May 2009
4 posts
Slacker vs Pandora (vs "Radio") →
I’m not sure I’d agree that Pandora sucks, but I do see the benefit of having humans pick music instead of an algorithm. Pandora is really cool for picking a song/artist you like and discovering new music that is similar. You skip along this music journey that is pseudo-random. Sure, you have to skip through some crap, but hopefully you end up finding something that will surprise...
SlingPlayer for iPhone Restricted to Wi-Fi Only →
John Gruber:
A version that played lower bit-rate video over 3G was rejected, apparently at AT&T’s behest, despite the fact that other iPhone apps stream video over 3G. And what’s really odd is that AT&T allows the SlingPlayer app to stream over 3G on BlackBerrys.
AT&T probably doesn’t care that BlackBerry users use the SlingPlayer over 3G. The number of people using their...
Dr. Dre Wore Eye Shadow? →
This article (via The Daily Dish) mentions that Dr. Dre was shown wearing cosmetics on one of the World Class Wreckin’ Crew album covers.
If I was on a quiz show and the question “Did Dr. Dre ever wear eye-shadow?” was asked I would have hit the buzzer immediately and said “Hell no!”.