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April 21, 2020
— hypnotic webcam effect, try changing the settings via It's Nice That #
— if 24 hours pass without new activity, the entire database of over 24,000 anonymous messages will delete itself via @mattround #
April 20, 2020
— clever riff on a very good meme #
— I linked to this tiny megademo a week ago, and even after reading this, I’m still amazed #
— mathemusician Vi Hart is working with a bipartisan group of experts working on a pandemic response plan #
— in these uncertain times, we’re here for you #
— Disney Imagineering released a free course on theme park design #
— the coronavirus revealed what was already broken in America, exposing and exploiting its underlying conditions via Nelson Minar #
April 17, 2020
— voiced by Adam Savage; don’t miss the very sweet moment with her real parents at the end #
— some solid pixel art in here pitching a point-and-click adventure game #
— a playful lo-fi multiplayer gallery of virtual installations #
— Cabel Sasser was behind the delightful 2004-era meme mocking the Nokia N-Gage #
— new Netflix Party-esque Chrome add-on for synchronized viewing parties from popular streaming services via Web Curios #
April 16, 2020
— her first in eight years, and it’s getting great early reviews #
— just watched the series finale, the short-run series by Ex Machina/Annihilation’s Alex Garland is the best since Russian Doll #
— games provide a perfect setting for endless comedy riffing #
— over-the-top Rube Goldberg device made from household objects with incredible comedic timing via Colossal #
April 15, 2020
— it’s incredibly uncanny to read now, like a parallel universe to ours via MetaFilter #
— boost Glitch apps so they never sleep, with additional resources and no rate limits #
— a screensaver simulating a neverending Zoom call with a rotating cast of characters via Jason Cosper #
— “the first time that a digital culture is listed as UNESCO intangible world cultural heritage, anywhere, ever” #
— turn any MP3 into a drum pad #
— another interesting experiment with spatial software #
— Wired profiles a Cloudflare cofounder whose personality shifted after a degenerative brain disease via @nbashaw #
April 14, 2020
— can’t recommend this enough, the Disneyland rides are incredibly charming #
— converting classic video game sounds into sheet music on Soundslice #
— another must-read Ed Yong piece on the near future and weathering the next stages of the pandemic #
— unlimited private repos for everyone #
— great little editor for making browser-based games and worlds #
April 13, 2020
— top /r/pics posts in a virtual art gallery via @round #
— watch YouTube videos with others in a playful 3D space via @round #
— fell into a deep YouTube hole, watching these two freakishly talented teens shred in video after video via @zefrank #
— part of the Merveilles Hyperjam, a game jam to make short interactive monochrome games inspired by HyperCard #
— the most surreal SNL ever, from the Tom Hanks monologue to the solo sketches #
— watch it live on Twitch today at 2pm PT/5pm ET #
April 12, 2020
— DOS demo with eight effects, transitions and music in 256 BYTES, with executable and source code available #
April 11, 2020
— new-to-me fantasy computer, a free alternative to the wonderful PICO-8 #
— celebrating the best of the last year’s demoscene, I particularly loved Minim, Atlas, and Fallspire #
April 10, 2020
— the Getty launched a similar project last month via @garbageday #
— really limited usage and impact, which reinforces my belief that they risked the future of controlled digital lending unnecessarily via Cory Doctorow #
— a flood of new competition, paired with the widespread loss of disposable income, is hurting cam models #
— great explanation of the DP-3T protocol via Kottke #
— interesting essay with some recent experiments that add a spatial dimension to social apps #
April 9, 2020
— like IFTTT for developers via Jeremy Keith #
— visual WebGL/Web Audio editor for making interactive art in the browser without code via Jeremy Keith #
— split into 88 scenes in wildly-varying styles, a la Star Wars Uncut, Empire Uncut, and Shrek Retold via MetaFilter #
— Jason Kottke solicited personal stories from readers on how they’re doing #
— includes a glimpse into his meticulous songwriting process #
April 8, 2020
— very good designers compete to the worst possible logo for a fictional marketing company #
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