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Master Cthulhu · 07-22-2009, 12:35 AM

I guess your right, it's a whole different thing...

Pandora is great for discovering new bands, I agree.

Most of the stuff I listen to isn't on Pandora anyways.

Flint · 07-22-2009, 03:00 PM

It's more than just a playlist randomizer; it's based on the music genome project:

Quote:

...an effort founded by Will Glaser, Jon Kraft, and Tim Westergren to "capture the essence of music at the fundamental level" using almost 400 attributes to describe songs and a complex mathematical algorithm to organize them.

Today I am using the browser-independent Pandora application . One (minor) drawback: although you can view your stations, it doesn't highlight the station that the song currently being played is on. I use a quickmix of 11 distinct stations (so that I can cultivate each one and toggle by genre):

2112: I/II/III
Classic Psychedelic
New Age Electronic
Avant Garde/Free Jazz
Drum'n'Bass
Motown Custom
Smooth Jazz
Bebop/Combo Jazz
Rock/Pop Setups
Instrumental Hip Hop
Electronica Custom

Once again, I have to mention that the 192Kbps sound quality makes a huge difference. The enriched experience is well worth approximately 10 cents a day, as is the expanded five-hour timeout window. I wish I would have done this a long time ago.

Flint · 12-16-2009, 04:49 PM

Today my co-worker (the other half of a 2-man IT department) built up a thin client to run Pandora on a set of Altec Lansing speakers he brought from his house. Now Pandora runs across the office from both of our desks instead of blasting right out of my PC (and into my con calls). We RDC into the TC to fiddle around with Pandora settings. It's awesome.

lumberjim · 12-16-2009, 10:04 PM

we have it on our cell phones. we just decorated our tree, and listened to christmas music on spencers phone.

pretty slick

Flint · 03-06-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

we have it on our cell phones. we just decorated our tree, and listened to christmas music on spencers phone.

pretty slick

I finally got around to this... and I cannot believe the sound quality streaming out of my cell phone.

Pandora, with the upgraded 192Kbps audio, running through my Blackberry, with Sony MDR7506 headphones!

jinx · 03-06-2010, 11:00 PM

Yeah I dont use my ipod anymore...

lumberjim · 03-06-2010, 11:00 PM

I have the same phone. red curve 8330m

Flint · 03-06-2010, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I have the same phone. red curve 8330m

I just got it today. Well, I just activated it today. My other IT dude upgraded to a new Blackberry and gave me this one.

Today's agenda:

Add data plan
Import SIM contacts
Set up work email accounts
Take picture(s) for desktop
Download Pandora, configure
Find my good headphones

lumberjim · 03-06-2010, 11:31 PM

browse to , and get itookthisonmyphone.com

also, I like the browser 'bolt'

and berrybuzz is cool too

www.crackberry.com has lots of info

Flint · 03-06-2010, 11:36 PM

I'm really a luddite about phones, I think I've mentioned this before. My total goal here was to be able to send/receive emails, but... I looove Pandora.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-07-2010, 12:09 AM

For people stuck with an iPhone there's this.

Flint · 03-07-2010, 12:21 AM

Pandora does any of the major smart phones/carriers ... http://www.pandora.com/on-the-go/

Flint · 03-07-2010, 01:35 AM

Update: found "Blutooth, Enabled/Disabled" under Options. Could it be? Now I'm streaming Pandora to my Plantronics headset!

Sounds like an AM radio station, of course. But I'm thinking, I could stream Pandora while I sit in boring meetings? Are people doing this?!

Flint · 03-07-2010, 11:31 AM

Update: I'm learning... My device supports stereo bluetooth (A2DP), and they do make stereo bluetooth headphones designed for listening to music. Anybody know what kind of audio quality can you realistically get via bluetooth? I'm realizing I don't know much about how bluetooth even works.

BigV · 03-07-2010, 08:35 PM

the problem here is that any decent headphones you would usually get to listen to *music* through are not going to be suitable for phone conversations, that is, no microphone.

the closest I came to ones was a set of stereo headphones with the silicone earbud covers. These sealed out the ambient noise enough to make the music listenable, and I could hear the phone conversations fine too. And yes, of course there was a microphone. But the very quality of isolating the outside noise meant that they were not very safe to drive with and it made listening to my own side of the conversation awkward like my head was in a bucket.

If you're not worried about a dual use headset, just go with the best music headphones wired or otherwise you can get your head in.

12-16-2009, 04:49 PM	#18
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Today my co-worker (the other half of a 2-man IT department) built up a thin client to run Pandora on a set of Altec Lansing speakers he brought from his house. Now Pandora runs across the office from both of our desks instead of blasting right out of my PC (and into my con calls). We RDC into the TC to fiddle around with Pandora settings. It's awesome. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-16-2009, 10:04 PM	#19
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	we have it on our cell phones. we just decorated our tree, and listened to christmas music on spencers phone. pretty slick __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-06-2010, 11:00 PM	#21
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Yeah I dont use my ipod anymore... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-06-2010, 11:00 PM	#22
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I have the same phone. red curve 8330m __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-06-2010, 11:31 PM	#24
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	browse to , and get itookthisonmyphone.com also, I like the browser 'bolt' and berrybuzz is cool too www.crackberry.com has lots of info __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-22-2009, 12:35 AM	#16
Master Cthulhu Sentimental Sentient Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 38	I guess your right, it's a whole different thing... Pandora is great for discovering new bands, I agree. Most of the stuff I listen to isn't on Pandora anyways.

03-06-2010, 11:36 PM	#25
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm really a luddite about phones, I think I've mentioned this before. My total goal here was to be able to send/receive emails, but... I looove Pandora. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-07-2010, 12:09 AM	#26
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	For people stuck with an iPhone there's this. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-07-2010, 12:21 AM	#27
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Pandora does any of the major smart phones/carriers ... http://www.pandora.com/on-the-go/ __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-07-2010, 01:35 AM	#28
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Update: found "Blutooth, Enabled/Disabled" under Options. Could it be? Now I'm streaming Pandora to my Plantronics headset! Sounds like an AM radio station, of course. But I'm thinking, I could stream Pandora while I sit in boring meetings? Are people doing this?! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-07-2010, 11:31 AM	#29
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Update: I'm learning... My device supports stereo bluetooth (A2DP), and they do make stereo bluetooth headphones designed for listening to music. Anybody know what kind of audio quality can you realistically get via bluetooth? I'm realizing I don't know much about how bluetooth even works. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-07-2010, 08:35 PM	#30
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	the problem here is that any decent headphones you would usually get to listen to music through are not going to be suitable for phone conversations, that is, no microphone. the closest I came to ones was a set of stereo headphones with the silicone earbud covers. These sealed out the ambient noise enough to make the music listenable, and I could hear the phone conversations fine too. And yes, of course there was a microphone. But the very quality of isolating the outside noise meant that they were not very safe to drive with and it made listening to my own side of the conversation awkward like my head was in a bucket. If you're not worried about a dual use headset, just go with the best music headphones wired or otherwise you can get your head in. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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