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June 2, 2009
— all my doubts about the technology just flew out the window; it is very real #
June 1, 2009
— the actionable excerpt from Moore’s original essay #
— hand-drawn maps of each person’s view of the Internet via kk.org #
— Jason Scott broke the news last week, this includes all hosted sites #
— like a modernized Beavis & Butthead, mocking YouTube instead of music videos #
— control games without a controller, plus gestural media browsing, face recognition and object scanning via Offworld #
— ad agency uses interactive YouTube videos as their homepage via Cal Henderson #
— the most popular list is a glimpse into Twitter’s evolving demographics via MetaFilter #
— don’t miss the color scripts and animated tests; also: NYT interviews Pete Docter via Daring Fireball #
— and Lucasarts is remaking the original game with new graphics and sound! #
— addictive little Flash game, knocking down ragdolls on balancing structures #
— in response to this excellent comic via Boing Boing #
— interviews with ordinary folks conducted on a 70-day road trip across America; directed by Lynch’s son #
May 31, 2009
— appears to have originated from Portland’s BarFly magazine in 1999 #
— which can’t be easily uninstalled; karma, indeed #
May 29, 2009
— even though Google’s their biggest competitor, they’ve aligned with them because of their history via Delicious #
— taking seam carving to the next level, I really could’ve used this last week #
— they’re providing a migration option and export tools, though only six weeks to use them #
— the future of news via dalasverdugo.com #
— don’t miss the demo song by Jordan Rudess, showing how it’s a full instrument via John Walkenbach #
— finally, the cliche’s going away via dalasverdugo.com #
— Futurama fan makes a game based on a sketch based on a game #
— don’t miss the stunning demo of Rosy, real-time character-by-character language translation #
May 28, 2009
— don’t miss his explanation of how he finally made the clip without breaking any laws via Laughing Squid #
— context-sensitive, it can correct there/their/they’re and its/it’s errors; also: Arrington interviews the founders #
— real-time collaboration tool with an open protocol, blurring the line between email, IM, and personal publishing #
— cheaper than the laserdisc version, but apparently, just as frustrating via @ironicsans #
— short on details, but glad someone clever’s trying to bridge the gap between developers and foundries #
— I found this strangely touching #
May 27, 2009
— every software company needs a green screen #
— band wears 30dB noise-canceling headphones and plays along to rock songs #
— at 6:30, he loads Wikipedia in Lynx; amazing it works so well with modern hardware via @textfiles #
— “taht’s targic” via r/gaming #
— booty-shaking videos on YouTube with the booty removed; the angry comments are funny #
May 26, 2009
— Colbert gets in on the keyboard cat action #
— constraints led Lucas to make one great film; without them, he turned out films like this draft via MetaFilter #
— don’t miss the top 10 (Sex, The Internet, Cats) and bottom 10 (AIDS, 9/11, Lil’ Wayne) via buzzfeed.com #
May 25, 2009
— culled from unrelated videos, like the visual version of In Bb 2.0 #
— opinionated but interesting article, particularly Japan’s public vs. private personas #
— remember to adjust your fart volume via Tom Armitage #
— in the process, he explains some of the overlooked benefits of CouchDB #
May 24, 2009
— until Apple sorts out their approval process, it helps to have noisy friends #
— “Having your desk near the entrance to your office without visitors assuming you’re the receptionist.” via scribbling.net #
May 23, 2009
— Arrington says CBS lied to Last.fm and gave it to the RIAA without their knowledge; Last.fm is vehemently denying it, implying a personal vendetta #
May 22, 2009
— put on a finger cot first #
— best survey ever; an excellent example of why I love The Deck so much via Ze Frank #
— the way it should be! sadly, Intel hired an actor to play Ajay Bhatt #
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