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February 26, 2008
— 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 #
February 13, 2008
— World of Warcraft hits the 10M subscription mark and still exploding #
— the band formed at CERN next door to Tim Berners-Lee’s office #
February 12, 2008
— very long, absolutely essential reading; gives tremendous insight into the repercussions of documentary filmmaking #
February 11, 2008
— Nickelodeon meets The Godfather via Boing Boing #
— some fascinating history; I totally agree with him about the innovative design #
— DIY power meter measures output of your electrical devices via Alf Eaton #
— parody of the will.i.am “Yes We Can” video #
February 9, 2008
— instead of commissioning art or buying stock photos, allows anyone to run a Threadless-like design contest for cash #
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