In case you haven't discovered it - you can click-and-drag your mouse across the lines to make sounds in addition to waiting for the lines to 'pluck' themselves
The NYC subway system as a string instrument
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#22This is really intense! I salute the mind level that conceives such a concept (and comes up with a cool visualization).
Another weekend, another amazing HTML5 app produced. If only I could put these minds towards making some money..
Apparently the creator, Alex Chen, works at Google Creative Labs. http://twitter.com/#!/cwiggins/status/32178375015530496
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#23They should crash and shatter, like lightcycles.
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I totally agree. I was kind of hoping the authors name would be in the source ( http://mta.me/js-conductor/ ) but no such luck. It is pretty interesting code to read through though.
Registrant ID:DOT-Z21GM2Q2ZICY Registrant Name:A C Registrant Organization: Registrant Address:13 Charter Street Registrant Address2:Apt. 3Front Registrant Address3: Registrant City:Boston Registrant State/Province:MA Registrant Country/Economy:US Registrant Postal Code:02113 Registrant Phone:+1.2154175999 Registrant Phone Ext.: Registrant FAX: Registrant FAX Ext.: Registrant E-mail:chenalex@seas.upenn.edu
Don't you think that posting that is a bit rude? Yeah, you could look my address up in the phone book, but I generally don't go signing my posts on reddit with it.
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#25Interesting, it's creative and artistic engineering.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Registrant ID:DOT-Z21GM2Q2ZICY Registrant Name:A C Registrant Organization: Registrant Address:13 Charter Street Registrant Address2:Apt. 3Front Registrant Address3: Registrant City:Boston Registrant State/Province:MA Registrant Country/Economy:US Registrant Postal Code:02113 Registrant Phone:+1.2154175999 Registrant Phone Ext.: Registrant FAX: Registrant FAX Ext.: Registrant E-mail:chenalex@seas.upenn.edu
Don't you think that posting that is a bit rude? Yeah, you could look my address up in the phone book, but I generally don't go signing my posts on reddit with it.
I honestly don't. The question arose as to the identity of the author. It is only a $ whois mta.me away. I saved other the trouble, just like the sister post linked to his blog. If this offends you, I apologize.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Registrant ID:DOT-Z21GM2Q2ZICY Registrant Name:A C Registrant Organization: Registrant Address:13 Charter Street Registrant Address2:Apt. 3Front Registrant Address3: Registrant City:Boston Registrant State/Province:MA Registrant Country/Economy:US Registrant Postal Code:02113 Registrant Phone:+1.2154175999 Registrant Phone Ext.: Registrant FAX: Registrant FAX Ext.: Registrant E-mail:chenalex@seas.upenn.edu
Don't you think that posting that is a bit rude? Yeah, you could look my address up in the phone book, but I generally don't go signing my posts on reddit with it.
I've honestly never understood this mindset, and this isn't the first time I've seen it. I'm willing to learn if someone is willing to explain it to me.
The information is there, but please don't share it visibly. Make people look for it!
It makes shockingly little sense.
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#29Open up a few tabs for a more fun and chaotic track!
Though I am having some syncing issues when one of the tabs is active.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't you think that posting that is a bit rude? Yeah, you could look my address up in the phone book, but I generally don't go signing my posts on reddit with it.
I've honestly never understood this mindset, and this isn't the first time I've seen it. I'm willing to learn if someone is willing to explain it to me. The information is there , but please don't share it visibly. Make people look for it! It makes shockingly little sense.
By posting someone's e-mail address in a very public web site, you are just making it that much more accessible to spammers. It is easier to spider news.ycombinator.com than to do so for many whois repositories, some of which explicitly try to block their records from spammers.
But even more importantly, as a matter of simple politeness, it is a good rule to honor someone's choice about how much they reveal about themselves on-line, even if you possess the technical knowledge to dig deeper.
We're talking about rudeness vs. courtesy here. The world will not be a better place if your algorithm is simply to find out as much as you can about someone and then broadcast it in as public a fashion as possible without regard to the person's wishes.