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September 17, 2008
— nicely timed parody from The Onion via scribbling.net #
— you might as well not have existed via scribbling.net #
— excellent summary of the events; screencaps on Wikileaks, discussion on Reddit #
— update: Valve’s Doug Lombardi said it’s false via Alice Taylor #
— related: TIGSource’s bootleg demakes contest #
September 16, 2008
— a staggering 99% of boys and 94% of girls, and half of teens surveyed played a game yesterday; read the full report #
— what do you wish would happen by the end of today? #
— that’s a sentence I never thought I’d write via jeffrubinjeffrubin.com #
— the 1980s Christian ska band is very real #
— coming soon; eight months in development with a new storyline, NPCs, and longer than the original via Rock Paper Shotgun #
— a dedicated site for their YouTube transcription experiments, hopefully soon expanding beyond political videos via Fimoculous #
— extensive recursion; see more on Flickr #
September 15, 2008
— idiotic policy that should make every iPhone developer question their participation #
— run the naked Japanese guy through Copenhagen and jump in front of tourist’s photos via Indie Games+ #
— and the inevitable remix #
— Peanut Butter Jelly Time is the new Amen break #
— from the developer of Buzztracker via FlowingData #
September 14, 2008
— they mention ytcracker’s N.E.S. from 2005, available as a free download #
September 13, 2008
— Dorothy applies every Photoshop filter, in order, to a photograph #
September 12, 2008
— where else can you get 2,100 people to answer a question for a total $30 in three hours? #
— the original chart doesn’t visualize the extent of the disparity #
— NBC’s waiting until October to air the coverage, but they’re posting highlights daily online #
— absolutely insane, just watched it for the second time; Sippey has the route #
September 11, 2008
— been playing around with Gary Vaynerchuk’s new startup and it’s great; also, Gary’s broadcasting live on UStream #
— wistful song sung from the perspective of Toad #
— how Googlebot, the Chicago Tribune’s CMS, and a careless Bloomberg analyst killed United Airlines’ stock #
— Rails plugin for locating your friends on other social networks #
— finding his tribe, losing it in Hollywood, and finding again in game design via MetaFilter #
— from the Mentos/Diet Coke guys, soon to be seen everywhere via bg5000.tumblr.com #
— new videos weekly, subscribe on Burger King’s YouTube channel #
— cool stuff, but someone needs to take lessons from Apple #
— his bail date was extended five times; related: Elite Torrents admin sentenced to 18 months in jail #
— download the game from TIGSource #
— and yes, it actually runs on 2600 emulators #
— he asked the Turker community, by creating a HIT paying ten cents per answer #
— Penn & Teller’s Desert Bus remade as a 1980s text adventure #
— Gregg Gillis covers his laptop with saran wrap and reconstructs his mix nightly via sciencevsromance.net #
— and, just to be sure, no and nope via haddock.org #
September 10, 2008
— promising site from the same group that runs GameSetWatch, Indiegames, and Gamasutra #
— and it’s “almost ready”! via Andre Torrez #
— also shows the name’s roots, top cities, and most common first names via MetaFilter #
— mesmerizing to watch; I liked the kids caught “whispering” on camera at 2:55 #
— announced at TC50 today, still in private beta; watch the demo for more #
September 9, 2008
— built on the lovely Echonest API; this Paul Simon remix is perfect via MetaFilter #
— see also: Daytum and Mycrocosm #
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