The Nest: hidden music atop Table Mountain... and what happened to it Located at the lookout at the summit of Table Mountain’s Kloof Corner hiking route, The Nest was a beautifully crafted replica of a rock that sat snugly alongside the trail. It would have been easy to pass it without noticing the enhancements: the USB port, headphone socket, and microphone. After all, what would such things be doing by a mountain trail in Cape Town, South Africa? However, if you were a follower of interesting tech builds or independent music, or a member of the Geocaching community (it’s highly likely that the project was inspired in part by Geocaching), you may have been aware of The Nest as a unique way of sharing the self-titled debut LP from South African band, Bateleur. Once The Nest was discovered, two whistles would act as a trigger to switch on the Raspberry Pi heart within the semi-translucent faux rock, and a light show, previously hidden from view, would begin to play. A pulsing ring of green lights would indicate when the device was ready for you to insert a USB drive and retrieve the album, while a rainbow pattern would let you know when the download was complete. But what happened to it is really sad.... and after my really great experience hiking in the Cederberg and seeing such unspoilt beauty with zero litter I would have thought that hiking trails away from the City would really be the right way to go. I still find it a bit difficult to understand why when something is provided for free to be fun for people to use or enjoy, why someone would want to destroy it? It really suggests we have a rather destructive side to some people.. See the story and the video at http://ift.tt/2gVnALw
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