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JadAbumrad

  1. fellow tweakers...I'm looking for a theramin style midi controller that I can use to convert hand movements into midi data. Any ideas? about 3 hours ago via web
  2. One day...TV Episode Vender bit.ly/LO4KCo about 3 hours ago via bitly
  3. Last link via @jonathanstray about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  4. More bad comedy from NC. Leg considers outlawing predicting sea level rises - bit.ly/JOdMkv about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  5. Faking Mars inside an ice cave - bit.ly/JNxRYn 12:47 PM May 30th via bitly
  6. The Radiolab remix contest is heating up. Enter! Show em whose boss - bit.ly/LiOdTb 8:12 AM May 30th via Twuffer
  7. brilliant! “@DanielPink: Tiny chip inserted in shoe can charge wearer’s cell phone springwise.com/telecom_mobile… via @springwise” 6:59 AM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone
  8. Cmon, that story has PULL! “@gangrey: Top five shares on tampabay.com deal w/naked face-eating man. This is what the people want.” 6:57 AM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone
  9. That Himba color experiment we covered in our colors show. We couldn't get rights to use the video, unfortunately! bit.ly/LFjmjg 7:39 PM May 29th via bitly
  10. Why sunsets on Mars are blue - bit.ly/LCw7v0 1:54 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
  11. Whitewashing, a history j.mp/JOM5S9 8:14 PM May 27th via Instapaper
  12. Anyone in Brookyn own one a Fulltone tube tape echo? If so, let's schedule a play date! bit.ly/JnZJMm 2:07 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Walter Murch on making reverb the old-fashioned way (via @timprebble) youtube.com/watch?v=_py6jV… 12:04 PM May 27th via YouTube on iOS
  14. Thanks to @timprebble for that last link. 11:34 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
  15. Do dogs have perfect pitch? (Forward a few minutes in) youtube.com/watch?v=zKipZj… 11:34 AM May 27th via YouTube on iOS
  16. This had me in tears. Where the Wild Things Are (read by Christopher Walken impersonator) bit.ly/MCYxId 12:53 PM May 25th via bitly