years; Ian writes about the change #
— fasincating glimpse into the site’s moderation techniques and homegrown tools; how it was recorded #
— more data porn, plus guitars with knives #
— turn any Web page into an HTML5 Katamari Damacy via twitter.com #
