Day and Night Digital | Irish Independent » Sites http://dayandnightmag.ie The best of the internet Fri, 18 May 2012 09:53:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Texts From Bennett, Weird Dude Energy & Don’t Dad http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/12/09/texts-from-bennett-weird-dude-energy-dont-dad/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/12/09/texts-from-bennett-weird-dude-energy-dont-dad/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:11:55 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=3216 ]]> The best sites we discovered on the web this week…

Texts From Bennett
One guy’s text message conversations with his dim 17 year old cousin Bennett, a white wannabe gang member with a girlfriend called Mercedes.
http://textsfrombennett.tumblr.com

Weird Dude Energy
A collection of weird dudes doing weird things.
http://weirdudenergy.blogspot.com

Don’t Dad
That thing you don’t ever want your dad to do? Done.
http://seanorr.tumblr.com

]]> http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/12/09/texts-from-bennett-weird-dude-energy-dont-dad/feed/ 0 Sites of the Week: Press Play & Record, Our Cat Could Be Your Nine Lives & iMeme http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/12/01/sites-of-the-week-press-play-record-our-cat-could-be-your-nine-lives-imeme/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/12/01/sites-of-the-week-press-play-record-our-cat-could-be-your-nine-lives-imeme/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:30:03 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=3196 ]]> Press Play & Record
The return of the cassette? Every covermounted NME cassette tape from the ’80s in downloadable-form.
pressplayandrecord.wordpress.com

Our Cat Could Be Your Nine Lives
Cats as music critics or “feline music scribes”.
critickittens.tumblr.com

iMeme
If you’ve ever wondered where image memes are made, this might explain it.
michaelfogleman.com/memes/

]]> http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/12/01/sites-of-the-week-press-play-record-our-cat-could-be-your-nine-lives-imeme/feed/ 0 Websites of the week: Moustair, The Rapboard & Wines That Rock http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/11/25/websites-of-the-week-moustair-the-rapboard-wines-that-rock/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/11/25/websites-of-the-week-moustair-the-rapboard-wines-that-rock/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:47:43 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=3184 ]]> Moustair
“Where men meets moustaches meets hair meets moustaches meets hair meets MOUSTAIR.” Photoshop gold.
moustair.tumblr.com

The Rapboard
The best rapper soundboard you’ll ever see.
therapboard.com

Wines That Rock
Rock ‘n’ roll-themed wines featuring Woodstock, Pink Floyd and “The Rolling Stones Forty Licks Merlot”.
winesthatrock.ie

]]> http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/11/25/websites-of-the-week-moustair-the-rapboard-wines-that-rock/feed/ 0 Sites of the Week: Animals Talking In All Caps, Peel Player & Shit That Siri Says http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/11/03/sites-of-the-week-animals-talking-in-all-caps-peel-player-shit-that-siri-says/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/11/03/sites-of-the-week-animals-talking-in-all-caps-peel-player-shit-that-siri-says/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:01:51 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=3136 ]]> Animals Talking In All Caps

Imaginary dialogues of animals in various poses.
animalstalkinginallcaps.tumblr.com

Peel Player

Celebrate John Peel with this auto-playlist of every Festive Fifty track ever selected.
peelplayer.com

Shit That Siri Says

Apple’s new voice command assistant software sure says so crazy stuff.
Shitthatsirisays.tumblr.com/

]]> http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/11/03/sites-of-the-week-animals-talking-in-all-caps-peel-player-shit-that-siri-says/feed/ 0 Sites of the Week: Viral Video Award, a real-fake Onion website & a CV site http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/10/28/sites-of-the-week-viral-video-award-a-real-fake-onion-website-a-cv-site/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/10/28/sites-of-the-week-viral-video-award-a-real-fake-onion-website-a-cv-site/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:25:16 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=3121 ]]> Viral Video Award

Celebrate 21 of the best viral videos of the last year by watching them all in one place.
viralvideoaward.com

Vizualize

When a paper CV isn’t cutting it, try this impressive online visual version.
vizualize.me

OutKube

Inspired by an article in The Onion, OutKube is a decoy website designed to lure away moronic web commenters from “real websites’.
outkube.com

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A free music discovery platform curated by independent record labels including Anti, Kill Rock Stars, Sub Pop, Daptone, Side One Dummy and over 30 others which launched last week.

http://www.thenewrecord.com

Sweet GIFs

Tiled and animated GIFs that fill your browser and look rather artful at the same time.

http://www.sweetgifs.com

Kerntype
The nerdiest thing of the week? A game based on text kerning. Typography enthusiasts get ready!

http://type.method.ac

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Archiving the style and haircuts of contestants that appeared on the competitive darting TV show.
http://bullseyecontestants.tumblr.com

AerTV
Watch all of the terrestrial TV channels and more for free.
https://aertv.ie

Wilcox Sessions
Live video sessions recorded in a living room in LA featuring Moby, Fitz & The Tantrums, Junip and more.
http://wilcoxsessions.com

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A web game about mortality for 14-19 year olds that asks big questions about death, belief and science. Sounds like your average shoot em’ up.
http://playtheend.com

RGBeats
Visual paintings inspired by today’s coolest music.
http://rgbeats.com

Indie R&B
A tumblr blog documenting the rise of independent R&B music. It’s the new thang.
http://indiernb.tumblr.com

]]> http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/10/07/sites-of-the-week-play-the-end-rgbeats-indie-rb/feed/ 1 Sites of the Week: Canv.as, ReplaceFace & Eamon Dunphy Soundboard http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/30/sites-of-the-week-canv-as-replaceface-eamon-dunphy-soundboard/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/30/sites-of-the-week-canv-as-replaceface-eamon-dunphy-soundboard/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:02:47 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=3044 ]]> Canv.as
An irreverent meme-heavy image site brought to you by the guy behind 4Chan that aims to become the de facto site for sharing and playing with images.

http://canv.as
ReplaceFace

Modified portrait paintings of Russian Generals to include modern day famous faces.

http://replaceface.tumblr.com
Eamon Dunphy Soundboard

“If that was a concert, you’d boo”.

http://www.eamondunphysoundboard.com

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Hats off to Intel for producing this stunning piece that pulls data from your Facebook page to make a personal exhibition all about you.

bit.ly/museumme

Uncommon Goods

Looking for an present for someone a little out of the ordinary? Try Uncommon Goods.

uncommongoods.com

Foodily

If food is the new rock’n’ roll then Foodily is its cutting-edge portal into easy recipe searches.

foodily.com

]]> http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/23/sites-of-the-week-museum-of-me-foodily-uncommon-goods/feed/ 0 Sites of the Week: Poolga, Le Memé & Biblify http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/16/sites-of-the-week-poolga-le-meme-biblify/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/16/sites-of-the-week-poolga-le-meme-biblify/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:31:47 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=3009 ]]> Poolga
Snazzy original art wallpaper for your smartphone.
poolga.com

Le Memé
An irreverent treasure trove of internet-made funnies.
lememe.com

Biblify
For Spotify users who recognise that their search isn’t the most intuitive in the world, Biblify creates Spotify playlists and info on new album releases.
biblify.com

]]> http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/16/sites-of-the-week-poolga-le-meme-biblify/feed/ 0 Sites of the Week: Scandy Bars, Cool Tools & Leisure Dive http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/09/sites-of-the-week-scandy-bars-cool-tools-leisure-dive/ http://dayandnightmag.ie/2011/09/09/sites-of-the-week-scandy-bars-cool-tools-leisure-dive/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:05:31 +0000 Niall Byrne http://dayandnightmag.ie/?p=2993 ]]> Scandy Bars

Go to the shop. Buy a bar of chocolate. Cut it down the middle. Scan it and upload the resulting picture to the intertubes. Fascinating.

scandybars.tumblr.com

Cool Tools

A blog archive of cool stuff from gadgets to cool office chairs to iPhone apps.

www.kk.org/cooltools/
Leisure Dive

What’s that? Another crazy internet-fueled photography craze? This one involves posing while diving into a swimming pool.

leisuredive.com

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