March 4, 2005
MP3: No One Takes Your Freedom
— cohesive mashup of Beatles, Scissor Sisters, George Michael, and Aretha Franklin; more here (via) #
MP3: Kidz Bop's cover of Modest Mouse's "Float On"
— they couldn't find a kid to sing lead vocals? (via) #
Ten great examples of New Games Journalism
— some outstanding articles that set the bar for writing about games (via) #
PDF: Waxy.org mentioned in Free Software Foundation's amicus brief on Grokster case!
— footnote on page 17; the whole brief is an inspiring read (via) #
Friendster rebrands Typepad as Friendster Blogs
— but with no social network value; where are friends-only posts and group blogs? (via) #
The Powerbook Sudden Motion Sensor
— now, someone needs to write a Super Monkeyball or Marble Madness clone for these laptops #
Malaysian bootleg DVD runs negative blurb on package
— "SuperBabies has no redeeming qualities" (via) #
Copyright clearance on American Idol
— I noticed this too; she was voted off, partially because they couldn't clear her song choices #
Anonymous investors pledge $3 million to save Star Trek Enterprise
— oddly, they cite the reviled theme song as a primary inspiration (via) #
MSN Found "game" created by I Love Bees masterminds
— no matter how good the game is, it's still a promotion for a crappy product (via) #
Wired's excellent profile of Wikipedia
— touches on the dynamics of the site, along with its founder, critics, and contributors (via) #
Yahoo turns 10, gives away free Baskin-Robbins cones
— the 10 year "netrospective" is nice, too (via) #
Weblogs, Inc. enables commenting on Engadget ads
— neat idea, and great feedback for any advertiser (via) #
Florida Project, free vintage Walt Disney World font
— several more free Disney fonts, and a comprehensive font list (via) #
Dave Winer's worst nightmare
— handy bookmarklet to rewrite Scripting.com in the spirit of Google AutoLink (via) #
Phil's roundup of niche product forums
— there are many, many more, but these are some of the best #
Video: Chris Ware on French documentary series about comic artists
— Kempa went to huge efforts to get the episode online #
Halle Berry attended Razzies ceremony to accept her award
— "I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of shit" (via) #
Seattle radio playing new Fiona Apple tracks
— you can download them here and here; let me know if these disappear and I'll mirror them #