A really great essay by Paul Graham on just what makes a hacker great. Great Hackers Thanks to Daring Fireball for the link.
Author: Mark Boszko
Mark is easily distracted and seems not to require sleep. However, this is an illusion. He is mortal, like you. Perhaps doubly so. He makes videos and a little bit of art and design. He also watches way too many movies and jokes around on Twitter.
Washed Out
So, this evening (or… I suppose now it’s “this morning”) I was working late getting map animations done for a show we’re producing for The History Channel, and feeling a bit peckish, I decided to venture out for some fast food. I got to where I normally turn onto Sligo Creek Parkway, and the gates…
Block Head Iconizer
Make your own Lego™ person! Chris Doyle’s Reasonably Clever.Com – Where our motto is “Hey! That’s Reasonably Clever!”
iDive
A very clever iphoto-like app for cataloging your DV tapes: Aquafadas, home of iDive your digital video shoebox
The Homeless Guy
A homeless guy in San Diego journals his existence: http://thehomelessguy.blogspot.com/
The Animatrix
A collection of short animated films that take place in the Matrix universe, it includes some real gems as well as some real duds. Final Flight of the Osiris was made by the folks who animated the Final Fantasy movie, and the CG is amazing, though the plot is a little weak. The Second Renaissance…
The Matrix Revisited
Basically the second disc of a two-disc release of The Matrix that they released as a separate DVD, it contains a long documentary on the making of the film, which is pretty interesting when they talk about their ideas, and less interesting when they talk about the mechanics of making the movie— either it’s boring…