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Infosec pissing contests
Al3x reflects on why the computer security business is so stupid
2008-12-31 security • culture • computing • hacking
Worst photo evar?
Annie Liebowitz makes a commercial stinker
2008-12-30 via:kottke • photography • photos • liebowitz
Poor Obama
The insanity of having the press follow you everywhere
2008-12-27 journalism • media • press • obama • stalkers
Left 4k Dead
Like Left4Dead, only in 4k of Java code
2008-12-23 via:metafilter • games • left4dead • valve • java • scene
ReDesigningBreakOut
Clever spin
2008-12-20 via:jayisgames • breakout • games
Achievement Unlocked
Clever little game
2008-12-20 games • via:metafilter • gamedesign
Drunk Jeff Goldblum
Funny video manipulation
2008-12-19 video • drunk • via:metafilter • jeffgoldblum
Fried Mac & Cheese
Bless her heart
2008-12-18 food • fat • death • decay • obesity • disease
MSIE bug details
How the exploit works
2008-12-16 badtech • msie • microsoft • internetexplorer
Don't use MSIE
Major security flaw, unfixed
2008-12-16 msie • microsoft • badtech • software • internetexplorer • browser
Hajj and Eid photos
Such an astonishing movement of people
2008-12-15 hajj • eid • photography • islam • muslims • saudiarabia • mecca
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 • politics • via:jwz • iraq
Retro parkour
Fun video, I assume a contemporary thing
2008-12-13 via:plasticbaguk • parkour • video • stunts
Eve exploit details
Readable explanation of the scandal
2008-12-12 eve • eveonline • games • mmo • economy
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 games • eveonline • cheating • eve • mmo • economy
Knytt Stories tour
A sensitive video review of a sensitive game.
2008-12-11 games • via:Waxy • design • knytt • nifflas
iPhone Stanza
nice little e-book app for the iPhone
2008-12-11 iphone • app • software • books • ebook • gutenberg • free
BetamaXMas
Collection of Christmas videos c. 1988
2008-12-10 christmas • nostalgia • video • tv
R.I.P. H.M.
Man famous in the cognitive science world for his inability to form memory.
2008-12-09 via:kottke • psychology • memory • amnesia • cognitivescience
New software sandbox
Google's working on a new way of securely executing native code
2008-12-09 security • sandbox • google
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 infographics • design
The great Flydini
Awesome old Steve Martin bit
2008-12-05 stevemartin • steve • martin • comedy
Venice is drowning
I really need to get there before it becomes unviable
2008-12-03 venice • photography • flooding • italy
Computer speeds
Great details of how CPU, cache, RAM, and bus interact for different latencies.
2008-12-02 via:zawodny • systems • performance • latency • computers
China Girls
Interesting bit of the projectionist's art: colour test images featured pretty girls
2008-12-01 projection • movies • calibration
Online poker cheating
Detailed roundup of stories about someone being able to see opponent's cars in online poker sites
2008-12-01 scandal • poker • gambling • cheating
Fallout 3 review
Great commentary on how the writing works
2008-12-01 fallout • games • rpg • review