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October 15, 2009
— I hate sharing a last name with that guy #
— don’t worry, the $55 price is for a year’s subscription via Kottke #
— great NSFW talk covers the early history of digital porn, including teletype, BBSes, and games #
— at this moment, the scary live video shows him flying through the Colorado skies; update: he wasn’t inside #
October 14, 2009
— relative spending visualized, with data on Google Spreadsheets #
— includes a perfectly preserved animated GIF archive #
— includes Bukowski’s poem about the 16-bit Intel 8088 chip via sippey.com #
October 13, 2009
— extra points for playing the game without your friends realizing it #
— augmenting reality with pure silliness via Mike Migurski #
— warning: turn your sound off first via Cal Henderson #
— clever UI concept replaces the mouse with 10-finger multitouch via Brett O'Connor #
— #trafigura is still a trending topic on Twitter #
— crowdsourcing 3D buildings for Google Earth by making it playful #
October 12, 2009
— reporting on their inability to report; it seems to be related to this issue via @rabble #
— exposing how much money they’re duping people for #
— from the comments: “SEO consultants are just web designers who are incapable of doing the other 90% of the job” #
— in short: extremely safe, but costs $360 so insurance companies are fighting it #
October 10, 2009
— Justin decided to do something about their recent redesign; update: he stopped updating it #
— funniest mod I’ve ever seen; one team spawns as props and has to hide from the other team #
October 9, 2009
— Geocities closes forever in only two weeks #
— first time I’ve seen the technique used for banning; it works in every major browser #
— the new concept art with Small World, Magic Kingdom, and Haunted Castle references is insane #
October 8, 2009
— 66% more than normal chose the stairs over the elevator via Matt Haughey #
— the MK12 chapter videos are each amazing #
— fortunately, he’s writing columns for Boing Boing and working on a big new project #
October 7, 2009
— here’s a similar project explaining how it was done via Hackaday #
October 5, 2009
— jaw-dropping tech demo turns stick figures to Internet photocollages; the paper has more examples via Hacker News #
— used as a forensics tool #
— regulating blogging for the first time via Fimoculous #
October 2, 2009
— their new “reactive album” is built on RjDj, changing music based on your input #
— on teasing private information out of FQL, even for users with maxed-out privacy settings #
— update: it was a mistake #
October 1, 2009
— accurate, entertaining, and occasionally insightful primer on gaming history; all six parts #
September 30, 2009
— cafe as collaborative art #
— the NYT interviewed her about the project via Delicious #
September 29, 2009
— “I hate grues.” via Boing Boing #
— throw it into the OCR toolbox #
— this Brazilian band does the best live Mario cover I’ve ever seen via b3ta #
— more fascinating dataporn #
September 28, 2009
— design patterns for colorblind users; one of my favorite examples and how they fixed it #
September 27, 2009
— in case you missed it, Techdirt was at the center of the drama #
September 24, 2009
— loving their other covers, too via buzzfeed.com #
— the entire list is incredible, and all the code is open along the way #
— illustrator envisions Masters of the Universe meets American Apparel #
— almost, view source to see where he cheated via Brett O'Connor #
— massive supercut of cell phone cliches in modern horror films via buzzfeed.com #
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