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February 28, 2008
— like their other stores, it’s a front for their non-profit writing center via Boing Boing #
— lovely, it’s like Photosynth for the universe via Boing Boing #
— a far-out, super-hep swinging drum solo via Mike Migurski #
— buit in only 10 days, it uses the accelerometer to determine how pieces fall #
February 27, 2008
— among other things, she designed the hand-drawn type in the Ratatouille titles via John Martz #
— a college professor uses a clever technique to focus attention #
— great little short film about the afterlife from Juno’s director #
— just stumbled on this 1997-era snapshot of Word, apparently captured by net Yoshi Sodeoka #
— love in the early digital age, originally delivered to subscribers as a series of emails in real time #
February 26, 2008
— BigO removed the files, but you can download the MP3s or FLACs here #
— surprisingly good, tries to identify running themes in Internet memes #
— “we at Diebold will see to it that we properly safeguard the illusion of democracy” via Delicious #
— backed by Merlin Mann, Leo Laporte, and Veronica Belmont; it’s a geekgasm #
— Adam reads new meanings into NES screenshots #
— more powerful than the BFG via Delicious #
February 25, 2008
— in particular, I love this one #
— weak interview, but interesting he’s getting more attention; don’t miss the Labyrinth scanlation #
— too bad the Pulitzer excludes independent journalism outside of newspapers, online or off #
February 24, 2008
— Asia loves Friendster, Russia loves LiveJournal, and Orkut still dominates Latin America via Cam Marlow #
February 22, 2008
— if true, College Humor secured digital rights, so good news all around #
— and a low quality ripoff, too; Jess Fink has a right to be irritated via comics212.net #
— SXSW won’t release a torrent this year, so Greg made one himself #
— the inventor of the technique didn’t get credit or money for it, but he doesn’t mind #
— he’s eloquent, grounded, and philosophical about his fame via Fimoculous #
February 21, 2008
— supremely brilliant browser-based RPG parodying Internet culture; more about the creators #
— very entertaining videos created for the awards show #
— Torontoist gets official word from the people behind the ad campaign #
— yay, drunk Waxy Linking! #
February 20, 2008
— viciously hard Windows platformer with a pastiche of retro games; here’s one attempt via gamasutra.com #
— anyone who pays $99/year for the development kit can submit games for review #
February 19, 2008
— Will Wright’s prototype code from 1997 #
— switching to periodic updates, which makes more sense for a cartoon like his #
— he felt it was a birth defect, so staged an accident with a power tool via Eliot Phillips #
— good research into this cleverly-designed viral campaign #
February 18, 2008
— nice summary; here’s one archive of the original post, now removed #
— historic jazz session with sublime performances and gorgeous direction via adamconover.net #
— a strange move, since people are looking for it constantly #
— create a corrupted file to send in when you’re missing deadline; old, but new to me via Delicious #
— a tactic I’ve never seen before, the site is still accessible by IP address or multiple mirrors via justinsomnia.org #
February 16, 2008
— this is wonderful, like mundane performance art via blog.pmarca.com #
— creating a ray-traced animation in only 512 characters; see the other rounds via MetaFilter #
— this meme is his new bicycle #
February 15, 2008
— inspired by my oscilloscope hacks entry #
February 14, 2008
— excellent interview addresses a bunch of questions I had about the site #
— impressive feat; from the same guy who ported the first Quake via albotas.com #
— love in a backwards world via Ze Frank #
— “I love everything about you… except the things we’ve already discussed” via John Martz #
— it shouldn’t be a surprise that romantic love is chemically similar to OCD #
— their Tetris valentine from 2006 became a cult favorite #
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