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November 6, 2019
— reminder that the crime of “jaywalking” was invented by automakers #
— “Pasterns and fetlocks appear abnormal, suggest radiographs before purchase.” #
— download it for Excel 2019/Office 365 #
November 5, 2019
— incredibly minimalist file-based blog service, actively developed in public via Chris Glass #
— inject unauthorized voice commands into Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple voice assistants with lasers! via @kwiens #
November 4, 2019
— cowardly behavior from the paper, withering under a firestorm of criticism fueled by bad-faith actors #
— it’s been a very good decade for games #
November 1, 2019
— the chicken wing gimmick is silly but effective, Sean Evans is a remarkable interviewer, and I love every episode #
— lax verification enables large-scale hosts to exploit their platform #
— the first reviews for Hideo Kojima’s new game are dropping, and it looks both audacious and agonizing #
October 31, 2019
— in a year of amazing goose costumes, Cabel’s is tough to beat #
— feel spirits move your cursor planchette from the great beyond! via @potch #
October 29, 2019
— for designers, a typeface scarier than Comic Sans and Papyrus via Belong.io #
August 1, 2019
— typeface made from gerrymandered districts #
July 23, 2019
— Chris previously started and ran Google Reader, a product sorely missed by everyone who used it via Belong.io #
July 18, 2019
— interesting twigbunch on Rosegarden #
July 8, 2019
— Darius Kazemi’s guide to running a small social network for your friends; emphasis on “small” #
July 3, 2019
— frustrating and funny interactive dark patterns via Belong.io #
— he should have let it die instead of selling it to this asshole #
July 2, 2019
— and more generally, about ethics in technology via @meyerweb #
July 1, 2019
— novel use of AI to search newspaper archives with solid results #
— stunning video essay from Pop Culture Detective‘s Jonathan McIntosh on America’s shifting perceptions of the prison-industrial complex #
— sharply-written modern descendant of Devil’s Dictionary 2.0 via Pinboard #
— great profile of a spectacular artist #
— compete against 99 other birds; open-source, and free for web, iOS, and Android #
May 10, 2019
April 30, 2019
— with a retrospective and a bunch of easter eggs across the site #
April 23, 2019
— participatory music video where visitors upload images that make up the world #
— a free visual game builder for making Game Boy games #
April 16, 2019
— critical gaming history including unreleased and unfinished prototypes; more context from Jason Scott via @textfiles #
March 15, 2019
— writing gems like this under the handle “Psychedelic Warlord” #
— Charlie Warzel writing for the NYT #
March 13, 2019
— they make a strong case #
— the IGF-winning puzzle game is out today for PC/Mac/Switch, and it’s stunning #
February 19, 2019
— somehow, against all odds, Jon Bois finds a way to make me interested in football #
— reload for a new GAN-generated face; see also: This AirBNB Does Not Exist via Belong.io #
February 18, 2019
— a new Twitter bot/game from Neil Cicierega #
February 11, 2019
— Strong Black Legends is an instant subscribe #
February 7, 2019
— remarkably unusual story of how Gumroad’s founder turned a VC-funded startup into a “lifestyle” business via @shl #
January 18, 2019
— fascinating to see people spilling dirt about their respective industries via Boing Boing #
— I’m disturbingly good at this via @mewo2 #
January 11, 2019
— laughable legal claim, with a great response from the EFF #
— a wild story of copyright, remix, and early web culture via Web Curios #
— stunning stop-motion reminiscent of PES’s work via Web Curios #
January 4, 2019
— from a Phoenix remix and Larry Lessig lawsuit to a failed smear of a badass Congresswoman #
January 3, 2019
— as always, great selection of the best of the new and upcoming indie game scene #
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