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November 10, 2014
— interesting direct-to-fan experiment, and a crazy deal #
— bot that randomly spends $100 in Bitcoin from Silk Road-like marketplaces #
— convert text to meows, keeping its original punctuation and word length; here’s Moby Dick #
— part of NaNoGenMo, a contest to algorithmically generate 50,000-word novels; more entries #
— JSON datasets for algorithmic play, like lists of sandwiches and rich people #
— comic algorithmically generated from public domain detective novels #
— $15 for ten envelopes of randomness in December #
— the deluxe version is a whole lotta Harmon #
November 6, 2014
— next step would be hooking it up to MAME, currently Game Boy Color only #
— if you’ve never seen it, watch the pilot first #
— Twitter open-sources their emoji icon library #
— in which Matt Haughey commissions an oil painting of Stewart Butterfield from China #
— this is the greatest thing ever, hyperbole be damned #
November 5, 2014
— generate videos from TV/film dialogue, heavy on the Bee and Puppycat #
— the animation pioneer was the creator behind Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly #
— I had no idea Google was saving revisions at this granularity #
— the sole practitioner of the Victorian art of arranging single-cell algae; more photos via @vihartvihart #
— yet another reason why I love that company #
— eventually, all media will feel like this to you #
— 639 entries, some of the best of indie gaming on a single page #
— what it feels like to be a black woman in tech #
November 4, 2014
— love the beach ball pic #
— Paul Ford on emulation and the loss of a friend #
November 2, 2014
— “People were always dying around Grandma” #
November 1, 2014
— Al Jazeera America’s graphic novella on privacy and big data #
October 31, 2014
— 19 Doctor Who cast members, mainly Doctors and companions #
— 15 years in, still one of the most powerful examples of a true community online #
October 30, 2014
— Jason Scott just dropped a bomb: 900 classic arcade games emulated in the browser #
— the biggest thing Gamergate has accomplished so far #
— four years in the making, read Emily Short’s thoughts on what makes it so special #
October 29, 2014
— you and a random partner must both turn on webcams to listen #
October 28, 2014
— serious seizure warning via r/InternetIsBeautiful #
October 27, 2014
— Segway chairs, drones, and umbrellas as an LED display #
— browser add-on that works with Ad Block Plus, quietly clicking every blocked ad #
October 26, 2014
— don’t miss the bookmarks in Cat Explorer via latest.is #
October 24, 2014
— it’s about ethics in game journalism #
October 23, 2014
— documenting a huge chunk of Twitter’s history, the founder’s ignoring all offers of help #
— unprecedented move, legally preventing them from running ads or selling user data #
October 22, 2014
— she was doxxed minutes later in her own comments, which she disabled #
October 21, 2014
— Rob Cantor’s classic track, with escalating insanity #
— after a three year break from the first two adorable shorts #
October 19, 2014
— collaborative multiplayer game #
October 17, 2014
— I will never tire of this #
October 16, 2014
— a primer from Ryan Gantz on not being a music hater #
October 15, 2014
— some genius set up the classic chatbot to reply to #NotYourShield tweets #
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