June 30, 2005
CNN begins podcasting
— why do I feel like there are more people creating podcasts than listening to them? (via) #
Video: Spoiled rotten kid fights with mom on Xbox Live
— "Mom! You said you'd bring me some chocolate milk!" (via) #
A9 redesigns map pages
— very Google Maps-ish, but with their excellent storefront photos; update: they removed it (via) #
Insanely huge eBay lot of vintage 45s
— a 60-year-old record collector sells his entire collection (via) #
Ernest Miller on BitTorrent and the Grokster decision
— would Bram Cohen's statements open the door for a case against BitTorrent? #
DVD Jon cracks Google Video restrictions
— cracking an open source project isn't quite as impressive (via) #
Waxy Links' third-busiest day ever
— geez, 25 links is just silly; and why do I link the most on Tuesdays? #
Canada legalizes same-sex marriage
— sad that Canada understands equal rights and the pursuit of happiness better than my own country #
Yahoo launches My Web 2.0, social bookmarks plus search
— I was part of the private beta, here are my comments #
Unofficial ad-free versions of Gawker, NY Post launched on Blogspot
— creator claims it's "performance art meets media" #
Salon on Tom Cruise and the new public face of Scientology
— speculates that he's OT-VII; first in a four-part series on Scientology's PR campaign #
Developer asks city to seize Supreme Court justice's home to build new hotel
— a response to the Court's recent unraveling of property rights (via) #
What does it take to "induce" infringement?
— an excellent example from the Betamax era; Sony would've failed the Grokster test (via) #
A Cynic's Guide to Videogame Politics
— what the key players in game legislation have to gain, from the excellent Game Politics blog on (gasp!) Livejournal (via) #
House of Cosbys publisher cease-and-desisted by Bill Cosby!?
— the short films are brilliant; "I like to sue people! I'm litigation Cosby, you see." (via) #
Monkeys, Ninjas, Pirates, and Robots in Safari's RSS database schema
— very funny, I wonder what the unused fields are for #
World of Warcraft player stumbles on unfinished area
— I've always suspected places like this exist in the real world, too (via) #
Bloggers accepting payment for blog mentions without disclosure
— commentary from Rebecca and Matt, and a list of other blogger shills; even USWeb's blog got in on it (via) #
Yahoo to relaunch Yahoo Mail with Oddpost features
— expect a very GUI look and feel to try to outshine Gmail (via) #
Google relaunches personalized search
— reorders search results based on past searching history; a step in Google's plan to fight spam (via) #
Google Earth launches
— the massive Keyhole upgrade with businesses, driving directions, and 3D buildings (via) #
Connect Draw Remix, interactive CD sleeves
— plug the CD box into a USB port, remix tracks with a pencil (via) #
AMD files antitrust lawsuit against Intel
— claims Intel coerced hardware industry to avoid AMD (via) #
Men that voiced Tigger and Piglet die one day apart
— they both played the characters since Disney's first Pooh short in 1968 #
Corporate album cover remixes
— brilliant Photoshop thread inspired by Nike's borrowing of Minor Threat album art #
Supreme Court rules against Grokster
— unanimous decision finds technology services liable for its users' infringement #