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December 18, 2009
— a new Christmas carol, with Anton Patzner on violin and Zoe Keating on cello #
— only works in modern browsers, uses HTML5 audio #
— I wonder how much of the criticism stems from perceptions of Twitter as frivolous #
— more than half the length of the film itself #
— packing feats and ordinary objects reassembled to look like model toys #
— so exciting; I still think Night at the Hip-Hopera is the best mashup album ever #
— street names are often unknown, so they just describe what you’ll pass by #
December 17, 2009
— the most thoughtful and realistic I’ve seen #
— a collage of hyperspace scenes in film via @kirstinbutler #
— they compare it to the demographics of the Internet and United States #
— this would be great for Analytics, to view your community’s actual screen sizes #
December 16, 2009
— she should hang out with pixelated girl and polygon guy #
— PC exploration game, like the Knytt series with a more elaborate storyline and gameplay #
— good to hear, thanks Jeremy #
— “I own this town from 41st to 47th” #
— from the gallery that started Crazy 4 Cult 3-D #
— they were acquired last week for $26M by a Malaysian company; the pre-IPO Google offer could’ve been worth $1B today via @textfiles #
— my top 10 would be virtually identical; I haven’t played Saira yet, but soon #
— they asked several people, including me, for our favorites #
December 15, 2009
— mind-numbingly stupid, the videos are free viral ads for their catalog; related: ASCAP demanding fees for Guitar Hero parties #
— roll a D20 saving throw whenever the GM tries to poison you (i.e. when you feel like smoking) via androidandme.com #
— my brother-in-law’s free holiday EP, for fans of Van Dyke Parks and Nilsson #
December 14, 2009
— former Disney Imagineer wires his house to play “Cliffs of Dover,” with a Wii and 21,268 lights via Make #
— strangely, the writer quotes a Gmail error as an official response via @juliandibbell #
December 11, 2009
— otherworldly hand-drawn animation; mood feels like Kevin Huizenga meets Grickle #
— “30 years after VisiCalc shipped: Another app from me that starts out on Apple hardware” #
— 180,000 RSS subscribers, no reserve! #
— elegantly-designed to-do list by Swiss Miss and Fictive Kin via Delicious #
December 10, 2009
— fanmade megamontage of ten years of web memes #
— an unbelievable deal, the text adventure documentary will be released on two DVDs in March #
— skewing heavily towards the innovative, quirky, and otherwise underappreciated #
— Kickstarter made the cut! #
— she’s addicted to grinding through terrible games for the ranking #
— ASCII art in 140 characters via @textfiles #
— a dystopic take, but there’s some truth in here, especially related to attention #
December 9, 2009
— very funny mashup of tech digerati quotes out of context #
— expect a large-scale userbase freakout and real-world repercussions #
— it’s like an angry, bearded pachinko for the Atari 2600 #
December 8, 2009
— I never knew his illustrations were drawn from staged photos via kungfugrippe.com #
— funny, these look older than 1998 to me #
— the art project frightened some residents, reminiscent of Boston and Ohio #
— incredible retro artwork and game boxes; I’ve seen these in person and they’re ridiculously accurate #
— cashiers have informal speed contests and sometimes cheat using a “suspend” function via Kottke #
— chippy music and sound effects without samples, uses MML for describing music; try it out here via Indie Games+ #
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