November 10, 2006
Convert an analog wall clock into a binary clock
— brilliant hack, with a printable pattern PDF (via) #
How I Was Duped by Ali G.
— another first person story of an unwitting victim; also, a look behind the scenes #
Humiliated frat boys sue Borat
— the inevitable followup to this Ask Metafilter question from a friend of one of the guys #
Slashdot runs out of comments
— they hit 16,777,216 comments, the upper limit for a mediumint in MySQL #
Unofficial FAQ for the Digg Algorithm
— good look at what gets stories to the Digg homepage, but doesn't cover everything #
Comedy Central blogger breaks the Rumsfeld news last night
— they're getting so good at fake news, it's turning into reality #
Bad SF Show Steals MySpace Page from Bad Indie Band
— this sounds like the domain trademark wars all over again; update: they gave it back #
WSJ on bands that love Guitar Hero
— I'd love to see the videos of bands attempting to play their own songs in the game #
You Can Learn a Lot From a Rich Girl
— don't miss the linked footnote on how she got out of debt (via) #
Winners of The Morning News' Encyclopedia Brown for D.A. contest
— "Vote for Miss Viola Swamp, Board of Education" #
The Rush Limbaugh Boogie
— maybe I'm just giddy from the election results, but I can't stop laughing at this #
Ryan Carson publishes DropSend's monthly profits
— it's still baffling why he's selling it if it takes so little effort (via) #
Michael Crook's Internet Club
— excellent (and long) followup of the Michael Crook and the EFF lawsuit against him #
Orlando teen steals bus, drives regular route and pockets fares
— "I drove that bus better than most Lynx drivers could" (via) #
EFF files lawsuit against Craigslist sex scammer Michael Crook
— more about the case from Jeff Diehl at 10 Zen Monkeys and the PDF of the complaint filing #
Minesweeper built in Pixelblocks!
— the finished product is 38,240 blocks standing six feet tall; it cost over $900 wholesale! (via) #
Anonymous insider's details on the YouTube deal
— fascinating read about collusion between Google and the major media companies #
Long New Yorker profile on Will Wright
— The Sims was partially inspired by his daughter's dollhouse and his own house burning down #
NBC's Heroes comic book tie-ins
— they're releasing a comic book after every episode with additional backstory; clever! #
Video: On the Edge of Blade Runner
— excellent BBC documentary on Blade Runner, with an unreleased scene at the 40:00 mark (via) #
Telephone Conferences: Phreaky Boys Collection
— collection of phone phreak voicemail messages from 1990; glimpse into a quirky subculture #
Myspace phishing attacks using customized Myspace profiles
— it took me a second to realize how this was a phishing attack #
FBI raids "Fake Boarding Pass" programmer's house, seizes computers
— blaming a web programmer for inadequate airport security #
Guitar Hero 2's Hidden Tracks Revealed
— Strong Bad's Trogdor and Dethklok hand-in-hand with Buckethead and Voivod #