78 78s - In Search Of Lost Time - is a streaming mix of beautiful 78s from around the world, collected and curated by Ian Nagoski. "I started sifting through boxes of junky old 78s that no one else wanted about 15 years ago, and almost right away, I made a rule: Anything that wasn't in English, buy it."
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posted by carter
on Jan 29, 2012 -
15 comments
Twenty years ago today, the gaming world saw the launch of a truly landmark title:
Sonic the Hedgehog. Developed as a vehicle for a new Sega mascot, the fluid, vibrant, cheery-tuned wonderland swiftly became the company's flagship product, inspiring over the ensuing decades
an increasingly convoluted universe of TV shows,
comic books, and dozens of games on a variety of systems (all documented in
this frighteningly comprehensive TVTropes portal). And while in recent years the series has turned out
more and more mediocre 3D and RPG efforts, the original games remain crown jewels of the 16-bit era. So why not kick off this anniversary by replaying the titles that started it all for free in your browser:
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991),
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992),
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994),
Sonic & Knuckles (1994). Or click inside for music, remakes, and other fun stuff!
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posted by Rhaomi
on Jun 23, 2011 -
71 comments
Oracle didn't see this coming. There were some significant concerns when Oracle took stewardship of Sun's open source projects like MySQL and OpenOffice, and these concerns led to contributors to OpenOffice asking Oracle to fork over control of the project. Oracle refused.
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posted by juiceCake
on Apr 18, 2011 -
108 comments
Java 4-Ever (safe for work apart from that one bit) - an amusing language centric film trailer made to promote the Scandinavian
JavaZone conference.
posted by Artw
on Jun 25, 2010 -
25 comments
ICSI Netalyzr is a java applet that performs an impressive collection of tests on your Internet connection, and reports the results back to you (and to the ICSI) in an easily readable format.
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posted by FishBike
on Jan 14, 2010 -
96 comments
TheSmartAss.info's suite of Java emulators allows smooth, in-browser playback of literally
thousands of old-school video games:
517 Atari titles,
148 for DOS,
636 Game Boy games (and
410 for Game Boy Color),
2,019 (!) NES titles,
238 GameGear games,
802 Sega Genesis titles, and
284 for the Sega Master System. Highlights include
Space Invaders,
Frogger,
Galaga,
Pitfall!,
Super Mario Bros.,
The Legend of Zelda,
Metroid,
SimCity,
Zero Wing,
Duke Nukem,
Sonic the Hedgehog,
Aladdin,
Earthworm Jim,
Pokemon, and
Metal Gear Solid. Use
the search function to find your favorites! You can also register an account to save games on emulators that support it. Make sure to check the purple bar below each game for control info and links to alternate emulators in case the default one is buggy or slow.
posted by Rhaomi
on Nov 30, 2009 -
54 comments
Minecraft is a multiplayer block-based sandbox game. It's built in Java, so no installation is required (except for Java).
Reddit already has their own server; why don't we?
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posted by archagon
on Jun 9, 2009 -
28 comments
Spend a bit of your Sunday getting a little more acquainted with Indonesian musical culture.
Balinese gamelan. And a little
more. See how they make some of those fabulous-sounding
gongs. And here's the fabulous
Kecak. And more
Kecak. And just for good measure, howsabout a little
Angklung karaoke? Meanwhile in Sumatra the gals are playing the
dishes!
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posted by flapjax at midnite
on May 13, 2007 -
25 comments
JGuitar, a rather useful tool for those learning the guitar or experimenting with alternate tunings. You can even bookmark a
certain tuning.
posted by signal
on Apr 18, 2007 -
6 comments
Web programmers take note,
gotAPI is an excellent collection of searchable programming references wrapped up into a customizable interface.
posted by Roger Dodger
on Sep 21, 2006 -
17 comments
Fuzetsu Fire bullets by manuevering your pixel as close as possible to the shots fired by the enemy in the center. Requires Java Runtime Environment.
(Since there's no sound, here's a sharity blog whose music would provide an excellent soundtrack:
Curved Air.)
Game via
Jay and
Good Experience.
posted by klangklangston
on Aug 6, 2006 -
12 comments
Tetrod is a jigsaw puzzle and a four-sided domino game mixed together. -- Java puzzle game; choose 3x4, 4x4, 5x4, or 5x5.
posted by Gator
on Feb 24, 2006 -
9 comments
Teddy: A sketching interface for 3D freeform design (in Java). Noodle around with the
online applet (see the
tutorial for instructions; there's also a
demo in .avi format), or download the program so you can save your creations. An even niftier upgrade is available,
SmoothTeddy (
.avi demo), but SmoothTeddy doesn't have an online version to play with.
posted by Gator
on Feb 22, 2006 -
11 comments
