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April 16, 2008
— people reproduce their childhood photos and tagging each photo on Flickr #
— add it to the list of obsolete skills #
— portraits of artists in the graffiti, alt-comic, and underground art worlds via Andre Torrez #
April 15, 2008
— very impressive, includes sunlight and shading #
— is this the first open-source web-based MMO? via Cal Henderson #
— judged by Jonathan Coulton and Doc Popular via jonathancoulton.com #
— loving tributes in the updates and comments via MetaFilter #
— Skype support appears to be wifi-only via techcrunch.com #
— from brilliant New Yorker article about the lives of elevators; the ordeal changed him forever via Delicious #
April 14, 2008
— animated rendition of an 11-year-old’s diary; see also: 500 Miles to Hollywood via MetaFilter #
— for anyone interested in online group dynamics and/or the current Atari 2600 scene #
— John Martz drew cartoon versions of every student from his mom’s 1968 yearbook; see also: The Liner via MetaFilter #
— a massive upgrade, allowing snapshots with a single API call #
— read the comments to see players and parents absolutely devastated by its closure via Rock Paper Shotgun #
April 13, 2008
— clever idea, builds a game using the mysterious shortwave radio broadcasts #
— higher quality and better sound than the FLV versions via techmeme.com #
— Mitch Kapor shows how to navigate Second Life with your full body via Alice Taylor #
— Brad Bird responds in the comments! see also: longer version of the pilot and the 1992 feature film for comparison via Simon Carless #
— created on an Amiga 4000T to the tune of “Still Alive,” it’s very faithful to Amiga history #
— self-referential products via Andre Torrez #
April 12, 2008
— Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” with every bird digitally removed via MetaFilter #
— Rumble Pak on the steering wheel to sense cars in your blind spot #
— determined by taking a photograph next to a person of known height via LiveJournal #
April 11, 2008
— brilliant supercuts created by a Chicago artist; the Loveline montages are amazing #
— total abuse of the TRS, but still very funny #
— the original video, if you missed it #
— YouTube doesn’t provide any subscription feeds, but this works perfectly via @googlesystem #
— it’s worth noting that the NYT is cultivating a high level of discourse in their own blog comments via Matt Haughey #
— like always, incredible quality from the vibrant community via GameSetWatch #
— I thought this was a joke, but I verified it; JJ Abrams has a potty mouth #
— mroth, you’re a crazy bastard #
April 10, 2008
— there goes my afternoon; strange how it switches between IFC and Nerve on every page via Kottke #
— or: why my links were still pointing to Waxy.org until this morning; sorry! #
— perfect response to the crybabies, with confused comments from some of them #
— bizarre endoscope footage of people singing, screaming, grunting, and talking like Barry White #
— the Quicktime development team gets silly, in a decision that still haunts them 15 years later #
April 9, 2008
— I fixed the bug causing links to point to Waxy.org, but your feedreader needs to refresh the feed first #
— Sadness can be eaten. via Chris Glass #
April 8, 2008
— this group includes some examples, including my son’s testimonial and thud! #
— Techcrunch jumped the gun, it goes live any minute; it’s very different from YouTube and very, very Flickr #
— I feel the same way about DOFI #
— innovative split-screen techniques and multitrack recording from the late ’60s; high-quality video and backstory via MetaFilter #
— exceedingly easy to use, but must be hammering the Twitter API #
— Wilson Miner explains how EveryBlock does it; also, Paul Smith on how/why they rolled their own maps #
— it’s amazing how easy it is to get started; Nelson went from zero to app in 30 minutes #
— entertaining, if only for the spot-the-fake games #
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