Since Ken-ichi put us to shame, posting the wi-fi divining rod so quickly, Hannes and I worked hard this week to make the video of the Bubblegum Sequencer extra special.

Built in the same course at the Berkeley iSchool, the Bubblegum Sequencer is a physical step sequencer that lets you create drumloops by arranging colored balls on a tangible surface. It generates MIDI events and can be used as an input device to control audio hardware and software. Finally, people can’t claim anymore that electronic music isn’t handmade.

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A Silicon Valley computer dude turns right when that sexy GPS voice says to. Fiery Crash (mp3 link).

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How can we encourage the creation of technology that augments existing senses, or that encourages us to improve underdeveloped skills?

Spam is one thing, but toast animations warm my chilly little heart.

Via Drawn!

Oh. The. Joy. To eat an Oscar’s cheeseburger. As mcd has said, it’s a little bit of red-state red meat in a sea of lefty veggie hippy yuppy. The burgers here are just so flavorful and simple.

Their burger-smoke chimney has stained the sign. Yum. It ALWAYS smells like Oscar’s within the next few blocks. My dad used to tell me a simple Chinese proverb: “One home grills meat; three homes smell it.” I’m not sure what the proverb means (I’ve emailed my dad asking). My guess is that it’s about the positive externalities of life, and inadvertent benefits to your neighbors.

The big star. Their fries are kind of mediocre here, so focus on this.

What a view!

These are my images, found at my Flickr.