February 2012
57 posts
Every World Press Photo Winner From 1955-2011 →
“At 9, he settled a dispute with a pistol. At 13, he lit out for the Amazon...”
– From the adventure story that is John Fairfax’s obituary, in today’s Times; he was the first man to single-handedly row across an ocean. [NYT] via nymag
WatchWhoa. A 360-degrees pano music video using Go Pano tech. I was hoping to see more action though when clicking and dragging around.
WatchStimulant has created LoopLoop, a visual musical sequencer that runs on the Sifteo cubes. Really want to play with Sifteo cubes.
Unmanned →
Drone game by MolleIndustria and Jim Munroe
Lungojs : The first Mobile Framework that uses the... →
WatchThe Cat Whisperer ! by NYTIMES
CTE, the concussion crisis, and an economic look... →
Economists Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier imagine how the NFL might end due to the increasing visibility of head injuries.
iOS apps and the address book: who has your data,... →
finally, the data journalism article that everyone wanted after the Path debacle
WatchDouble Fine’s Kickstarter project to make a new point-and-click adventure
“It’s not really a secret, per se, but there’s a quiet understanding...”
– http://dcurt.is/stealing-your-address-book
What They Know Mobile →
The interface and visualization are frustrating but the info is interesting: angry birds also sends your contacts to third parties. Note: this is two years old.
“There’s even a neologism coined to describe the shift from passive consumer to...”
– Teaching News Literacy in the Digital Age - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education (via taylorlorenz)
WatchThe Guardian uses Condition One for their tokyo city guide.