March 30, 2004
Frequency chart of "blog" and "weblog" in daily newspapers
— "blog" is much more commonplace than "weblog" now (via) #
Socialight, wireless social networks
— use your cell phone to gesture to people or annotate physical places (via) #
Aaron's technical description of iTunes Music Store and DRM
— with a link back to my original thread about their encryption (via) #
Create your own iPod adventure games
— more like "choose your own adventure" stories than interactive fiction (via) #
Blogger gets a big icon on Google's new Options page
— here's a list of all the new Google changes #
After Celebrity, the bizarre world of Livejournal celebrity role-playing
— they even have their own set of rules #
Guardian UK on Citizen Kubrick
— amazing glimpse into Kubrick's personal archives and library (via) #
Nintendo confirms NES GBA reissues
— the $20 games are a rip-off, but I must have the NES-style GBA (via) #
Sippey on the layout of the big three travel sites
— homepage maps of Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity #
Sony shows first PSP in-game footage
— looks like Death Jr. was heavily inspired by Grim Fandango (via) #
Hide your valuables in fake dirty underwear
— add a couple Doo Drops to complete the illusion (via) #
EV1 CEO has second thoughts about SCO deal
— he publicly says he shouldn't have done it, in hindsight #
Half-Life 2 physics engine ported to PSP
— the Playstation Portable is powerful enough to handle Havok? #
Free Culture, Lessig's new book available for download
— I'm a bit behind on the memes today, sorry (via) #
BannedMusic.org, Downhill Battle's virtual record label
— distributing banned albums with BitTorrent (via) #
Jack Valenti retiring from the MPAA
— it'll be hard to find a bigger jerk to replace him, but I'm sure they'll succeed (via) #