It’s been a while since the last random links post so this is a big one:

• XHTML and QuickTime – A standards compliant way of embedding QuickTime movies in web pages.
• Princeton 3D Model Search – Make a sketch (either 3D or 2D) and this will try to find a similar 3D model. Results are hit and miss.
• KKrieger – A first person shooter in 96k. The mind boggles. It also looks pretty damn good.
• String Matching Algorithms – All the background and algorithms you’ll ever need for string matching, demonstrated by some Java applets.
• Imagine You’re A Chicken – Dunstan has lost it.
• Game Desktops – Desktop wallpapers based on classic games.
• Installing Linux On A Dead Badger – For the hardcore.
• Movie Budget Records – Most of the losses shown here were down to piss poor marketing (how many of them have you heard of, let alone seen?).
• Kevin Bacon – To make Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon easier.
• IE Mime type mangling – One more workaround for the worlds biggest browser. Sigh.
• Bill Gates Is Not The Richest – Yes, he’s been replaced as the richest business man in the world. Click through for the shock replacement.
• Groovy – A strange mix of Java and Python.
• PHP Style Guide – Some of this looks absolutely hideous. Really ugly code.
• Xbox emulator – Don’t expect too much just yet.
• Bribing Restaurants – Excellent tale of a man bribing his way into some exclusive establishments.
• Learn The Shell – It’s your way to an easier life, really.
• Process Forking in PHP – Interesting…
• Liam Lynch – A brief look at the life of alt.rock personified.
• Tontie – An insane whack a mole style game. Causes stress. Great!

That’s all for another week or two.

In a departure from other recent zombie films, Shaun Of The Dead actually makes use of the Z-word. Not that that is important, just an observation.

The film itself is fantastic. A top-notch script, some excellently timed jokes, and hilarious acting. The Reservoir Dogs homage is worth seeing all on its own.

There’s not too much bad to be said about it, apart from the ever so slightly cheesey best friend fart moment.

Probably the best film this year, thus far.

After being hacked recently and losing some data, I’ve managed to restore the missing files. Permalinks are now working again, feeds have been regenerated, caches are in place, and the backend seems to be there. It’s just a pain having to do it.

If anyone notices anything missing or unexpectedly 404ing, you know how to contact me.

I can’t say much about how absolutely idiotic the new CNET syndication format is. Mark Pilgrim sums it up best in Hot RSS.

Why anyone would rename RSS elements is beyond me. At least Atom is clarifying a lot of the inaccuracy or vagueness of the RSS specs, while providing some new elements.

Partly via Waxy.org comes news that Archive.org has some excellent new features (or maybe this is me just noticing them).

First up is the new movie archive featuring such classics as Night Of The Living Dead, to download for free. Most of the films are extremely old, but the price is right.

Also excellent is the new Live Music Archive, featuring full live sets in the shorten format. Although I hadn’t heard of most of the bands, it has some hidden gems like 19 Tenacious D sets. For free. Take that record industry fools.

I had previously never heard of the shorten format, but do a quick google search for it and everything you need to know about listening to, creating and decompressing .shn files becomes available.