I created a little CV web app for the musician/”mad beat scientist” FlyingLotus back in November, and it launched today.

I’d like to give super big props to Eugene Zatepyakin, aka in-spirit.  Eugene used the Alchemy Project to compile a SURF algorithm into ActionScript, and the Apparat framework to optimize it, resulting in a totally real-time matching algorithm in ActionScript, ASSURF.  Without his work, this definitely wouldn’t have been possible.

If you have any of the album art, click here to try it out.

With the creation of BoozBot, Eyebeam Fellows David Jimison and Jeff Crouse have now added the bartending robot to that list of creative roles for automatons. The birth of BoozBot opens a fresh chapter at the intersection of technology, human interaction, and the science of personality. BoozBot converses with the wit and wisdom of your favorite corner barkeep, pouring drinks, monitoring sobriety, and engaging patrons one-on-one.

My role in the creation of BoozBot was to write the software that controls him. I also did a bit of the building.