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February 4, 2015
— eminently readable discussion of artificial superintelligence via Kottke #
— complete with its own secret treasure #
— the To Kill A Mockingbird prequel is being released under very shady circumstances #
— this is huge, but I don’t expect Congress to swallow it lightly #
— I was surprised to learn about “nullcasted” tweets, a way to post semi-private messages on Twitter #
February 3, 2015
— these are more playful; the creepiest things happen there when people speak their minds #
— you may know the author from the Clueless Gamer series on Conan #
— not a Python script? try reading it on Medium instead #
— Jonathan Mann rants on a term that’s always bugged me #
— or: how to be a fake ally to women in tech #
February 2, 2015
— story of a crazy internationalization bug on Medium #
— not clear from the headline, but he made all ten of these #
— surreal iOS game/film about sex and love #
— The Awl’s Carter Maness on ephemerality in corporate blogs #
— gorgeous pixel-art/chiptune work from Paul Robertson, Ivan Dixon, and Jeremy Dower via @mossmouth #
January 30, 2015
— progress is slow, but the rest of the country will catch up eventually #
— in honor of my friend, Chloe #
— from a list of very good episodes, maybe my favorite episode so far #
— my little sister spotted a trend on Instagram #
— considering its complex history, it’s astounding the remastered release happened at all #
January 29, 2015
— leaked design brief from David OReilly #
— FiveThirtyEight short doc on Grace Hopper, directed by Community’s Gillian Jacobs via Belong.io #
— after 15 years and a successful switch to subscription #
January 28, 2015
— my ranting about Google and the Internet Archive for the Message #
January 27, 2015
— I’m partial to the Friends and Simpsons themes myself #
— finally online, the short films by David OReilly that debuted at XOXO #
— color picker meets album finder; try hacking the URL for a cute 404 #
— Lindy West’s interview with a troll is remarkable #
January 26, 2015
— the Vine Year 2 roundup is excellent, just like last year #
— the elevator programming game #
January 25, 2015
— the legacy media reacted with widespread disdain #
January 23, 2015
— gorgeously-illustrated, worth it for the Nathan Myhrvold parody alone via Kottke #
— put your full catalog on Music Key for free, or you can no longer monetize your own channel #
— surfing the web with Netscape 1.0 on Windows 3.11 and Trumpet Winsock, all from a browser window #
— first time running the insane credits warp glitch on an actual console #
January 22, 2015
— it’s long past time for me to redesign my site for very similar reasons #
— pirates are now regularly releasing films in higher quality than screeners sent to Oscar voters #
January 21, 2015
— and, sadly, it’s homogenous present #
— “what if phones, but too much” #
— accessible analysis of the crowd-based gameplay phenomenon #
— don’t miss the last part on female authorship and credit #
— the untold story: Greg Knauss built the whole thing #
January 20, 2015
— every office needs one #
— Black Mirror-style art/tech project uses your physical responses to change your social activity #
— mildly NSFW photos; a community with its own currency and cultural norms #
January 19, 2015
— a momentary glimpse into how he thinks #
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