March 2014 - Page 2 of 2

March 17, 2014

Return to Nib's Knoll — Robin Sloan reminisces about Micro MUSE #

Urban Jungle — turn street view into post-apocalyptic overgrowth using undocumented 3D depth data #

Feminist Frequency responds to fan artist's copyright complaint — even if it's commercial, the Dragon's Lair fan art was being used for commentary and criticism #

SoundSlice adds sheet music support — I'm stunned how well this works on mobile browsers #

What the Fox Knows — Nate Silver relaunched FiveThirtyEight as a dedicated site #

Dorian Sakamoto issues final statement denying Bitcoin involvement — sounds like he's gearing up to sue Newsweek #

Julie Ann Horvath on why she left Github — Github's response confirms much of her story, putting their founder on leave #

My Husband's Stupid Record Collection — a casual music fan reviews a library of obscure vinyl in alphabetical order #

DOGE2048 — now it just needs auto-play #

March 14, 2014

Edge on the decline of the iOS gaming revolution — I put much of the blame on the App Store's miserable discovery tools #

Build a Bird — make your own Flappy Bird clone; fun use of Tumblr #

Kickstarter's fan history of the Veronica Mars movie — it was released in theaters and on iTunes today #

March 13, 2014

The Verge interviews danah boyd about teen identity online — her new book is available for purchase or free download on her site #

Ballad of a WiFi Hero — animated adaptation of Mike Lacher's classic McSweeney's epic #

Interviewly — Reddit AMAs organized and reformatted as interviews #

March 12, 2014

Tim Berners-Lee's Reddit AMA — the creator of The Mesh looks back on the 25th anniversary of its proposal #

Is My Shift Key On or Not? — for confused iOS 7 users #

The Verge on SXSW 2014 — "Get high on hashtags and enjoy your digital cronut." #

Your Name in Life — turn any word into a Game of Life field (via) #

March 11, 2014

Mini Metro — design your own subway; early alpha, but still fun #

Nothing — Seinfeld without people; it gets great at 3:30, when the music stops #

2048 — addictive variation of the Threes mechanic #

Sight & Light — interactive demo on building 2D visibility in a game, here's another variation (via) #

Popcorn Time — you'd be crazy to use this, but I think it's fascinating #

Between Two Ferns with President Barack Obama — Funny or Die is currently the top referer to Healthcare.gov #

This One's for Me — Frank Chimero's reflections on resuming life online after losing both his parents #

First Kiss — 20 strangers are asked to kiss, magic ensues #

Rolling Stone interviews Flappy Bird creator in Hanoi — "Nguyen refuses to compromise his independence." #

March 10, 2014

VHX opens to the public — dropped their fees and a new homepage #

March 7, 2014

CV Dazzle — like CAPTCHAs for your face #

PBS Idea Channel on Twitch Plays Pokemon — surprised to see myself pop up in the video #

The Satoshi Paradox — Newsweek's big mistake was saying they were certain #

March 6, 2014

KING OF BEES IN FANTASY LAND — so much good stuff coming out of the Twine community #

Help Brandon Boyer recover from getting screwed by his bastard insurance company — while Obamacare covers anything from 2014 on, he "had the misfortune of being self-employed & sick in America in 2013" #

Newsweek tracks down Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto — or have they? he denied it to the AP #

March 5, 2014

Manhattancraft — porting NYC to Minecraft with Python; check out the map #

March 4, 2014

Nothing to Hide — open-source indie game with interesting funding mechanism with milestones #

Beyonce's Drunk in Love unofficial emoji video — previously: Oneohtrix Point Never and Katy Perry (via) #

March 3, 2014

Jerry Seinfeld's apartment for the Oculus Rift — we need a Seinfeld MMO, a VR recreation of Jerry's New York circa 1992 #

Kickstarter passes $1 billion pledged — celebrating the milestone with some fun stats #

XOXO 2014 — it's official, we're bringing XOXO back to Portland this September #