> > Professor Jonathan Zittrain says the latest must-have devices are
> > sealed, "sterile" boxes that stifle creativity and turn consumers into
> > passive users of technology
> 
> The readers of MAKE might disagree: http://makezine.com/

I'll keep an eye on that site, go back when I have more time

I see they have a piece there on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
The studio (under the name White Noise) album, An Electric Storm,
is just stunning. Even more so considering it was 'hand-made" and
predated many electronics and studio techniques that made it so
much easier for those who followed. My original copy was bought
at the time it was first released on vinyl, now I have it as CD and
MP3 and never get tired of hearing it. There are actual songs, as
opposed to the "mood" music of Wendy Carlos and Tangerine
Dream. And what songs they are
 
> Electronic art for instance has exploded ever since microprocessors
> became available to the general public, especially stuff like PICAXEs
> and Arduino boards.

I wish I had time to pursue my interest in kinetic art. Always plotting
and scheming but opportunity just isn't my friend lately

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