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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 #
April 7, 2020
— weirdly enough, inspired by a tweet of mine from last September #
— Adventure Time creator Pen Ward’s surreal new Netflix series will debut, appropriately enough, on 4/20 #
April 6, 2020
— new state-of-the-art green screen technique with inference code on Github #
— ridiculous but funny hack #
— you’re cute and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise via MetaFilter #
— American Football, Anamanaguchi, Baths, and others are throwing a coronavirus fundraiser concert in Minecraft #
— I signed up this morning and canceled 10 minutes later, I expected more for the $1.75 billion they’re spending on it #
— come for the clever title hack, stay for the entropy #
— Jason Scott dug up some of the backstory #
— Increpare made a computer terminal for Toki Pona, a constructed language with about 120 words #
— lovely post-apocalyptic interactive short story for Windows/Mac #
— the UK games festival adapted to social distancing with virtual events inside games like Animal Crossing, Half-Life, and No Man’s Sky, all on their Twitch channel #
April 5, 2020
— the second episode of John Krasinski’s unusually good YouTube series features some impressive cameos #
— the You Look Nice Today boys are back with a new podcast after a seven-year hiatus #
April 3, 2020
— this 2009 documentary looks at the life and career of Bill Withers, who died Monday at age 81 #
— follow the hints to find stickers buried in the xkcd archives, then help others combine them into a massive collage #
— it had some great writers and interesting design, but agreed the editorial vision was confusing #
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