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August 24, 2011
— automatically targets who broke the codebase and fires foam missiles at them via jwz #
— like using ChatRoulette as an alarm clock via Boing Boing #
— shockingly good teaching tool; more here via Kottke #
— the Internet Archive’s 3,000 hours of TV news from September 11 #
— at 1:10, he places notes on the virtual piano roll; he also made a pig-powered slot machine and 5-channel sequencer #
August 23, 2011
— digital archivists and content curators are important, but great creators provide valuable context #
— Disney goes 8-bit in an upcoming feature about arcade characters’ secret lives via twitter.com #
— buy it immediately; Front also appeared on Mink Car Cover, a tribute to TMBG’s ill-timed album #
— reporting notable events from major online communities like Reddit, Tumblr, and Twitter #
August 22, 2011
— expertly done, down to hiring Ellen McLain for the voice acting via Rock Paper Shotgun #
— anonymous public cross-domain key store via Pinboard #
— he streamed most of the development; see all 500+ entries #
— some context may be necessary #
— entertaining and educational, as always #
August 20, 2011
— made with the Lua extensions #
August 19, 2011
— brilliantly creative Flash minigolf by the creator of Icycle #
— it’s unclear whether they can sue for 18 years of wrongful imprisonment #
— short machinima/live-action film about fighting game culture from the creator of 9 Eyes #
August 18, 2011
— he never spills his wine #
— from Joni Korpi, who also offers this nice trick for subtly hiding Typekit font replacement #
— wrongly convicted with coerced false confessions, they’ve been stuck in jail since 1994 #
— and Skitch is now free in the App Store #
— smart move, now they only need to add support for future plans #
— interactive Javascript tutorial to teach coding basics via Hacker News #
— too perfect via MetaFilter #
August 17, 2011
— celebrating the spirit of the singular personality that was _why #
— now’s the time to launch a farming wargame, but not another Operation clone via twitter.com #
August 16, 2011
— aka “Mavis Beacon Teaches Horrible Death In An Air Wreck” via Indie Games+ #
— while you’re there, don’t miss their oversized Euro coin project via Tom Armitage #
August 15, 2011
— I’m totally backing Zombama #
— try editing any of the declarations to understand how they work #
— “perhaps curiosity needs a sense of humor” #
— an iPad-like experience at the 4:30 mark; related: AT&T’s You Will ads from 1993 #
— “My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress.” #
August 13, 2011
— conveys a tense atmosphere in a short time with lo-fi graphics and audio #
— apparently without permission from Jim Guthrie; get the soundtrack on Bandcamp #
August 12, 2011
— I don’t care what his intentions are, this is extremely uncool; reminds me of the Chain World hijacker #
— great biopic about the man behind one of the earliest viral videos via Ze Frank #
— for Super I Am 8-Bit starting this week in Los Angeles via GameSetWatch #
— this is the holy grail of FPS mappers, turning a room into a playable level in minutes #
August 11, 2011
— six years in the making, his first full-length graphic novel since Blankets, due out next month via John Martz #
— Obama started his presidency obsessed with the Blackberry #
— this page brought my laptop to its knees #
— insightful essay from a former copyright attorney; worth reading Lukas Mathis’ response #
— Minecraft’s coming out of beta in November at their first official con in Las Vegas #
— Drew says Reddit settled this week and Techcrunch is still fighting it #
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