Entries for week beginning June 21, 2009
➠ June 26, 2009
Web Ecology Project: The Iranian Election on Twitter: The First Eighteen Days
Great report from a group of Boston-area smartfolks led by Tim Hwang, on what’s been going on on Twitter over the last few weeks.
➠ June 25, 2009
The four most important buttons on my Dashboard
The single-serving-site loveliness of Instant Crickets, Bom Bom Bom Bom Wooo, Instant Rimshot and Sad Trombone, clipped to my OS X dashboard for those times they're urgently needed.
Steven Wells Says Goodbye
Steven “Swells” Wells, one of the finest, funniest and rantiest writers during the period I read the NME, passed away this week. This is his final column.
The 50 Greatest Trailers of All Time
I bloody love movie trailers. Like pop videos, it’s easy to miss the artistry involved in making a good one.
Slide lobby art
New art was hung yesterday in the lobby at 301 Brannan. Bonus: You'll have something to read while waiting for the elevator (it incorporates a page from "A Projection of Species Extinction")
➠ June 24, 2009
The Passion Index
Using last.fm data to work out how “passionate” fans of bands are. A sloppy metric, but interesting nonetheless.
➠ June 23, 2009
The advantages of working from home #2: live Red Sox games
(This is taken at the same time as my previous shot, just with the iPhone 3GS's press-to-focus set to the TV, so the lighting balance got changed. Nice!)
The advantages of working from home #1: Quiet officemates
The bassets are less likely to be having interesting conversations that I get drawn into, dragging me away from whatever I'm working on.
➠ June 22, 2009
Dunkin' Run
Lovely site and associated iPhone app from Dunkin Donuts: Social software to organize your coffee run.
Current status: Craving a “large regular” and a bacon & egg bagel sandwich.
Goopymart's paper taco trucks
Now EVERY day can be Taco Truck Tuesday!
Flip Flop Fly Ball
“A love of baseball plus a love of infographics equals Flip Flop Fly Ball.” Lots of great stuff, the comparison of ballpark ticket prices being my favourite.
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