Alex Gallafent

Alex Gallafent

Alex Gallafent is the New York-based correspondent for The World. His reporting has taken him to Swaziland, Turkey, Chile, and India, among other places.

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Letting Your Computer Buy You Gifts

December 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
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Game developer Darius Kazemi has written a program that randomly purchases items from an online retailer and sends them to his home (on a monthly budget, of course.)

Kazemi’s first surprise shipment included a recording of avant-garde European music.

And he liked it.

The World’s Alex Gallafent has the story.

Discussion

2 comments for “Letting Your Computer Buy You Gifts”

  • Alan Daily

    What was the name of the Swedish composer?  I liked the music.

    • Chris Athan

      Akos Rozmann.