site of the day archive for july 2016
- 07/31/16 - Whales - List of Whales in Videogames (www.sunsetsurfers.net/visual/2016/7/30/whales)
- 07/30/16 - Stephen King Adaptations - All 58 Stephen King Movie and TV Series Adaptations, Ranked (io9.gizmodo.com/all-56-single-stephen-king-movies-and-tv-series-adaptat-1783887752)
- 07/29/16 - Inside The Playlist Factory - At the most powerful companies in Silicon Valley, small teams of anonymous, hardcore music fans race to solve the record industry's toughest problem. (www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/the-unsung-heroes-of-the-music-streaming-boom)
- 07/28/16 - Through Our Eyes - Spartanburg through the eyes of the homeless (www.throughoureyesproject.com)
- 07/27/16 - Stop Watching Movie Trailers - The case that they are broken, and they're ruining movies. (theringer.com/stop-watching-trailers-suicide-squad-doctor-strange-a9d233e44631)
- 07/26/16 - Yahoo 1996 - 2016 - Yahoo, once valued at over $125 billion, created an iconic brand that ruled the Internet in its early days. But over the past two decades, Yahoo has been outrun by Google and Facebook, and it is now selling itself to Verizon. Follow the acquisitions, CEO switches and strategy changes that led to Yahoo's rapid rise and long stock-market decline. (graphics.wsj.com/yahoo-stock-history)
- 07/25/16 - Meet Graham - The only person designed to survive on our roads (meetgraham.com.au)
- 07/24/16 - Dominance - The software engineer's guide to asserting dominance in the workplace (medium.com/feature-creep/the-software-engineer-s-guide-to-asserting-office-dominance-ddea7b598df7)
- 07/23/16 - David Chang's Unified Theory of Deliciousness - The secret code to unleashing the world's most amazing flavors. (www.wired.com/2016/07/chef-david-chang-on-deliciousness)
- 07/22/16 - Grieving Online - Please read this before you post another RIP on social media. (www.upworthy.com/please-read-this-before-you-post-another-rip-on-social-media)
- 07/21/16 - A League of Bartolo Colons - One man's journey to discover what the MLB would be like if every single player on every single team was Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon. (www.amazinavenue.com/2016/7/13/12170246/a-league-of-bartolo-colons)
- 07/20/16 - Stand At The Edge Of Geologic Time - Take a virtual reality tour and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Rocky Mountain National Park. (apps.npr.org/rockymountain-vr)
- 07/19/16 - Right on track - If there is a greater thrill of travelling than the discovery of unfamiliar places, for me it's getting there by train (aeon.co/essays/what-makes-train-travel-such-an-antidote-to-life-s-stresses)
- 07/18/16 - Heartmob - Online harassment is killing the internet. You can help save it. Report harassment, receive support, and help end online harassment. (iheartmob.org)
- 07/17/16 - Spendrise - A platform for creating positive change everywhere you spend money. (www.spendrise.com)
- 07/16/16 - Partially Derivative - The data of the world around us (partiallyderivative.com)
- 07/15/16 - The Surprising History of the Infographic - Early iterations saved soldiers' lives, debunked myths about slavery and helped Americans settle the frontier. (www.smithsonianmag.com/history/surprising-history-infographic-180959563)
- 07/14/16 - A Nerd's Guide - To The 2,229 Paintings At MoMA. (fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-nerds-guide-to-the-2229-paintings-at-moma)
- 07/13/16 - Netroots Nation - Each year, thousands of bloggers, newsmakers, social justice advocates, labor and organizational leaders, grassroots organizers and online activists come together to make new connections, hone their organizing skills, share best practices and build stronger relationships with others working on the issues they care most about. And each year, some of the brightest minds in progressive politics come to Netroots Nation to speak with, and hear from, our community. (www.netrootsnation.org)
- 07/12/16 - Open Source Rocket Science - The code that took America to the moon was just published to GitHub, and it's like a 1960s time capsule. (qz.com/726338/the-code-that-took-america-to-the-moon-was-just-published-to-github-and-its-like-a-1960s-time-capsule)
- 07/11/16 - Fakespot - Identifies fake Amazon reviews. (fakespot.com)
- 07/10/16 - A/V Artifact Atlas - The identification and definition of the technical issues and anomalies that can afflict audio and video signals. (avaa.bavc.org)
- 07/09/16 - Biodiversity Heritage Library - The Biodiversity Heritage Library improves research methodology by collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. (www.biodiversitylibrary.org)
- 07/08/16 - Project DATA - Digital ad tracking and analysis. (www.eyeonelections.com)
- 07/07/16 - Princeton Election Consortium - A first draft of electoral history. Since 2004. (election.princeton.edu)
- 07/06/16 - Two Factor Authorization - List of websites and whether or not they support 2FA. (twofactorauth.org)
- 07/05/16 - Guardian Canada Week - The Guardian is focusing on Canada for a special live week, going deep on the issues facing the cities and towns across a far-flung nation. (www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jul/04/guardian-canada-week-what-how-involved)
- 07/04/16 - Environmental Photographer of the Year 2016 - Stunning photos raise awareness of issues like sustainable development, pollution and human rights. (www.ibtimes.co.uk/environmental-photographer-year-2016-winners-shortlisted-images-1567912)
- 07/03/16 - An Adult's Guide To Snapchat - Welcome to Snapchat. You may not like it, but at least now you'll understand it. Promise. (www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/an-adults-guide-to-snapchat)
- 07/02/16 - A Simple Truth - This is an an experiment in eliciting real responses from anonymous visitors. In order to see the responses, you must answer the questions. Responses are moderated. (www.asimpletruth.net)
- 07/01/16 - Making Games of Thrones - A behind the scenes look at the hit HBO show. (www.makinggameofthrones.com)
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