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May 22, 2004

Abandoned japanese island of Gunkanjima

— many interesting photos via Boing Boing #

Windows 95/98 emulated on Pocket PC

via Slashdot #

PS2 device adds MP3, DivX, CD-R and emulation support

— unapproved by Sony, but sounds like an essential add-on via Slashdot #

WordPress 1.2 released

— tons of new changes, fueled in part by the MT licensing changes via Mark Pilgrim #

There.com scaling back consumer service, ending updates

— I wrote about them six months before their beta launch via Nelson Minar #

IGN's Best of E3

— their platform-specific lists are better than the overall via Nelson Minar #

USA Today on album royalty rates

— the excellent sidebar breaks down all record costs via downhillbattle.org #
May 21, 2004

Wonkette interviews Jessica Cutler aka Washingtonienne

— it’s a long story, that the media is picking up fast #

Cooking with a giant fresnel lens

via Slashdot #

The Straight Dope on the Ninja Death Touch

— can I kill my enemies with one fatal blow? #

Cherrnobyl motorcycle story was partially fake

— photos were real, but there was no solo ride #

"I chased you for 12 years around the world"

— a “missed connection” of epic proportion #

Haughey on Boston Globe's misuse of the term "blog"

— I loved blogging on BBSes back in the 1980s #

Leaked photo of the new Sidekick

— due out later this year via bump.net #

Cereality, the cereal bar & cafe

— I’d rather buy this than a Jamba Juice via Delicious #

Thousands may have human form of mad cow

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John Woo to direct Spy Hunter movie

— Midway to make a game based on the film based on the game #

Impossible Objects

— the Rubiks Cube in a bottle is impressive via b3ta #

Bloglines Most Popular

— link popularity tracking for the best web-based aggregator via David Ely #

Bill Gates backs blogs and RSS for business

— Microsoft would love to crush Blogger under its heel via news.bbc.co.uk #
May 20, 2004

Flash: Tokyoplastic's AIWA Music Box

— long download, but well worth it via Ethan Marcotte #

Robot Protest

— the robotic industry workers go on strike, with binary picket signs via Boing Boing #

Archive.org hosting every Grateful Dead bootleg

— 1,364 shows so far via MetaFilter #

3D CSS box model diagram

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Scrollbar proposal for your browser history

— I’d love to see this in Firefox via Kottke #

Wired News on Gmail Swap

— the highlights list is getting interesting #

World's largest crossword puzzle

— 7 square feet with 28,000 words via John Walkenbach #

Audio: Eric Idle's "The FCC Song"

— upbeat ditty wailing on the FCC, Bush, Cheney, Condi, Arnie and more #

Guns shot in slow motion

— I don’t know why these videos are so compelling via The Morning News #

Gamespy's Best of E3

— what, no Katamari Damashii? #

Drug addiction introduced into online MUD game

— increased dexterity, but terrible withdrawal #

USA Today on the increase of TV trading online

— with commercials edited out, naturally #

Cellular automata and music

— algorithmic music with Java, with tons of great links via Slashdot #

Disney to base new movie on Jungle Cruise ride

— looks like my prediction may come to pass #

Anil is moving to San Francisco

 #
May 19, 2004

Image: Hayden inserted into Return of the Jedi DVD reissue?

— looks fake, but AICN is freaking out about it via Michael Heilemann #

Nellie McKay's songs about William Hung and P. Diddy

— videos for VH-1’s Best Week Ever via stereogum.com #

Weezer Exposed

— Rivers Cuomo’s hair band from the 1980s #

New Star Wars titled "Birth of the Empire"

— they jumped the lava shark via Slashdot #

Report finds that children pirate music freely

— 88% know it’s copyrighted, but 56% do it anyway; user/pass #

TongueBoy SP, the tongue-controlled GBA for disabled kids

— smart ass commentary on Slashdot #

Cliche Watch: "except rap and country"

— they should try some Country Rap via Phil Fibiger #

Dear Overhaulin'

— also: another example of the “I’m Feeling Lucky” effect via Anil Dash #

JBX, the high-end Jack in the Box concept restaurant

via Jason Cosper #

Google plans desktop search tool

— this could fill the searching gap in Longhorn via Philipp Lenssen #

iRaq, subtle iPod poster remixes

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May 18, 2004

DomainKeys, Yahoo's anti-spam proposal

— may be a step in the right direction via Jeremy Zawodny #

Japan's Sammy buys Sega in $1.4B deal

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iTunes social networks on college campuses

— interesting use of iTunes on wireless campus networks via Michael Heilemann #

Gmail goes to 1 TB!?

— hmm, that sounds like a dare to me #
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