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April 3, 2012
— “Death magenta is transparent.” #
— simulating the creation of a Linux distro as a game via Indie Games+ #
— time lapse of a 20-minute installation stitching together all the stabilized backyard footage from the film via Kottke #
— yesterday, Al came out of retirement on Kickstarter to remake the first Larry game #
April 2, 2012
— lovely pay-what-you-want typeface #
— perfect first step for Internet beginners #
— WebGL environment mapping using Street View photos #
— fictional resignation letter on the liability of Facebook background checks #
— what is this, I don’t even #
— browse shows from independent and college radio stations; their March Madness is fun #
— brilliantly done and surprisingly fun; try battling in your city with various map tilesets via twitter.com #
— agree with every word of this #
— grid of razor blades turns subway ads into pixel art via twitter.com #
— a subtle April Fool’s prank; spoiler alert via Hacker News #
April 1, 2012
— about time this understated classic gets the recognition it deserves #
— amazing collaborative roleplaying project, transcending April 1 pranks #
March 31, 2012
— don’t miss the promo video and Null Island; finally, some competition for 8-Bit City #
March 30, 2012
— hypnotic construction of an epic virtual city #
— in other Jordan Mechner news, The Last Express is coming to iOS later this year via killscreendaily.com #
— Facebook page devoted to breaking their layout; related: tweets that break Twitter #
March 29, 2012
— it already supports identifying mood, smiles, gender, and glasses #
— love their promo video #
— a rising tide lifts all boats #
— “celebrity explorers” is an inevitable trend as space and ocean exploration tech advances #
— funny how “foodie” has become a derogatory term for some crowds #
March 28, 2012
— surprisingly difficult, nobody seems to have accurate dates #
— related: his analysis of Downton Abbey’s language #
— beautiful video from PBS’s Off Book series #
March 27, 2012
— including a long story from someone who was fictionalized in Like Crazy #
— deconstructing one of my favorite iOS games #
— if this makes sense to you, and you live in PDX, you should come to the screening tomorrow #
— automatically follows and unfollows everyone in the pool to a random person daily #
— Tasty Labs’ new project to tag your friends and find like-minded people; here’s me #
— “don’t join a company whose values are opposed to your own” #
— love the 8-bit remix of the Eurovision performance #
— interesting free PC/Mac multiplayer game, attack an opponent with rhythm #
March 26, 2012
— love the user reviews #
— warning: book spoilers in the screenshots #
— 38 games inspired by TMBG’s Apollo 18, with every Fingertips game requiring only one move #
— “Beat It” audio resynthesized using only samples from nature recordings; more algorithmic remix here via makematics.com #
— built with socket.io by Brandon Lockaby #
March 24, 2012
— “You have no friends.” #
