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# Goodies: July 7
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/goodies-jul1/
- Published: 2015-07-07T13:08:35.000Z
- Updated: 2015-07-07T13:08:35.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: goodies, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Good morning, everyone! We had some crazy storms here in Illinois last night, but we've survived and come out the other end in one piece. I may or may not have gone out to get tacos in the middle of the madness because, you know, tacos. I think they were worth it.

Here's a video of the Foo Fighters rocking Washington D.C. with Dave Grohl in a lighted guitar throne.

## New Games

- Rocket League (PS4)

## Links of Note

- No Man’s Sky: watch 18 minutes of footage explaining exactly what you do in the game - [VG247](http://www.vg247.com/2015/07/06/no-mans-sky-watch-18-minutes-of-footage-explaining-exactly-what-you-do-in-the-game/?ref=birchtree.me)
- Watch Dogs changed Ubisoft's approach to showing pre-release games - [Destructoid](http://www.destructoid.com/watch-dogs-changed-ubisoft-s-approach-to-showing-pre-release-games-295444.phtml?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter)
- Why Web Design is Dead - [UX Magazine](http://uxmag.com/articles/why-web-design-is-dead?ref=birchtree.me)
- Reddit In Chaos After Allegedly Firing AMA Coordinator Victoria Taylor - [Gawker](http://gawker.com/reddit-in-chaos-after-allegedly-firing-ama-coordinator-1715556970?ref=birchtree.me)
- Wunderline. Wunderlist for your command line! - [Wunderline](http://www.wunderline.rocks/?ref=producthunt)
- Keiji Inafune: video gaming's harshest critic - [Eurogamer](http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-03-keiji-inafune-video-gamings-harshest-critic?ref=birchtree.me)
- Why Lego Is Spending Millions To Ditch Oil-Based Plastic - [Fast Company](http://m.fastcompany.com/3048017/why-lego-is-spending-millions-to-ditch-oil-based-plastic?ref=birchtree.me)
- How I killed app sales by going freemium - [Medium](https://medium.com/mobile-growth/how-i-killed-app-sales-by-going-freemium-31c04c60d2f2?ref=birchtree.me)
- Review: BrandYourself Helps You Game Search Results About You - [Re/code](http://recode.net/2015/07/01/cleaning-up-your-online-footprint-isnt-as-easy-as-you-think/?ref=birchtree.me)
- Designers Redesign the Coke Bottle for its 100th Anniversary - [The UltraLinx](http://theultralinx.com/2015/06/designers-redesign-the-coke-bottle-for-its-100th-anniversary/?ref=birchtree.me)
- Jon Stewart takes on Justice Scalia's dissent to the marriage equality ruling - [Vox](http://www.vox.com/2015/6/30/8867661/daily-show-scotus-gay-marriage?ref=birchtree.me)
- Bitcoin Is Unsustainable - [Motherboard](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/bitcoin-is-unsustainable?ref=birchtree.me)

## Swag of the Week

![](http://d.pr/i/16vb7+)

Stephen Hacket is [quitting his day job and going full time on his web projects](http://www.512pixels.net/blog/2015/7/im-going-independent?ref=birchtree.me), [512 Pixels](http://www.512pixels.net/?ref=birchtree.me), [Relay](http://relay.fm/?ref=birchtree.me), and freelancing. In good nerd form he's selling a t-shirt to help propel him into this brave new world. The shirt is pretty awesome even if you don't know who Stephen is. I ordered mine already and [I think you should too](http://teespring.com/512px?ref=birchtree.me#pid=369&cid=6529&sid=front).