This is a bloopsaphone version of Auld Lang Syne I put together on the train back from Railsconf 2010.

On the last day they announced whyday http://whyday.org/ and I love _why, him and his chunky bacon being in large part responsible for why I got into Ruby and Rails in the first place.

If you have never read his poignant guide to ruby http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/

http://whyspoignantguidetoruby.com/ then you should stop whatever you are doing and read it now. Things will wait.

It is a script for _whys bloopsaphone, which I had heard about but never used before.
You can get it by copy and pasting the same instructions I did, found here (thanks for posting them!).

http://deaddeadgood.com/2010/2/13/installing-_why-s-bloopsaphone-on-os-x/

code reproduced below in case that site goes away sudo port install portaudio sudo gem install bloopsaphone -- --with-opt-lib=/opt/local/lib --with-opt-include=/opt/local/include

If you want to know how to use the bloopsaphone, navigate to the directory where the gem is installed and look at what _why wrote about it, there isn't a whole lot to it.

master>gem list blo -d   

*** LOCAL GEMS ***

bloopsaphone (0.4)
    Author: why the lucky stiff
    Homepage: http://github.com/why/bloopsaphone
    Installed at: /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8

    arcade sounds and chiptunes
master>

Or you can look at what I've done with it, or maybe just listen to what I've done with it, and have a nice pensive glass of scotch.

Feel free to borrow or steal any part of what I've done, if you do let me know about it.

p.s. _why if you read this, send me a postcard. 6526 Stuart Ave, Richmond VA 23226

(I'll send you one back with an additional stamp on it to make up for the postage.)