in memoriam

hop

i have found a black and white kitten, i have named him "hopp", swedish for both "hope" and "hop". i hope he will live. i've made a little tuckin for him in the apartment, and tonight i think i'll let him sleep in my bed.

rjd2

rjd2
Originally uploaded by coopy.

Got some really good music from a friend, some of the mp3's were by a producer called rjd2. never heard of him, but realize he's recieved quite a bit of attention in different media lately. anyway, it's brilliant.

listening to the track "ghostwriter", fucking awesome song, i recognized the "mmm-ahh-aaahhh" in the background as a speeded-up, sampled elliot smith. then, reading this interview, i realized i must be right.

his new album is called Deadringer, check it out.

Electrons go 'round

We have started a new class this semester called "Interaction Design 3: Sensors and Senses". The first laboration turned out to be a real hands-on experience: we were asked to get us some soldering irons and ditto paste, and before we knew it, we were putting together our very own Arduino boards! Not everone had used a soldering iron before, and for me even, it was a very long time ago, but with the assistance of our bearded Spanish teacher, it turned out to be a breeze.

With this little micro-controller, we will be able to control things like LEDs, robot arms, or even MP3-players. Anything we can concieve of. You plug it in to your USB port, write and upload code using the processing/wiring language, and you have a compact, computer-independent prototype to present to art galleries and investors.