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May 29, 2008
— more lovely visualization work from Stamen Design #
— every entry is great; read the intro and YouTube/Nico cultural divide to start #
— background; can you tell I’ve been surfing Japanese blogs today? #
— from Factio, creators of a similar t-shirt widget creator via e.netafull.net #
— a compelling read, she’ll be the first woman to row the 7,000 miles from the US to Australia #
— social self-expression where all entries, comments, and tags are hand-drawn via asiajin.com #
— cute hack built in about an hour #
— also, a good example of what Nico Nico Douga comments look like #
May 28, 2008
— don’t miss the video promos further down the page and photo gallery #
— one of the slickest Flash games I’ve played, like Smash TV with robots via Jay Is Games #
— film installation projects a rotating video onto a whitewashed room via justinsomnia.org #
— a terrible use of the license, Activision should be embarrassed #
— built on AdblockPlus, the images rotate every two weeks via b3ta #
— “circumflex underscore circumflex, I love you so” via Fimoculous #
— from the creator of Pac-Txt, a Python script that generates an 184-page book via b3ta #
— reminiscent of my own Mickey comic from 2003 via Boing Boing #
— Japanese insanity is leaking from Nico Nico Douga into YouTube; much more Japanese McDonald’s madness #
May 27, 2008
— Super Mario World used as an instrument to accompany anime songs #
— interviews from the video shoot will be coming soon on their YouTube channel #
— brilliant mashup wiring up YouTube and Wikipedia with the Whitburn chart data #
— whirlwind tour of the evolution of memes from the telegraph and Xeroxlore to modern day via ascii.textfiles.com #
— as suspected, the artist now says it’s a work of fiction at the bottom of his site #
— new from the creators of the Twilight Hack; don’t miss the video via Delicious #
— cached, minified, gzipped and up-to-date versions of jQuery, Prototype, Scriptaculous, and more #
— tribute to Donkey Kong Country 2 #
— the Cyndi Lauper was pretty impressive #
— this can’t last long via Fimoculous #
— “Everything we produce should be organized data.” via techmeme.com #
— from the noosphere to smart mobs #
May 26, 2008
May 25, 2008
— what a mess; that blackhat SEO forum is depressing me #
May 24, 2008
— using a GPS-laden briefcase to draw a self-portrait 69,000 miles long; I’m skeptical, but it’s a neat idea via Ze Frank #
May 23, 2008
— riffs on nearly every major web meme; they even hired Afro-Ninja! #
May 22, 2008
— probably higher, since the sample didn’t include anyone under 18 #
— organized prank calling to a radio show by the PLA, professional trolls via encyclopediadramatica.com #
— I’ve seen several mods turning the guitar into an instrument, but never seen a guitar solo on one via Hackaday #
— recent story about a teen paying for prostitutes with dad’s credit cards was a hoax to boost a finance site’s pagerank #
May 21, 2008
— back after an aborted launch that I missed out on, this is great archival work #
— he shot a Polaroid every day until his death from cancer in 1997 via Delicious #
— too early to judge, but a glimpse where they’re headed; announcement and more screenshots via MetaFilter #
— background on the clips, shot at 1000 frames per second via Delicious #
— summon the Internet spirits with a QWERTY layout and cursor control via Delicious #
— he blew $80 million of his inheritance on crazy schemes like a handwriting institute and automated parking garage #
— “funk master friendly” #
— old, but new to me; a dangerous time-waster, spoilers here #
May 20, 2008
— terrifying beyond belief #
— they believe humans were created in the last 10,000 years; won’t someone think of the children!? via jwz #
— Tori Amos is at #2, which sounds right to me; nice gallery of uber-fans via spinner.com #
— fake smiles, Weekend at Bernie’s, and the coverup behind a prisoner’s death during interrogation #
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