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June 24, 2014
— our initial launch lineup, open registration, and more surprises to come #
June 23, 2014
— “Make something every day. Just start.” #
June 20, 2014
— a year old, but new to me; since then, The Setup added a lightweight API #
— the Slashdot/Andover acquisition was all Eric Raymond’s fault #
— disguise trashy listicles and gossip as NYT articles #
— so excited and nervous, it makes my jaw ache #
— can we pay Paul to do this for every major writing platform please? #
June 19, 2014
— elegant game mechanic #
— Yancey Strickler on the bleeding of objects between the digital and physical worlds #
— incredible work by Sam Lavigne via @therewasaguy #
— I wrote a thing on Medium about what the App Store could learn from the social web #
June 18, 2014
— Rob Dubbin is the best #
— an indie game 13 years in the making #
June 17, 2014
— brilliant examination of microcelebrity, the audience, and fame online #
— this seems so wrongheaded, it’s hard to imagine it actually happening via @textfiles #
— algorave in your browser; related: Yaxu livecodes music #
— this video explains one small section, a glimpse at the mad logistics of a production like this #
— lovely app for collaborative writing and editing #
June 16, 2014
— if you haven’t, spend some time reading Rebecca’s story #
— love this series; a neverending parade of shameful examples #
— Arnold Schwarzenegger quote-based programming language #
June 13, 2014
— animation from Freddy Arenas for the NYT #
— I’m a huge fan of Shanley’s work on Model View Culture, curious to see how this plays out #
— plus a free level editor and the brutally hard/good Super Gravitron minigame #
— The Onion takes on Buzzfeed and Upworthy #
June 12, 2014
— “My love is an inlaid fear.” #
— “good faith” feels vague in this context, but this is a great move #
June 11, 2014
— for fans of Mini Metro #
— “Would you rather work for someone who’s cynical, or someone who earnestly believes in what they’re doing?” #
June 10, 2014
— they’re remastering it for the PS4; amazing internal design doc from 2.5 years before release #
— including the evolution of Comic Book Guy from artifact collector to Internet commenter #
— see also: the NeoLucida #
June 9, 2014
— contestant for the worst startup idea ever #
— UK-only for now, Newspaper Club takes Instapaper to print #
June 8, 2014
— the font format is only supported by Firefox for now #
June 7, 2014
June 6, 2014
— the followup to Gunpoint couldn’t be more different #
— I fully expect this to idea to spread to other new, popular restaurants #
June 5, 2014
— and upgrade OpenSSL while you’re at it #
— Twitter account summarizes the articles behind linkbait headlines #
— I never thought I’d read a 43-minute long article on Medium, but here we are #
— surprised some people are making that much through the platform #
— 220 people paid $1 each for 3,012 cubes, deciding what was drawn in each #
— if only there was a funding alternative to artist grants… #
— a nice visualization, though links aren’t supported yet via Kottke #
June 4, 2014
— the FCC’s site subsequently imploded #
— all 11,684 words of English dialogue from Star Wars, isolated and alphabetized #
— Flappy Bird clone in Swift #
— alter any webpage, designed for trolling but has big potential for satire #
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