March 19, 2014
Cards Against Humanity opens to indie game stores, bans big box retailers
— the video is a nice encapsulation of their values #
Github Selfies
— Chrome add-on takes a webcam snapshot with every pull request; earlier: lolcommits #
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 #
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 #
Edge on the decline of the iOS gaming revolution
— I put much of the blame on the App Store's miserable discovery tools #
Kickstarter's fan history of the Veronica Mars movie
— it was released in theaters and on iTunes today #
The Verge interviews danah boyd about teen identity online
— her new book is available for purchase or free download on her site #
Tim Berners-Lee's Reddit AMA
— the creator of The Mesh looks back on the 25th anniversary of its proposal #
Sight & Light
— interactive demo on building 2D visibility in a game, here's another variation (via) #
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 #
Rolling Stone interviews Flappy Bird creator in Hanoi
— "Nguyen refuses to compromise his independence." #
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" #
Beyonce's Drunk in Love unofficial emoji video
— previously: Oneohtrix Point Never and Katy Perry (via) #
Jerry Seinfeld's apartment for the Oculus Rift
— we need a Seinfeld MMO, a VR recreation of Jerry's New York circa 1992 #
Flappy Jam
— 800 games in support of Dong Nguyen; highlights: Maverick Bird, Hey You: A Flappy Bird Lament, and Flappy Space Program #
Zoe Keating's music revenue spreadsheet 2014
— full Google Doc here; I wish more artists did this, she's the only one I know of #
British spy agency and NSA hacked over 1.8M Yahoo users' webcams
— stored images every five seconds, around 7% with nudity #