- State of the demoscene: 1991 - 2011.
An interesting look at the rise and fall of the demoscene.
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- YouTube: Star Wars Uncut: Director's Cut.
Star Wars redone by fans in small snippits, on YouTube in its entirety.
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- If you shop at Forever21, you are an asshole.
Well, maybe not, but you should stop. They are the worse. (Well, Urban Outfitters might be worse for this sort of thing.)
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- Introducing iFixit.org
We have been traveling to developing countries in Asia and Africa, visiting e-waste scrapyards and small repair shops, meeting “fixers†who breathe new life into gadgets that the western world has tossed away, and photographing the journey. Part travelogue, part investigative reporting, part soapbox, iFixit.org promises only one thing: a clear-eyed, thoughtful look at global repair culture.
This sounds like a really interesting project.
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- Toronto Is Having a Seattle Moment.
I would think it goes with out saying that Toronto produces the best music in the world, but I’m glad to see other people are noticing too.
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- Millions of links suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
MegaUpload has been shut down and four employees (including the founder) have been arrested by the US government.
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- YouTube: World Covers - Rolling In The Deep.
A mashup of 71 covers of Rolling in the Deep.
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- Technological change: The last Kodak moment?
The Economist contrasts successful Fuji with filing for bankruptcy Kodak.
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- I want a Jango Fett in Comme des Garçons print.
Who wouldn’t? This guys work is amazing.
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- Hello on Vimeo.
Is it me you’re looking for?
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- Where D&D is Heading; or, How the Internet Changed a Game.
Wizards of the Coast has announced yet another edition of D&D. Except for the proliferation of classes that seemingly do the same thing, I quite like 4th edition. What’s surprising is just how much press this has received. There was an article in the New York Times, Forbes, etc.
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- Iran car explosion kills nuclear scientist in Tehran.
Could you imagine if Iran was killing American University professors. I would imagine that wouldn’t go over well. Of course, this dude wasn’t blown up by the US government.
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- Notes From a Guantánamo Survivor by Murat Kurnaz.
I suspect many of the men in Guantánamo have similar stories to tell.
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- My Guantánamo Nightmare by Lakhdar Boumediene.
The Guantánamo Bay prison, which Obama still hasn’t shut down despite talking about doing so, turns 10 years old. Lakhdar Boumediene spent 7 years there. He was tortured and unjustly imprisoned by the American government.
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- Mung Yau - å¤¢éŠ by Dylan Tinlun Chan.
My friend Dylan has put out another album of piano improvisations.
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- The New Web Typography.
The best part about this site is that it currently only works in IE 10 (and FireFox 8). Oh snap?!
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- The TSA Proves its Own Irrelevance.
Imagine what you could do with $1.2 billion.
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