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Jesse - Jul 08, 2006 10:47:33 am PDT #8428 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Did it! Phew -- it took me way to long to figure out what should be in the first playlist for the second to work.


Theodosia - Jul 09, 2006 1:14:05 pm PDT #8429 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I have a meta-Smart Playlist which consists of:

  • A Smart Playlist of anything that hasn't been played in the last 12 weeks (and is still checked to be played at all). This also picks up new and unplayed songs
  • A Smart Playlist of "New & Exciting" songs -- ones that I've rated three stars and up that have been played less than six times
  • A Smart Playlist of "Newly Added" songs that have been added in the last two weeks.

This blend results in a bunch of old favorites that I haven't heard in a while, new-ish songs that I'm excited about, and an infusion of songs that I'm still making my mind up about. And if I don't get around to rating them in two weeks, the 12-week timeout will give them in theory four more tries in the next year.


flea - Jul 10, 2006 1:11:24 am PDT #8430 of 10003
information libertarian

I use Safari as my browser at home, but I have so much trouble with the new york times website using it that I've taken to openign up Firefox whenever I want to read the paper. Am I doing something stupid - maybe bad seetings?, or does the Times just not play nice with Safari? (The problems are very very slow page load times and lots of spinning beachball of doom).


§ ita § - Jul 10, 2006 9:23:34 am PDT #8431 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Gah! You used to be able to go to Walmart.com and download their 30 second samples for the CD stuff. But I can't save them from either IE or Opera now. I need the Miami Vice theme as my ringtone!

Anyone know anywhere else one can get lots of snippets (but not a pop up laden crap site)?


Gris - Jul 10, 2006 9:29:13 am PDT #8432 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Can't you still get snippets from Amazon? For most stuff, anyway?


§ ita § - Jul 10, 2006 9:32:42 am PDT #8433 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

On Amazon, when I click to save (instead of listen) it prompts me to save hurl.asf. Which I can't then play in Windows Media Player.


Gris - Jul 10, 2006 9:42:30 am PDT #8434 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Hmm. Can you send me a full link to the cd you're looking at? I like trying to unravel these things, and it's a slow work day...


§ ita § - Jul 10, 2006 9:44:58 am PDT #8435 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Here it is. Thanks for the effort.


Gris - Jul 10, 2006 9:46:35 am PDT #8436 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Actually, never mind. ASF implies it uses the windows media streaming system (i originally read that as ASP) - it's designed so that you can't save, if I understand it correctly. Obnoxious.

There's almost certainly programs out there that let you capture ASF streams to something saveable, but it's almost certainly not worth the trouble.

I'm afraid most sites are gonna use the same system, though. Allmusic does, apparently.

ETA: I use the phrase "almost certainly" too much.

ETA2: Here are some WMP stream capturing programs, if you're interested in trying them out.


tommyrot - Jul 10, 2006 9:53:47 am PDT #8437 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Also, there are programs that let you record whatever your soundcard is playing at the moment. I think that involves digital-to-analog-back-to-digital conversions, but the loss in sound quality might be acceptable for a ringtone....