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January 17, 2006
— won’t somebody think of the children? #
— Windows utility automates TV episode downloads from public trackers via Digg #
— directed by Gerald Casale of DEVO for Disney Records via Andre Torrez #
— Zork meets the Washington Post #
— videogame parody of working at a Kinko’s store, sounds like Root Beer Tapper #
January 12, 2006
— Slashdot still wields enormous traffic, even as Digg’s influence grows #
January 11, 2006
— not great, but I’ve been humming the Punch Out theme since I saw this last week #
— silly fun with Google wildcards #
January 10, 2006
— cute coincidence via Airbag Industries #
— MacBook 4-5x faster than Powerbook G4; new iMacs 2-3x faster #
— for some context, see the popular web meme #
— not even Ron Jeremy could handle it #
— an uncharacteristic rant posted to the Slashdot homepage; some users want /. to be more Digg-like #
— live coverage of the Macworld keynote, now with Ajax! #
January 9, 2006
— wow, incredible analysis of UNC’s freshman class Facebook usage, including demographics and information sharing #
— O’Reilly contributor accused of stealing templates for Digg clones, turns out to be unfounded #
— map the routes of UPS, Fedex, and USPS packages via hitormiss.org #
— tracking the popularity of various spelling permutations on the web via Delicious #
— a neat interactive floor display #
— also: MySpace growing by 160,000 new users per day! #
— great in-studio live performances #
— this time around a borrowed Lindsay Lohan animated GIF via Digg #
— if nothing else, worth it for playing around with the backdoor cheat via Delicious #
— if you haven’t played with the playlist sharing community, try it out #
— “annoying” someone anonymously online is now a federal crime? Boing Boing readers say this isn’t new via Boing Boing #
— they’re filling unsold ad space in the Sun-Times #
January 6, 2006
— I’ve been playing with this, and it’s very well-designed; the story-specific live chat is great #
— tech demo, only works in Firefox 1.5 via @nipponkan #
January 5, 2006
— automatic wireless sharing of music with strangers based on recommendations #
— also: TiVo Central gets Ajaxified and a peek at the HD TiVo Series 3 #
— it’s like a web geek litmus test; if you get it, you’re a lost cause #
— blog listing cash bounties for open-source projects #
January 4, 2006
— Drinking 2.0 from the Threadless crew #
January 3, 2006
— outstanding looking Firefox extension for sharing files privately with BitTorrent #
— crunching the numbers on best-selling albums by decade via simonwaldman.net #
— there’s a seed of a brilliant idea in here via cheesedip.com #
— they send you to The Cornfield #
— search Flickr by sketching; impressive examples on Mefi via Kottke #
January 2, 2006
— The Edge’s annual question for 2006 with answers from 116 professional thinkers and a real live Monkee via Delicious #
— possibly the worst Windows hole ever, affects all versions, and spreading fast; install this now, as even viewing an image can infect you #
— because of web traffic, arguably the most popular story in the Seattle Times’ 109-year history via Delicious #
January 1, 2006
— how do people behave when a game world is about to end permanently? #
— more Cory on Boing Boing is a good thing #
December 30, 2005
— with iPod and PDA versions, too; try the top 20 movies #
— it’s not just funny, it’s good music #
— some intelligent guesswork #
December 29, 2005
— try the effects of sand and water on the bouncing object; also: hell of sand with people #
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