links for 2010-05-30

By robot_dave on May 30, 2010 8:03 PM | Permalink

Steve Thomas [Illustration]: Arcade game propaganda: Part VIII and IX

No. 8 and 9 in the series of mock propaganda posters based on 1980s arcade games. This round has an "apparition" theme. The first is arguably the most popular arcade game, while the second is said to be one of the most difficult.

(tags: gaming design posters)
Steve Thomas [Illustration]: Arcade game propaganda: Part VII

No. 7 in the series of mock propaganda posters based on 1980s arcade games.

(tags: games design poster)
Hong Kong News Headlines | Hong Kong's premier newspaper online | SCMP.com

Banham believes a whole list of colourful eccentric and gifted people should have their moment of fame as someone glances down to read their plaque. For example, E. R. Belilios, the foremost opium trader in the former British colony used to commute on a camel from Mid-Levels to Central, until his camel jumped off a cliff.

(tags: whiskey_tango_foxtrot hongkong history heritage)
The Swinger « Music Machinery

One of my favorite hacks at last weekend’s Music Hack Day is Tristan’s Swinger. The Swinger is a bit of python code that takes any song and makes it swing. It does this be taking each beat and time-stretching the first half of each beat while time-shrinking the second half. It has quite a magical effect.

(tags: music python audio programming)

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