August 2008
I can’t wait for the VP debates. Seriously: TV event of the year.
Design Observer: A Layperson's Guide to Graphic... →
Redesigned 8-bit and 16-bit games (Some... →
Fantastic homebrew works that reimagine familiar videogames. I wish Nintendo would open the market on these.
Instapaper →
Most useful iPhone app yet.
“Combat that’s been talked about for the last century – unmanned systems...”
– Unmanned-On-Unmanned Combat Emerging In Iraq | AVIATION WEEK
McCain's Prickly TIME Interview →
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McCain's Prickly TIME Interview
Time: There's a theme that recurs in your books and your speeches, both about putting country first but also about honor. I wonder if you could define honor for us?
John McCain: Read it in my books.
Time: I've read your books.
John McCain: No, I'm not going to define it.
Time: But honor in politics?
John McCain: I defined it in five books. Read my books.
“At last, my hair will be in the perfect context.”
– Obama Picks Biden As Running Mate — Daily Intel — New York News Blog — New York Magazine
Why the Megapixel Race Needs to End →
This manga/yearbook think is great from a user-exp point of view. People are formatted and clear within only a few pixels.
“The idea for this book was born in Terminal A at Washington Dulles, where I was...”
– bjoern.org
Can Optic Cables Predict Economic Shifts? →
How I became a soldier in the Georgia-Russia... →
HOW I BECAME A SOLDIER IN THE GEORGIA-RUSSIA CYBERWAR.
WatchTRANSWORLD “Skate and Create” on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
“But the new experiment shows that direct communication between the photons (at...”
– Physicists spooked by faster-than-light information transfer : Nature News
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A Crow Vending Machine
“So the total sales for the month was $75,177.38 and after Apple’s cut, we ended...”
– tap tap tap ~ (Semi)Final Numbers for July
WatchTailcam Video: Airbus A380 Landing at SFO on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
“A few days ago I posted a simple question on my blog. “Why do people...”
– Talking To Pirates
Just launched promo site for EA Mythic’s Warhammer! Google maps gaming goodness! Check it out: http://snurl.com/3frkk
Rant: The Argument Against ARGs →
Pattern Tap : Interface Collection for Design... →
“Although the verification test has changed to adapt to new scientific...”
– A Lab Is Set to Test the Gender of Some Female Athletes - NYTimes.com
“Gao Xiaolong, head of the visual effects team for the ceremony, said it had...”
– Beijing Olympic 2008 opening ceremony giant firework footprints ‘faked’ - Telegraph
They Used to Say Whale Oil Was Indispensable, Too →
Trying to figure out how to shoehorn quick-turnaround digital business to a service model. It’s a learning experience. Any advice?
The SXSW Panel Picker is the best evidence yet that there is a bubble and it will break.
“Community and togetherness seem like a reasonable counterpunch to iPod’s...”
– Consumed - AntiPod - The Zune - NYTimes.com
“On Friday, a Russian physicist demonstrated that the emergency fix to the basic...”
– Patch for Internet Security Hole May Not Do the Job - NYTimes.com
“But what fraction of the company’s support load do you think...”
– Job Descriptions From The Future: On hiring social media twits