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April 13, 2008
— 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 #
— using Tweetscan as Clichewatch #
April 7, 2008
— hopefully, they managed to avoid post-gig bitterness #
— Google dives into the cloud; Python-only and free for limited use #
— NYT op-ed by their lead singer via The Morning News #
— still beta and an awkward UI, but some great exclusive video including the full-length Pixies reunion documentary via Fimoculous #
— Mechanical Turkers reconstruct a $100 bill using custom drawing tools for 1 cent per drawing via Nelson Minar #
— for people who can’t run BT or limited by their ISP, this sounds great #
April 5, 2008
— complete clone of Crayon Physics, but still worth trying via Jay Is Games #
— walkthrough available, if you need it #
April 4, 2008
— Jakob made it look effortless, with quite a bit of planning #
— from the fine people at BrettCorp #
— subscribe to their blog, which tracks new data as its added #
— how does a 73-year-old man who’s never used a computer hear about CC? via Boing Boing #
— current ranked #35 out of 423 remixes #
April 3, 2008
— takes on Tay Zonday, Tron guy, Chris Crocker, Afro-Ninja, SWK, Dramatic Chipmunk, Numa Numa, and more #
— butternut reduction via newyorker.com #
April 2, 2008
— he should run for the President of YouTube #
— old but good, I still can’t get past level 12 via Cal Henderson #
— these videos of kids rocking out brings joy into my heart #
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