Comments on: “My iPod has a personality!” No, really. It doesn’t. http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:32:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Technofear http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-19936 Technofear Sun, 04 May 2008 00:04:57 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-19936 My i-pod likes Nick Cave, Julian Cope, the Stones, Libertines etc. - stores, shuffles & plays them all without complaint (I think it likes Nick Cave best). But when I tried to put some Westlife on it so my missus would have something to listen to when we're out it spluttered and coughed then it was sick. I cleared up the mess (mp3s all over the floor) but my i-pod called me some quite hurtful names and said if I tried anything like that again it'd self-destruct and take my right hand with it. Seems apple have managed to build in some kinda AI - luckily, they included good-taste. My i-pod likes Nick Cave, Julian Cope, the Stones, Libertines etc. – stores, shuffles & plays them all without complaint (I think it likes Nick Cave best). But when I tried to put some Westlife on it so my missus would have something to listen to when we’re out it spluttered and coughed then it was sick. I cleared up the mess (mp3s all over the floor) but my i-pod called me some quite hurtful names and said if I tried anything like that again it’d self-destruct and take my right hand with it. Seems apple have managed to build in some kinda AI – luckily, they included good-taste.

]]> By: JohhnyJocko http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-100 JohhnyJocko Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:02:11 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-100 I know a guy named Revere Greist. But that one's totally gay. I know a guy named Revere Greist. But that one’s totally gay.

]]> By: Neil Mc http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Neil Mc Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:17:13 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-99 Tlaloc - if it was a joke, it was a pisspoor one - I don't think the New York Times does sarcasm, really... And are you seriously entertaining the notion that, because of Apple's stonewalling, there might - even might - be some fancy AI in your iPod picking those tunes? Ahem. Tlaloc – if it was a joke, it was a pisspoor one – I don’t think the New York Times does sarcasm, really… And are you seriously entertaining the notion that, because of Apple’s stonewalling, there might – even might – be some fancy AI in your iPod picking those tunes?

Ahem.

]]> By: Tlaloc http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Tlaloc Mon, 14 Feb 2005 02:56:02 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-98 I think you are over-reacting more than a bit here. The NYTimes story is quite wry, (almost to the point of sarcasm at one point) and makes some quite sensible points on the subject of random vs shuffle particularly since the story is pitched at a general readership, and Apple's stonewalling renders everything conjectural. Take a stress pill, and think things over. I think you are over-reacting more than a bit here. The NYTimes story is quite wry, (almost to the point of sarcasm at one point) and makes some quite sensible points on the subject of random vs shuffle particularly since the story is pitched at a general readership, and Apple’s stonewalling renders everything conjectural.

Take a stress pill, and think things over.

]]> By: hörtz http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-97 hörtz Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:17:38 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-97 The Register seems to be driving traffic here. The Register seems to be driving traffic here.

]]> By: lulu http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-96 lulu Sun, 13 Feb 2005 05:31:10 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-96 http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=126649#121 http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=126649#121

]]> By: olstar http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-95 olstar Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:06:33 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-95 i have a mini ipod, with about 800 tracks on it, and i swear it pick the same 50 or so tracks to play! would you say its lazy? and cant be arsed to jump to the other end of the disk? hehe i have a mini ipod, with about 800 tracks on it, and i swear it pick the same 50 or so tracks to play! would you say its lazy? and cant be arsed to jump to the other end of the disk? hehe

]]> By: Mark http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Mark Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:57:58 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-94 Mr Magoo - no, using shuffle doesn't make the drive spin up more often. The (random) selection of tracks is worked out far enough ahead that it can load the next 10 tracks or so each time it accesses the disk. Think about it. Mr Magoo – no, using shuffle doesn’t make the drive spin up more often. The (random) selection of tracks is worked out far enough ahead that it can load the next 10 tracks or so each time it accesses the disk. Think about it.

]]> By: Rob http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Rob Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:43:04 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-93 No, XMMS's randomiser IS eccentric, and does prefer to play certain numbers (and is often unwilling to jump from one end of a long list to another). Simply remove (and if you must, re-add) the Boyzone tune and all will be well; something else will be played all the time instead! No, XMMS’s randomiser IS eccentric, and does prefer to play certain numbers (and is often unwilling to jump from one end of a long list to another). Simply remove (and if you must, re-add) the Boyzone tune and all will be well; something else will be played all the time instead!

]]> By: Mr Magoo http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/08/28/my-ipod-has-a-personality-no-really-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Mr Magoo Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:37:49 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=103#comment-92 ...oh, and i never listen to my ipod on shuffle coz the battery gets rinsed as it has to spin up the disk more often to get the random song. …oh, and i never listen to my ipod on shuffle coz the battery gets rinsed as it has to spin up the disk more often to get the random song.

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