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March 23, 2011
— short fiction (or is it?) by James Mitchell #
— shows how clever writing can transform a simple Flash platformer #
— headless Webkit lets you script a browser without display via Nelson Minar #
March 22, 2011
— turning a thoughtful game into a 30-second brutal deathmatch via Indie Games+ #
— how it works, with open code; oh, and the browser’s pretty great too #
— great article spotlights the manufacturing projects created by the community #
— photos of tube TVs at the moment they’re switched off via MLKSHK #
— a goldmine: Out of this World, Maniac Mansion, Raid on Bungeling Bay, Prince of Persia, Populous, Pitfall!, Pac-Man, Marble Madness, Elite, Doom, and Bejeweled via twitter.com #
March 21, 2011
— inspired by Noah Kalina’s Everyday project #
— Wonder-Tonic’s winning pitch for this year’s Worst Website Ever at SXSW #
— as a first-time homebuyer, I’ve come to really love EveryBlock’s hyperlocal feeds #
— for the fifth anniversary, he’s now doing daily commentary about each video #
March 20, 2011
— Oli Beale likes to subtly modify his friend’s Facebook photos #
— with help from a senior reactor operator at Reed Research Reactor #
— a return to form, his first video like Thru-You in two years #
March 18, 2011
— I’d be much more excited about the NYT’s plan if it was around benefits vs. limits #
March 17, 2011
— good interviews, covers the early Blogger and Odeo days via megnut.com #
— success is rarely overnight; like Ze, it takes feedback and iteration over time #
— his NYC book launch on May 8 donates all proceeds to DonorsChoose #
— fascinating glimpse into the thought process #
March 16, 2011
— responding to his claim that “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music business” #
— great story about the Airbnb team, Obama O’s cereal, and a whole lot of hustle #
— a State Department official was forced to resign after critical comments about his treatment via Daring Fireball #
— even non-anonymized people lose their minds in YouTube comments #
— I wonder if he skipped everyone with less harmonious names via Ze Frank #
— his earliest archives from Twitter’s development, more on Twitter #
— also: InFocus feature on the recovery efforts via Laughing Squid #
— powerful toolset for bands was invite-only for years; Ian writes about the change #
— fasincating glimpse into the site’s moderation techniques and homegrown tools; how it was recorded #
— more data porn, plus guitars with knives #
— turn any Web page into an HTML5 Katamari Damacy via twitter.com #
March 10, 2011
— don’t miss Esquire’s eloquent description of the moment via Delicious #
— spoiler: you’d be rich via bits.blogs.nytimes.com #
— a huge warning to anyone considering home births via Delicious #
— sharing, editor’s picks, and browsing your friends’ likes via Kottke #
— a single meta tag reduced Deviant Art’s DNS queries by 10 billion per month via Paul Bausch #
— roll your own Foursquare; here’s the requisite SXSW example running on Crowdmap #
— identity by algorithm via twitter.com #
— breakout app of SXSW 2011 #
— great episode; interviews with the creators of Sword & Sworcery, Indie Game: The Movie, and Cave Story via twitter.com #
— Graham Annable is a genius via twitter.com #
— “written by people with a passing knowledge” via twitter.com #
— software scoped to friends-only favors intimacy over serendipity #
— “Don’t need Zuckerberg to know when the bubble blows” via twitter.com #
— some great stories about how it’s impacting Chicago artists #
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