music Watch: Hurricane Ian volunteers play a damaged piano they found while cleaning up Carla Sinclair

single-serve sites Looking for a public piano? This website will help you find one Rob Beschizza

Engineering How to convert a piano into a working bicycle BBQ Thom Dunn

music Man plays "Flight of the Bumblebee" on a toy piano at truly astounding speed David Pescovitz

music Can you hear the difference between cheap and expensive pianos? Rob Beschizza

picks 1907 upright piano transformed into gorgeous desk Xeni Jardin

music This cool new synthesizer lets you play the keys in three dimensions for more expansive sounds Thom Dunn

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surveillance Empirical analysis of behavioral advertising finds that surveillance makes ads only 4% more profitable for media companies Cory Doctorow

music Man builds 15 ft-tall pianos Rob Beschizza

design Our homes are designed for stuff, making them unsuitable for people Cory Doctorow

music Smooth Criminal on a Victorian barrel organ Rob Beschizza

Kids Watch this moving tribute to abandoned pianos Andrea James

sleep The best online white noise machine Rob Beschizza

books Ignoramus watch: Designers really want you to decorate your room by shelving your books backwards Cory Doctorow

music Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah played on the mbira Andrea James

elections Where the #trumpwon trend came from (not Russia) Cory Doctorow

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