Hanselman's Newsletter of Wonderful Things: February 4th, 2013

I have a "whenever I get around to doing it" Newsletter of Wonderful Things. Why a newsletter? I dunno. It seems more personal somehow. Fight me.

Still, it's one more site to check and it's a hassle for some of you  Dear Readers. Therefore, I will still do the newsletter, but I'll post each newsletter to the blog some weeks later.

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Hi Interfriends,

Thanks again for signing up for this experiment. Here's some interesting things I've come upon this week. If you forwarded this (or if it was forwarded to you) a reminder: You can sign up or sign down at http://www.tinyletter.com/hanselman and the archive of all previous Newsletters is here.

• Great introduction to D3.js - a ridiculously powerful javascript library for visualizations. D3 show reel.
• A PILE of LifeHacks. Really take a minute and check them out. MIND BLOWN.
• From John Carmack: "'Sometimes, the elegant implementation is a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function."
• This is what happens if you give a cake shop a USB stick containing an image you want to appear on a cake:http://i.imgur.com/xTQEp9Z.jpg via @harrisimo
• A great pep talk from Kid President.
• A good list of the most popular fonts of 2012, by http://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/sp/201301.html
• Plex is the media center software ecosystem I've been waiting for
• "Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes. - WG"
• So, this happened. http://heyyeyaaeyaaaeyaeyaa.com
• Guy recreates entire Toy Story using real toys and live action.
• Learn How to Use Windows 95 with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry
• Doom 3: Gangnam Style using WebGL, all in your modern browser. Insane.
• 300 Million Year Old Machine found in Russia...aliens?
• Attractive JavaScript plotting for jQuery
• Learn Advanced HTML & CSS with one useful guide
• Wonder how those Computer UIs in movies like Tron get created?
• Taking project management too far? Scrum for Kids.
• The Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord
• Meet “Dashan,” the Canadian Comedian Who Achieved Accidental Stardom in China

Scott Hanselman

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