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05
Dec

Spinning Memories

By slacy|Linux Stuff, Music, Web|2 Comments

At work today, I decided to put on a mix of some old music from the early 90′s that I used to listen to a *lot*, and it evoked a really interesting memory: As the music was playing, I had the distinct memory of watching a CD spin through the window of a portable compact [...]

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20
Nov

Slimserver on x86_64

By slacy|Linux Stuff, Music|1 Comment

So, I installed the slimserver version 6.2.1 on my new Fedora Core 4 x86_64 Athlon machine and had some trouble starting up. For google’s search sake, I’ll list the problem here: # service slimserver start Starting SlimServer: Had to create DBI::_dbistate unexpectedly at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.6/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/DynaLoader.pm line 253. And then, in slimserver.log, it said: Can’t locate auto/DBI/connect.al [...]

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06
Oct

Roku SoundBridge Radio

By slacy|Music|Be the first to comment!

Just heard about this from a friend: Roku has announced an all-in-one (speakers & media player) device. I like this in principle. I just hope they got the details right: High quality speakers, not too big in size, good remote control, and good wireless connectivity. Oh, and price. It can’t be too expensive.

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09
Aug

New feature on EMusic: Dozens

By slacy|Music|3 Comments

My EMusic monthly subscription rolls over on the 8th or 9th of every month, so at just about this time I’m scouring their archives for new and interesting content. I’ve finally gotten down my “Save for later” selections down to a minimum, so I’m free to choose some new stuff. So, I during my digging, [...]

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21
May

Plurn & WebJay

By slacy|Music|Be the first to comment!

Well, poking around on ccmixter.org got me to WebJay (although their site is painfully slow). Then, while reading about the XPSF (an XML Playlist) file, I got a link to Plurn, which is essentially the same as WebJay, but its actually responding in a reasonable fashion. I’m quickly finding that the amount of music on [...]

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21
May

ccmixter

By slacy|Music|Be the first to comment!

I had seen this site a while ago, but forgot to blog about it. Its basically a site for publishing and sharing mixes (mash-ups) of content that is licenced under the Creative Commons (cc) licence. For a quick fix, try downloading everything on their editors picks page, or subscribing to the RSS feed there.

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