December 2008
28 posts
Swords & Soldiers →
Right now World of Goo is the best game on Wiiware, but this looks like it could give it a run. I wish it was available now given the storm that’s raging outside and long weekend approaching.
Mountain Con - A Certain Sadness
One of the...
Breaking Up Is Harder to Do After Housing Fall -... →
As the events in the housing and financial markets spiral outwards we’ll start to see stories like the one above. When housing markets collapse there are immediate results but it takes time for the ripples to go out and then be reported on. We’ve heard how applications at public colleges are going up, endowments at big private schools are down and more will come as time goes on. Sad...
DWR's First Aid Kit →
Shade of M*A*S*H
“I love the way so many threads on MeFi end up being about how awesome LSD is....”
– Goes Running For The Shelter Of The Pilots Little helper
“That idea pleased me; indeed there is more real pleasure to be gotten out of a...”
– Mark Twain
Pinball Drummer →
Did you ever ask Santa for a pinball machine? Did you ever hope to find a drum machine under the tree? Now both of your wishes can come true (sort of) with Pinball Drummer, a simple, standalone drum machine that uses lo-fi pinball machine samples.
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Bench Warmer Trading Cards - 1992 Premier Edition →
I’m digging through my closet and come across my baseball card box. Tucked in with the usual suspects is a small stash of “non-sports” cards. One pink foil packet stands out - Bench Warmers. Essentially PG-rated pinups with a sports theme. They’re from 1992 and I figure the company did one or two runs and then went out of business. I hit Google to see if there’s even...
Old 97’s - Lonely Holiday
I get to delve in...
undrln →
Digg jumped the shark a long time ago, plus it’s full of links to the same damn weekly events (webcomics, anything Cory Doctorow barks about, etc.) What if there was a more focused sort of Digg for advertising and marketing?
Continental Airlines just informed me that my...
“I believe that practically every parent has this moment: You go into your...”
– The Story About the Baby, Epilogue.
After hearing Chromeo’s track...
Understanding Izea’s Sponsored Blogging Service →
I’ve already passed through the stages of trusting then mistrusting bloggers. As “pay per post” gets more brazen and open it certainly won’t get any more open and trusting.
SlideShare Ribbon for PowerPoint →
I’m kind of stunned at this because it makes so much sense. I’m so used to easy plug-ins with Firefox and other technologies I forgot how hard it can be to find good fits within Microsoft Office products. (They’re out there for sure, I just haven’t found one I loved.)
Solid, Jackson.
The Lost Turntable →
MP3 blogs are a good thing.
MP3 blogs that help you cure an 808 State fix are great.
MP3 blogs that give you flashbacks of a band you saw opening for Echo & The Bunnymen back in ‘88 are AWESOME.
(For said band see the first entry on December 18th)
fakerahmemanuel: awesomer than you →
Officially, Pelosi said she wants no surprises or backdoor efforts. Unofficially, she bent over, grabbed her ankles and said, “Surprise me!”
User Experience In A Cold Climate
I read a post on Adaptive Path that mentioned a perceived lack of discussion around how UX is supposed to react in these times of financial uncertainty. It left me scratching my head (and not in that good way.) It struck me that a lack of discussions on blogs and forums doesn’t mean intense discussions aren’t taking place. In fact, the radio silence very likely means the opposite - if UX folks...
7 Abandoned Factories, Mills and Mines |... →
Fun and creepy at the same time. They look like sets for bad movies and/or video games.
The Best Use Case I've Ever Seen →
Most use cases are dry and boring, this is a slab of awesome. It even still says “Use Case” in the URL! How sweet is that?!?
Scott's 2008 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar →
One of the few Advent calendars I can get behind.