July 2009
Gridiron Flow →
For creatives who need to keep track of a lot of pieces to their puzzles, this looks like it just might be amazing.
Flynn Lives →
Incidentally, Kevin Flynn is alive. Somewhere. Like Elvis.
Greetings, Program. →
The new light cycles look pretty freakin’ cool. And two of them? On older, one younger? Intriguing.
Becoming Familiar with Fiber
(My dad was standing in an express line at the grocery store. In front of him was a well-to-do-looking woman, who clearly had several more items than the limit.)
Dad: “You know, it’s amazing that someone who is apparently so successful can’t read.”
Woman: in a huff “That sign’s for regular people, not for me!”
(An old man behind my dad taps him on the shoulder.)
Old man: “Here, give her...
WatchCreating the interface for Beats, an iPhone app, on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
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“When you’re operating on the maker’s schedule, meetings are a...”
– Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule
Apollo 11 Landing Time →
Close as I can get, except I can’t seem to find a report of the seconds (though I admit I haven’t yet scoured the NASA debrief documents).
“I believe that [Eyes Wide Shut] is the one film he made just for himself. He...”
– In-depth essay on Eyes Wide Shut. The sort of fascinating film dissection I love to read, and wish I had more of a mind for.
“City officials will soon debut Boston’s first official iPhone application, which...”
– Huh. I guess we do live in the future.
Boston to debut ‘killer app’ for municipal complaints - The Boston Globe
“I asked the sales rep if it was a 6bit or 8bit display. They didn’t know....”
– Louie Mantia details his experience getting someone, anyone at Apple to tell him whether the MacBook Pro screens are capable of 8-bit color. Mantia » MacBook Pro, Thousands of Colors
“Twenty years ago, Mark Darin would gather with his friends to drink beer and...”
– How weird is this, to see a friend of mine quoted in the Wall Street Journal. I can’t even fathom an inkling this would ever happen. But thanks to Mark’s single-willed determination to make the kind of games that he always loved, here it is. Wow.
Tales of Monkey Island Videogame Marks...
