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Hi, I’m Phil Nelson, a writer, developer, and audio-visual maker of stuff. I have been making stuff online for over 25 years. I run RetroStrange and Set Side B. Good to see you.

Blog Archives

Month: August 2013

  • WTF Visualizations

    [Sometimes public shaming is the only way to solve bad dataviz.][link]

    [link]: http://wtfviz.net/ “WTF Visualizations”

  • New Zealand bans software patents

    >[A major new patent bill, passed in a 117-4 vote by New Zealand’s Parliament after five years of debate, has banned software patents.][link]

    This is great news for Kiwis. I really hope that their results inspire the similar movements in the US, UK, and elsewhere.

    [link]: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/in-historic-vote-new-zealand-bans-software-patents/ “In historic vote, New Zealand bans software patents | Ars Technica”

  • LICEcap

    [Awesome GPL app for making animated GIFs from sections of your screen.][link] Hokey smokes. (via [@waxpancake][waxy])

    [link]: http://www.cockos.com/licecap/ “Cockos Incorporated | LICEcap”
    [waxy]: http://twitter.com/waxpancake “That’s Andy Baio to you”

  • Tridiv

    [A visual editor for creating 3D shapes with CSS. Damned impressive.][link]

    [link]: http://tridiv.com/ “Tridiv | CSS 3D Editor”