Charmingly half-finished, coffee-stained sketches of San Francisco (mostly the Mission) by Aindrila Mukhopadhyay on Flickr. Great use of Flickr maps too.
Space Explorer by Bill Robinson, who also has a blog and even more awesome flimflammery for sale
“I like retro cartoon pinups. I like fuzzy space aliens. Perfect match!”
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The Mostly-Random Password Generator -
The difference between typing the words “authentic” and “aggregate” is small, true, but multiply it by the number of times you type your password … it’s a lot.
How a web design goes straight to hell -
The hardest I have laughed in a long, long time
“Every time you attempt to parse HTML with regular expressions, the unholy child weeps the blood of virgins, and Russian hackers pwn your webapp. Parsing HTML with regex summons tainted souls into the realm of the living. HTML and regex go together like love, marriage, and ritual infanticide.” — Stack Overflow (via Cody)
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This is possibly even cuter than an axolotl
I also love Jane Solomon’s flash fiction.
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“But even factoring in their annoying eccentricities, the disobedient attitude of hackers is a net win. I wish its advantages were better understood.” — Paul Graham, The Word “Hacker”
I made this little toy forever ago and didn’t bother putting it on the interweb because, well, it’s totally useless. But I just realized there is NO PENALTY FOR USELESS TOYS ON THE INTERNET.
Hey guys, you know the drill. I’m whipping up a batch of internets and you’re all invited.
If you’re a writer (aspiring or otherwise) and want to be an early member of a new creative writing community, shoot me an email and I’ll send you an invite. It’s not open to the public yet but I think it has great potential, and you guys always have the best feedback. :)