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Archive for February, 2007

More Puzzles

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

When I made 4,800 kakuro puzzles for this website, it never occurred to me that some of you would run out. But apparently, it’s happened, or at least that’s what the emails tell me. So here’s 1,600 more. Big ones too. Enjoy :)

Breaking news: I love circles

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know I’m a bit obsessed with radial symmetry. Flickr’s prolific Leo Reynolds (LeoL30) made this lovely movie out of (what else?) those round things I like so much.

Pipes Picayune & Daily Tube

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

The Pipes Picayune & Daily Tube is one of several mashed-up news tickers I am working on that use the new Pipes service from Yahoo! to deliver up-to-date data in a dated style. Headlines from a BBC RSS feed are feed, via Y! Pipes, to my news ticker, which is implemented in Flash. Click on […]

Can’t agree where to eat? Spin the WHEEL OF FOODLUNCH!!

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

My latest circular mash-up, The Wheel of Lunch, was suggested by a paper-version created by my friend & former coworker, Geoff Ombao. The ostensible purpose of the Wheel is to prevent wearisome discussions about where to eat lunch with your coworkers or family, but it’s also a good way to discover new places to eat. […]

ART GONE POSTAL

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

How does art go postal?, you ask? 1. Make or collect some art. 2. Put a stamp on it. 3. Drop it in the mail. 4. Send it to the Envelope Collective. What is Envelope Collective? It is an online art gallery of everything sent to the collective by mail. All submissions are summarily photographed […]