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Infosec pissing contests
Al3x reflects on why the computer security business is so stupid
2008-12-31 computing • culture • hacking • security
Worst photo evar?
Annie Liebowitz makes a commercial stinker
2008-12-30 liebowitz • photography • photos • via:kottke
Poor Obama
The insanity of having the press follow you everywhere
2008-12-27 journalism • media • obama • press • stalkers
Left 4k Dead
Like Left4Dead, only in 4k of Java code
2008-12-23 games • java • left4dead • scene • valve • via:metafilter
ReDesigningBreakOut
Clever spin
2008-12-20 breakout • games • via:jayisgames
Achievement Unlocked
Clever little game
2008-12-20 gamedesign • games • via:metafilter
Drunk Jeff Goldblum
Funny video manipulation
2008-12-19 drunk • jeffgoldblum • via:metafilter • video
Fried Mac & Cheese
Bless her heart
2008-12-18 death • decay • disease • fat • food • obesity
MSIE bug details
How the exploit works
2008-12-16 badtech • internetexplorer • microsoft • msie
Don't use MSIE
Major security flaw, unfixed
2008-12-16 badtech • browser • internetexplorer • microsoft • msie • software
Hajj and Eid photos
Such an astonishing movement of people
2008-12-15 eid • hajj • islam • mecca • muslims • photography • saudiarabia
BitTorrent, Inc problems
I've never heard of a startup returning capital. What a shame.
2008-12-15 bittorrent • startup • vc • venturecapital
Dodger Bush
Animated image of him dodging shoes
2008-12-15 bush • iraq • politics • via:jwz
Retro parkour
Fun video, I assume a contemporary thing
2008-12-13 parkour • stunts • via:plasticbaguk • video
Eve exploit details
Readable explanation of the scandal
2008-12-12 economy • eve • eveonline • games • mmo
Eve exploit
The MMO had a bug in the economy that allowed infinite production. Here's a note from someone claiming to have used it.
2008-12-12 cheating • economy • eve • eveonline • games • mmo
Knytt Stories tour
A sensitive video review of a sensitive game.
2008-12-11 design • games • knytt • nifflas • via:waxy
iPhone Stanza
nice little e-book app for the iPhone
2008-12-11 app • books • ebook • free • gutenberg • iphone • software
BetamaXMas
Collection of Christmas videos c. 1988
2008-12-10 christmas • nostalgia • tv • video
R.I.P. H.M.
Man famous in the cognitive science world for his inability to form memory.
2008-12-09 amnesia • cognitivescience • memory • psychology • via:kottke
New software sandbox
Google's working on a new way of securely executing native code
2008-12-09 google • sandbox • security
Warroom design critique
Great blog post from Ben Fry (Processing guy) about a Saudi oil company's 220 feet of LCD monitors
2008-12-08 design • infographics
The great Flydini
Awesome old Steve Martin bit
2008-12-05 comedy • martin • steve • stevemartin
Venice is drowning
I really need to get there before it becomes unviable
2008-12-03 flooding • italy • photography • venice
Computer speeds
Great details of how CPU, cache, RAM, and bus interact for different latencies.
2008-12-02 computers • latency • performance • systems • via:zawodny
China Girls
Interesting bit of the projectionist's art: colour test images featured pretty girls
2008-12-01 calibration • movies • projection
Online poker cheating
Detailed roundup of stories about someone being able to see opponent's cars in online poker sites
2008-12-01 cheating • gambling • poker • scandal
Fallout 3 review
Great commentary on how the writing works
2008-12-01 fallout • games • review • rpg