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December 3, 2008
— the small but dedicated community’s shattered by the news via Delicious #
— he finds that the beat variance seems to predict future market volatility via paul.kedrosky.com #
— this comment sums it up nicely #
— only the first 3.5 minutes, sadly via Laughing Squid #
— starring John C. Reilly, Neil Patrick Harris, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, and Jack Black as Jesus #
— 150 current submissions, including pens, old sneakers, plants, and the inevitable naked guy reflected in a Macbook #
— a truly harebrained idea, since SnapTell does the same thing instantly using image similarity for all CDs, DVDs, books, and games #
— the gaming world is about to revisit all the lessons Web 2.0 already learned, from Friendster to Facebook #
December 2, 2008
— they’ll be representative of video content instead of cleavage shots designed to drive click traffic #
— the best way to drive mass adoption, since it’s such a difficult concept to understand otherwise #
— also, it supports built-in parallel processing on EC2 #
— similar Greasemonkey scripts exist for Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB via torrentfreak.com #
— very exciting release, though iPod touch/iPhone aren’t supported just yet #
— the local Portland chain isn’t even involved in the dispute #
— a dramatic retelling of “the largest multivendor patch in the history of the Internet” #
— insanely dramatic life-and-death scenarios, including a solo childbirth and near-death choking via beebo.org #
December 1, 2008
— an exploratory Flash game/poem with levels based on sites like Metafilter and Fark #
— spreadsheet manipulation built on the underrated DabbleDB; don’t miss the demo via Delicious #
— it was CC-licensed, but attribution in the credits costs money, so he signed a release instead #
— unlike most acquirees, they thoughtfully built an exporter tool #
— here’s a completed auction for the same postcard #
— if graffiti can cause more crime, can the ugliness of a message board create more trolling? #
— a narwhal reference, too; full episode’s on Hulu #
— meatier articles bookmarked by Instapaper users; related: the toread tag on delicious #
— small decisions like these, made quickly in a time of transition, are inspiring #
November 30, 2008
— I’ve never seen anything remotely like it #
— noticed before, but the phrasing on the sticker and book are virtually identical #
— one of the most interesting people I know gets a writeup of his most recent project #
— the author later wired up his Roland V-Drums kit via Make #
— the lawsuit centered on technology, when the fact it happened online was incidental via Matt Haughey #
November 29, 2008
— get your 1980s dungeon crawling on #
November 28, 2008
— they had to file a FOIA request to get the data for the 9.9 million tickets #
— very sexy, though maybe a bit too minimal #
— all their research projects collected in one place, though some raw data dumps would be nice too via benfry.com #
November 27, 2008
— quite possibly the widest instant exposure of an Internet meme ever #
— stylistic notes: his team’s using the new widescreen format and comments are enabled #
— the perfect blend of autobiographical comics and geek subject matter; I bought both books, highly recommended #
November 26, 2008
— in-development tool creates a window into past versions of a page via @datamining #
— packet sniffing Shazam to update Last.fm from analog sources via blog.last.fm #
November 25, 2008
— funny, I thought it’d be more like this #
— as always, check back often; last year’s had over 600 lists #
— Myspace users are violent illiterates in warm climates, Gmail users are skinny and rich #
— directed by Vincent Moon in an abandoned wing of the Grand Palais #
— seven years in the making, the artsy programming language leaves beta via hackety.org #
November 24, 2008
— I like that Shaq is following Not Shaq #
— I’m a little surprised they didn’t merge the search and location bar into a single field #
— along with Values of n, which will be shutting down Sandy and Stikkit next month #
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