posted January 23, 2015 #
The
Without app has a rather sweet story behind it. You can read the whole thing
here (which I recommend you do) but the gist is that developer Jeremy Schoenherr found himself in a long distance relationship and wanted a way to keep in touch with his lady without going through the traditional seemingly naggy routes. So, he made an app that allowed him to keep in quick contact without feeling like a heel.
Turns out, the concept works for people that are in relationships in the same town as well. So, he fleshed it out a bit and put it in the
app store. Now anyone can try it out. I think the story behind it seems so pure and heartwarming, it's hard not to love.
posted January 23, 2015 #
The offerings over at
8-Bit Dash are oddly compelling. Full browser animations of landscapes and gameplay displaying the time and a cheery message. It is, obviously, meant to be a screensaver but it's also equally entertaining to browse through them all and become entranced by the looping bits of animation. At least for me.
posted January 23, 2015 #
One of my favorite bands from the mid-to-late 90's,
Failure, recently reunited for a tour to celebrate their album
Fantastic Planet and have, apparently, gotten along well enough to start recording a new album. I am always heavy with skepticism when a band tries to regroup and add to an existing legacy of well-loved music.
However, that being said, the likelihood of my backing
this Pledgemusic project to get updates on the creation and a copy of the album first is high. It's just as likely that the 17 years they spent apart making music could inform the new stuff in a brilliantly enjoyable way. Hopefully.
posted January 23, 2015 #
Had a nice romp yesterday having
Poetweet generate random sonnets based on my Twitter stream. The
results are hardly ever a cohesive work (it's like a computer generated them) but there's consistently a stanza or two that stand out. It can also serve as a nice reminder of some of your more absurd pontifications into the Twitter universe.
posted January 23, 2015 #
#Netflix needs to watch out for pirate competitor #PopcornTime in the Netherlands.
http://t.co/sFJU1sbPva http://t.co/NLkTjnQ8ug
posted January 23, 2015 #
?I need to sign on to the new @YouTube music services agreement or I will have my channel blocked.? ?@zoecello
http://t.co/2lEkKm74qw
posted January 22, 2015 #
not sure why they aren't also making Kid Sizes.. bummer cause that'd be a good gift!
posted January 22, 2015 #
yet another reason to enjoy Kyle Kinane
posted January 21, 2015 #
ANCHORMAN 2 (2013): About 30 minutes into the movie, my dog threw up on the floor. It was my favorite part. (2/5)
posted January 21, 2015 #
Hot off the presses, here?s the first trailer for DEEP WEB, our doc on the Silk Road Trial of Ross Ulbricbht http://t.co/ijfbJZz0r2
posted January 21, 2015 #
HAHAHAHAHA"@CBSNews: E-cigarette vapor can contain cancer-causing chemicals at levels up to 15 times higher than cigarettes, study finds?
posted January 21, 2015 #
Sorry Microsoft we reached the pinnacle of hologram tech in 1993. http://t.co/vWPcRinxMn
posted January 21, 2015 #
As a general rule, I find it hard to trust anyone who uses their ISP email address.
posted January 21, 2015 #
Those icebergs may be melting us into a watery grave, but at least they look cool when they do! http://t.co/tIc8zJWGCZ
posted January 21, 2015 #
BATMAN RECORD cc vinylmeplease http://t.co/ysUyoRl2Oj
posted January 21, 2015 #
Eternal Sunshine screenwriter to direct a movie about finding a specific rock in the Mojave desert. Sounds weird but worthwhile once you read more
posted January 21, 2015 #
No single frame of this 1949 animation from Norman McLaren -
Begone Dull Care - can properly capture the feeling it generates. Immediately following the credit sequence is an unrelenting onslaught of beautiful abstract paintings mixed with the random familiar elements (birds, arteries, plant life, etc). It's important to remember this is from 1949 and
McLaren was breaking new ground with animation, particularly animation sync'ed with sound.
Do yourself a favor and enjoy the above and then deep dive into
more goodness from the creator.
via
The Sitting Architect.
