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April 7, 2006
— also, how Adrian Holovaty is using S3 as a media server at 35 cents per month via Delicious #
— new details emerge as the trial come to a close #
April 6, 2006
— dead on, from the inevitable reaction of PC enthusiasts to the future direction of the OS #
— it runs surprisingly well #
— also, there’s no colloquial “East California” as mentioned in “Kids in America” via Fimoculous #
— performing “Girl U Want” and “Gates of Steel” in May 1980 #
April 5, 2006
— Gary Brolsma, this one’s for you via Digg #
— Google and Yahoo both have a strong presence in Santa Monica #
— the stock market loves Apple’s new official support of Windows XP dual boot #
— virtual filesystem using your Amazon S3 account via Delicious #
April 4, 2006
— if you find the full video, let me know #
April 3, 2006
— the best of real-time, algorithmic art from the PC demoscene #
April 2, 2006
— insider details about employee adware usage and dealing with public perceptions via MetaFilter #
— keep in mind, Windows 3.1 was released the same year #
— contrary to previous reports, it’s not formally connected with the Pirate Bay #
— I see why; the Danger Mouse/Cee-Lo joint is catchy as hell #
— an April 1 prank takes a turn for the surreal #
— a surprisingly good alternative to Icerocket and Technorati #
— not designed by Khoi Vinh, but a lovely and clean redesign #
— they don’t seem to be moderating the entries; two more #
April 1, 2006
— features the brilliant Danah Boyd; he’s surprisingly reasonable via Delicious #
March 31, 2006
— everyone remembers their first console #
— sounds like a lot, until you realize it’s less than one day of new signups via Digg #
— with MP3s of the soundtrack #
— I’ve been reading John Hargrave since the dawn of time, and he’s still entertaining #
— now that I’m at Yahoo, I should try to score the complete domain list to rerun my dictionary domains via Digg #
— four French DJs that treat each turntable as a discrete instrument and play as a band; watch the videos #
March 30, 2006
— from strangers, anyway via adampsyche #
— safe for work, and I hope it’s real via Laughing Squid #
March 29, 2006
— the notorious Russian download service expands with a Windows client #
— expect people to start splitting large videos into multiple parts #
— badly needs an API, but brilliantly lo-fi #
— interesting news buried in 10th paragraph; anyone have more info? #
— screen grabs of the visual sound balloons from Batman’s campy fight scenes via John Martz #
March 28, 2006
— and I’m sure they use MSN Spaces instead of Myspace or Livejournal? via Digg #
— yay, investigative game journalism! via GameSetWatch #
— browse Flickr by color, texture, or theme via Kottke #
— unbelievably elaborate fan-written backstory to this excellent Achewood story arc #
— brilliant idea via O'Reilly Radar #
— he links to the Techcrunch entry on Jigsaw for his contact info, which is cute #
— -1 duplicate, no Digg #
— yeah, I’ve had days like that via Valleywag #
March 27, 2006
— remaking scenes from classic movies with a camcorder and himself in every role via Delicious #
— the photos throughout are hilarious #
— Alex Russell on ajaxWrite, which isn’t actually an Ajax app #
— does for film what Tommy Westphall’s Mind did for TV via MetaFilter #
— Austin music collectors buy Ohio record store that closed in 1970, frozen in time; don’t miss the photos #
March 26, 2006
— David says it’s a great time to start a business, as long as you’re not playing the Web 2.0 Lottery #
March 25, 2006
— e-mail hilarity between CentOS developers and the city manager of Tuttle, OK via brianstorms.com #
March 24, 2006
— one of the longest-running fan sites, and the winning logo I made in August ’97 is still there #
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