the semiotics of error

What’s a bug?  And is it a glitch?  Or an error?  Well. It was Grace Hopper, who, before inventing the compiler, popularized the term “bug” (though Edison may…

week 118

Early, but. – Reynald Drouhin is a new favorite thing. – Modular synths meet robotic instruments.  Having seen a bunch of this in academic settings,…

week 117

So many things! – StaffPad actually has potential to drastically change how most composers write music.  It, of course, needs to get off the Surface, and…

week 116

Let’s talk about NI’s STEMS. This is super interesting, not least because it is an open, backwards-compatible format.  It’s also worth noting that this idea…

week 106

Augmented Hands.  I repeat my prediction that all human senses will eventually be mediated by computers. The Turing Complete User.  This is a thing that…

week 106

I also have lots of catching up to do, to say nothing of 2014 year-ends. – The bar optimizer:  Graph theory meets drink mixing. –…

week 101

The week where you encounter your worst fear. Secret codes embedded into Google Translate. US Central Command twitter posts videos of airstrikes. Cars that people owe…

week 99

So it turns out that when you finish your thesis and don’t have money to do anything exciting, your life becomes very boring. With that…

week 84

– Facebook bought Oculus.  This is either a huge mistake by the big F, or a direct shot across the bows of Google and Glass,…

week 76

– Went to see my pal Erin Gee talk at Objet Sonore.  If you don’t know Erin, she does amazing things, and is well worth…