Lab Weekly 43/18

Hi!

China's “Sesame Credit” system gives a glimpse into utopian or dystopian future - depending on which side you are on.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-18/china-social-credit-a-model-citizen-in-a-digital-dictatorship/10200278

Created by Adrien Kaeser, Weather Thingy is a custom-built sound controller that uses real time climate-related events to control and modify the settings of musical instruments.
https://www.creativeapplications.net/sound/weather-thingy-real-time-climate-sound-controller/

Martin Connor on how online streaming of music changes the structure of songs and why people create music for algorithms, not people.
https://output.com/blog/7-songs-that-prove-streaming-has-changed-song-structures
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2018/10/11/On-Cash

Maybe somewhat long but important nevertheless: security expert Bruce Schneier explains why he doesn't want an unsecure system to block his car breaks by summarizing his new book "Click here to kill everybody".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkJCI3_jbtg

Probably the only database you'll ever need at your office.
https://www.foldnfly.com/

Have a great week!
-- Dirk