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One Music Collection, Two People, Three Computers, Two iPhones

2009-06-26T01:39:00Z

How the crap can I accomplish this?

Currently, Pie and I each have our own desktops with our own music collections, our own copies of iTunes, our own playlists, syncing to our own iPhones. In these two music collections, there is a lot of overlap. There is also a lot of stuff I have that she might want to include in her collection but she doesn't know I have it, and vice versa.

Ideal end situation would be this: We still have our own copies of iTunes on our own computers. We have our own playlists and can see each other's playlists. All the music is stored in the windows-defined music folder on each machine. When one of us imports a CD or downloads a song, it instantly appears on the other person's iTunes, unchecked. We have our own star ratings and "checked" settings. A third computer also has a copy of iTunes and has automatic access to all of the songs we have access to, but it can't make changes to the collection. Any of these computers can be controlled via Remote on the iPhone.

I can concede a few things if needed. I can give up: seeing each other's playlists, new songs from the other person automatically being unchecked, music being physically stored in the My Music folder on each machine, and the third computer not being able to modify the collection. I think everything else is required in order to consider a solution a success.

Tools I have at my disposal currently: Windows Live Sync, iTunes, and the fact that all three machines are on a local network.

Roadblocks I've run into when trying various solutions: iTunes stores configuration settings, star ratings, and checked status in a sub-folder of the music, so just syncing a Music folder on all three computers won't do it. The Share My Library feature of iTunes does not let you make playlists from the shared music, nor can you control the playing of the shared music via Remote. iTunes does not "watch" the music folder, so unless you tell it to import the song or another program tells it the song is there, it won't know about it.

Anyone have any brilliant ideas? If I could just get iTunes to keep its settings in a different folder than where I keep my music, that'd be a huge step in the right direction. I've also seen a couple apps that will check your music folder and add songs to iTunes that aren't already in there (though I haven't found one that runs automatically). If I could find solutions to those two problems, that'd get me right where I want to be. But I'm certainly open to other options.

Any suggestions?

What are you doing with your Tuesday?

2009-06-09T14:51:48Z

I'm on my way out the door to hang out backstage with Nine Inch Nails at Merriweather. For reals.

Party Monster

2009-02-12T00:40:57Z

So..... Did we lend Party Monster to anyone out here on the Internets? We can't seem to find it.

PlayOn

2009-01-06T01:50:44Z

If you have a PS3 or 360 you need PlayOn. Especially if you use Hulu and/or Netflix. And if you don't use Hulu, PlayOn is the reason to sign up.

We're watching Eddie Murphy Raw on our PS3 right now. We could theoretically be catching up on Heroes or watching every episode of McGuyver if we wanted. Hot.

Also I am writing this on my sexy sexy iPhone.

Lola Marjorine Wood

2008-12-22T15:19:41Z

Speaker Wire for Sale

2008-11-24T13:41:34Z

I've got a 250 foot spool of speaker wire that I'm not going to use because it's too thick for the job I'm doing. Here's the text written on the wiring:

EXTRAFLEX PLUS™ BY LIBERTY 14-4C-EX+ E190607-E (UL) 14 AWG OXYGEN FREE TYPE CL3 75°C --- C(UL) TYPE CMG FT4 60°C AUDIO ONLY

It's all four wires bundled together (positive/negative x left/right). Bought it from Tweeter for $150, which is going out of business so I can't return it. Will take any reasonable offer (and will make my very first ever Craigslist post if nobody here wants it).

Holy Shit!

2008-11-19T15:54:06Z

The Power of the Dark Crystal (2009) (in production)

"The story for this film came about from several conversations during production of The Dark Crystal (1982) between Jim Henson, David Odell, and Brian Froud about a possible sequel. When the original film proved only a modest success in theaters, Henson drifted from the idea of producing a follow-up. Years later, when the original proved a huge success on DVD and generated a large cult following, Henson and Froud's notes were re-discovered, and The Henson Company decided to move ahead with a sequel."

nerdgasm

2008-11-17T23:26:10Z

differently sized versions here

Respire Behind-the-Scenes Video

2008-11-14T13:11:37Z

respire

2008-10-15T18:30:36Z

re·spire [rĭ-spīr']
-verb

to inhale and exhale air for the purpose of sustaining life
to breathe easily again, as after a period of anxiety or trouble
to breathe in and out; to inspire and expire

Head-Shaving for Fun and Profit!

2008-10-02T16:07:14Z

Here's the results of my request from a couple weeks ago. Thanks Ann!

Last Breath: Making The Cut

Wanted: Woman to have Head Shaved on Camera for $200

2008-09-09T19:43:08Z

As you may have read in other posts, Pie and I are doing some work on a movie. It's by the same writer/directory who did GhostWatcher and GhostWatcher II except with a significantly bigger budget. The two days I've been on set so far have been awesome, but that's not what this post is about. What this post is about is that we need an actress. No experience required.

We need you for one scene, one day of filming. You'll be paid $200 and your head will be shaved completely bald on camera. You can't have any visible tattoos from the neck up and any facial piercings need to be easily removed and covered by make-up (we have great make-up people). Your current hair style has to be something that might be considered "normal" or needs to be able to be cut to look like something "normal." What's normal? I don't know. If you're not sure, send me a picture and I'll ask the director. My guess would be at least chin-length, but I'm just taking a guess there.

I don't know the exact date of the shoot, but if you're interested, let me know and I will find out for you.

Christian the Lion

2008-08-02T15:47:47Z

Which one do I open?

2008-07-23T19:46:36Z

So I am now in posession of 11 of the 250,000 limited numbered copies of The Slip that are in existence on CD/DVD. Here they are in order, along with notes as to why the numbers are significant.

11,919	(lowest number I got)
22,191	(also a low number)
35,958	(yet another lowish number)
100,002	(SO close to exactly 100k)
155,123	(closest I have to a midpoint, ends with 123)
179,880	(sequential with next)
179,881	(sequential with previous)
186,230	(sequential with next)
186,231	(sequential with previous)
198,765	(98765)
209,700	(highest number I got)

I'm leaning toward opening number 155,123 but I'm open to input. I'm also open to the suggestion that I need to buy 16 more copies so that I have 27 in total because this is Halo 27. hehehe

Update: I may have to open three copies. There are apparently three different stick packs depending on what number you get. 1-100k has one set, 100k-200k has another set, and 200k-250k has the third set, though anomalies have been found to exist. So I guess I'd better open 35,958 and 155,123 and try really hard to find another one in the 200k+ range...?

The Dark Knight

2008-07-18T07:24:52Z

Go see The Dark Knight right fucking now. I'm not even kidding. I don't care what you're doing. Stop, find a theater, go see it. Holy shit.

Pork and Beans

2008-05-27T18:18:33Z

This (among other things) is why Weezer is (still) awesome:

From their upcoming Red Album.

We're a Happy Family

2008-05-19T13:56:02Z

How did I not know this existed? A Ramones tribute album that actually has more than one real band on it.

1. Havana Affair - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Blitzkrieg Bop - Rob Zombie
3. I Believe in Miracles - Eddie Vedder & Zeke
4. 53rd & 3rd - Metallica
5. Beat on the Brat - U2
6. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio - Kiss
7. The KKK Took My Baby Away - Marilyn Manson
8. I Just Wanna Have Something To Do - Garbage
9. Outsider - Green Day
10. Something to Believe In - The Pretenders
11. Sheena is a Punk Rocker - Rancid
12. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Pete Yorn
13. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Offspring
14. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Rooney
15. Return of Jackie & Judy - Tom Waits
16. Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love) - Eddie Vedder & Zeke
17. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World - John Frusciante

ACHOOUCH

2008-05-15T20:30:08Z

How come when I sneeze, I get this pain like I've been punched in the back followed by like five seconds of painful tingling between my shoulder blades?

Nine Inch Nails Tickets Acquired!

2008-05-07T21:29:59Z

Friday, August 29, 2008
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
Section 114, Row 1, Seats 11, 12, 15, & 16.

There was a limit of two seats per order, so I had to use both Firefox and IE with frantic refreshing in order to get four, but there's only two between us so I think that's pretty damn good.

200 Users in Under 24 Hours

2008-04-24T17:40:33Z

Amazing.

Final Fantasy Girls vs Dead or Alive Girls

2008-04-24T17:20:29Z

This is pretty cool.

But this is fucking awesome.

Nine Inch Nails on Facebook

2008-04-23T19:24:53Z

Having completely given up on the new rule, I just published my first Facebook application. It lets you show off your NIN collection, embed a NIN music player (currently playing selections from Ghosts I-IV), and/or pull from several different NIN-related RSS feeds. So if you use Facebook and are a fan of NIN, add Nine Inch Nails to your profile!

Update:

I posted about this on Echoing the Sound, the most popular NIN forum on the internets, and so far the feedback has been 100% positive. In a little over an hour I went from 14 users to 69 users, which made me giggle enough that I had to take a screenshot.

I WAS going to say that the actual success of this will be determined by whether or not anyone actually spends any money through it, but I think all the positive feedback I'm getting from NIN fans is enough reward for this particular project.

(In the time it took me to type this edit, I went up to 4 fans and 75 users.)

New Nine Inch Nails RIGHT NOW

2008-04-22T20:44:17Z

Discipline

Cool Ranch

2008-04-14T22:21:00Z

I just started playing Crisis Core recently, which makes today's Penny Arcade particularly awesome and hilarious.

In related news, I will also be picking up this version because I have an awesome friend in the UK.

This is Tragic

2008-04-07T16:38:10Z

James Marsters is in the upcoming live-action Dragonball movie.