Today's Links
Copyright law is a frequent interlocutor in the world of rap music. Law.com reports today that two rappers are battling in court over two songs: "Back that Ass Up" versus "Back That Azz Up." Ass lost to Azz - and it would appear that proper spelling lost out as well. Fo' shizzle.
Google and Yahoo have started caching video from television and independent sources. I would like some warning before they bring the Google A.I. online - SkyNet, anyone?
A concept car website: Jalopnik
Salon's obit for Johnny Carson - by Jack Boulware.
The BEAST's 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2004.
The Wikipedia entry for Doctor Who is awesome.
also,
A Wiki guide to unusual Wikipedia articles. I like how the Avro Arrow is included as 'unusual.'
Apple's new Mac Mini is already being put to a variety of uses.
I'm a big fan of pixel art - isometric low-res (72dpi) images... And there's an online community whose visuals are entirely pixelated - Habbo Hotel, owned by Sulake Inc. (Link goes to corporate website). Some really good Pixel Art out there: Eboy, deviantART, Design Overlord,
Pixelfreak's Isometric pixel art tutorial
Mark's Pixel Art Tutorial
The Complete Guide to Isometric Pixel Art
The Complete Guide to Pixel Art For the Completely Ambitious
Penguinpedia's Basics of Pixel Art