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  1. Comment on Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive? in ~tech

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    Sweet thanks so much! This has been really helpful.

    Sweet thanks so much! This has been really helpful.

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  2. Comment on Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive? in ~tech

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    Hahaha thanks, I figured that would be the case. I mean really I just don't have any experience running one and my friends who are better at this than I am are all far away. If you wanted to send...

    Hahaha thanks, I figured that would be the case. I mean really I just don't have any experience running one and my friends who are better at this than I am are all far away. If you wanted to send it to me anyways, maybe it's something I could work out in the future?

  3. Comment on Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive? in ~tech

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    Thanks for the response, this is super helpful. I don't suppose you know if there's an easy way to mass export multiple playlists at a time? Or do I need to just suck it up and go down manually...

    Thanks for the response, this is super helpful. I don't suppose you know if there's an easy way to mass export multiple playlists at a time? Or do I need to just suck it up and go down manually doing this for each one? The reason I'm asking is cause I'm easily looking at several hundred playlists.

    Good looking out on converting the file format, I almost asked about it in the original body but I was already worried I'd gotten too complicated.

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  4. Comment on Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive? in ~tech

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    Can we change titles? But duly noted, you are absolutely right this is more about a reskinned itunes than Apple Music streaming. I guess I just wasn't sure how best to label it. Thanks for the...

    Can we change titles?

    But duly noted, you are absolutely right this is more about a reskinned itunes than Apple Music streaming. I guess I just wasn't sure how best to label it. Thanks for the note, I'll add it in to the body of the text.

    I can find at least the vast majority of the files in finder. The part that I'm struggling with is how to maintain the formatting of several hundred playlists in the move, so that I'm not stuck trying to manually rebuild them. It does look like @donn shared some info that seems promising in that direction. Though any ideas on how best to streamline that process would still be much appreciated.

    Thanks for taking the time out to try and help me with this, I really appreciate it.

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  5. Anyone know of any good way to transfer Apple Music playlists onto a hard drive?

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    EDIT: As one user pointed out, this is not about Apple Music the streaming platform, this is about basically itunes but itunes no longer technically exists as an application. So a little...

    EDIT: As one user pointed out, this is not about Apple Music the streaming platform, this is about basically itunes but itunes no longer technically exists as an application.

    So a little background: my father just died and a big part of his life was listening to music, for most of his life he's been building themed compilations of songs he liked using whatever medium was available, magnetic reel tapes in the '60s and '70s, then cassette tapes, then CDs, and of course playlists for the last 20 or so years. Now my mother and I would like to back up and save a lot of that work as those compilations have a lot of sentimental value and are pretty unique. There's lots of old obscure rhythm and blues and soul songs that you aren't really going to come across anywhere else. However, it's pretty much all locked into Apple Music, which isn't really a problem in the here and now, because we all have tended to use macs since my mother adopted them in the '80s or '90s. However, we don't really want that data just locked into a private ecosystem that has been getting more and more restricted and where we have less and less control.

    So I'm looking for a way to keep those playlists intact and export them out of Apple Music in a playable format and into a less locked in system to then back them up. Most of the music should be DRM free as a lot of it would have been taken off of CDs probably as MP3 files, though a lot of that would've happened 15+ years ago.

    Does anyone have any ideas about the best way to do that? I seem to be able to manually export each one into a .txt file but of course it's not really playable sound files. My tech skills are pretty limited, I have about an average amount of knowledge or even slightly more for someone my age (30s) who grew up around computers and the internet but I grew up after it necessary to have basic coding skills to use computers so my experience doing even basic coding or running scripts is pretty much nil. Any ideas would be appreciated.

    Edit: it’s version 1.0.6.10

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  6. Comment on Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer found dead at LA home; homicide suspected in ~movies

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    I'll be interested to see if there's actually a lot of evidence for this or if they just went "Welp the son has a history of drug use, so probably him." I'm not saying that that's the case, but I...

    I'll be interested to see if there's actually a lot of evidence for this or if they just went "Welp the son has a history of drug use, so probably him." I'm not saying that that's the case, but I can also see how it might be. The limited amount of coverage that I've read seems to do quite a bit to emphasize his previous history of drug use and some amount of homelessness. Now I get that sites want articles on this and have almost no real info, so they have to write about something, and obviously plenty of people with that history commit crimes, but also the stigma does make you a likelier target for investigation, guilty or not, when something like this happens. And there's a pretty big gap between doing drugs and living on the streets and stabbing your parents to death.

    Obviously too early to tell, it could be he's guilty as sin and the cops are just doing a good job quickly making progress on a high profile case. But it's not like it's unheard of for the LAPD to jump to conclusions based on limited or circumstantial evidence and fuck up a case.

    Maybe it's just that I can relate, as someone who's a similar age to Nick and who also struggled with substance use and homelessness as a teen and into my 20s, but who's never even come close to murdering a family member. With so little info, it's easy for me to project myself here, living out my worst nightmare, imprisoned in the midst of a family tragedy, blamed because of the mistakes of my youth. I'm torn between hoping for his sake that he's innocent and his conscience is clean of this tragedy, and hoping that he's incredibly guilty, the whole act caught on film for mine.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on Advice/Suggestions on headphones or earbuds while listening to voices in the same room in ~tech

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    I'm not sure it they're the best fit but I have the Shokz Openfit Air and really like them. They aren't bone induction, basically just a directional speaker, so you can hear what's going on around...

    I'm not sure it they're the best fit but I have the Shokz Openfit Air and really like them. They aren't bone induction, basically just a directional speaker, so you can hear what's going on around you well, and I've been pretty happy with the sound quality. They clip over the ear so I'm not sure how well they'd work with glasses but at the very least might be worth checking out.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on The realities of being a pop star in ~music

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    Somehow I knew exactly which Lou Reed interview that was going to be before I clicked. What a classic. And what a fun way to make a point about fantasy vs. reality in our relationship with...

    Somehow I knew exactly which Lou Reed interview that was going to be before I clicked. What a classic. And what a fun way to make a point about fantasy vs. reality in our relationship with popstars and fame.

    It's hard for me not to engage some particularly critical part of my brain reading this. Yet, I enjoyed this article, and the more medium to long form written content that's at least trying to engage with nuance that's put out the better. So maybe I'll leave some of that criticism on the floor and just leave it at having enjoyed the piece and perspective.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Tipping was a European custom imported to the States somewhere in the late 19th to early 20th century that then died out (mostly) in Europe.

    Tipping was a European custom imported to the States somewhere in the late 19th to early 20th century that then died out (mostly) in Europe.

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  10. Comment on Can we maybe have an informal agreement to avoid posting articles that require you to sell your firstborn child to the devil just to read them? in ~tildes

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    I've honestly just started clicking accept on cookies for sites that I like or news I'm actually consuming. I just think of it as paying in a currency they want (my data). It's not my version of...

    I've honestly just started clicking accept on cookies for sites that I like or news I'm actually consuming. I just think of it as paying in a currency they want (my data). It's not my version of an ideal currency but it's what the world seems to have decided on. I'm much more worried about the deeper systemic tracking issues of the internet and things like the fact that I'm forced to use gmail and google drive for work these days than a few measly cookies that will get purged at the end of a session. Besides my data is pretty useless, I make it a point to buy as little online as humanly possible.

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  11. Comment on Study suggests that the Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' in ~space

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    This is part (only part, admittedly) of the reason I am so mediocre at woodworking and sewing. An 1/8 of an inch here a 1/4 of an inch there. "It doesn't matter." But of course you do that enough...

    This is part (only part, admittedly) of the reason I am so mediocre at woodworking and sewing. An 1/8 of an inch here a 1/4 of an inch there. "It doesn't matter." But of course you do that enough and all of a sudden everything looks kinda wonky.

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  12. Comment on Germans have a reputation for being Europe's most enthusiastic nudists – but survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so in ~life

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    Having spent time in both countries, I'm not at all surprised. Denmark is the probably the only place I've ever gone to a party where several people decided to just get naked and hang around doing...

    Having spent time in both countries, I'm not at all surprised. Denmark is the probably the only place I've ever gone to a party where several people decided to just get naked and hang around doing dishes and what have you in the nude. This has happened more than once. Both men and women. All under 30 at the time. No one was particularly out of sorts about it. So yeah, I buy it.

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  13. Comment on How would I meet you outside of Tildes? In the flesh, so to speak. in ~life

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    I live full time at a Buddhist monastery so you could meet me there or at a related teaching event. I meet a lot of people and regularly swap contact info with the ones that I connect with....

    I live full time at a Buddhist monastery so you could meet me there or at a related teaching event. I meet a lot of people and regularly swap contact info with the ones that I connect with.

    Whatever you may feel about religion writ large, there tends to be a lot of in person community there. And there are few other places in the modern world where it is so easy to arrive as a stranger with no money and be likely to be welcomed in and find ready made community. I guess maybe 12 step meetings but they’re right on the border of religious spaces anyways.

    Of course not everyone is interested in or feels comfortable spending time in those spaces. But if you’re at all interested you might be amazed at how diverse your options are. Whether it’s traditional Chinese Buddhist temples where you might be one of the only native English speakers or a Christian church that doesn’t even care if you believe in God to just about anything in between.

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  14. Comment on How would I meet you outside of Tildes? In the flesh, so to speak. in ~life

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    Just chiming in in support of reading books at bars. Something I’ve long been a fan of.

    Just chiming in in support of reading books at bars. Something I’ve long been a fan of.

  15. Comment on How many languages do you speak? in ~humanities.languages

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    English: Native French: Spent several years learning it while living in France. When I left I was around high B2 or C1. However, it’s been some years since I left and I don’t get much opportunity...

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    French: Spent several years learning it while living in France. When I left I was around high B2 or C1. However, it’s been some years since I left and I don’t get much opportunity to speak it. I read or listen to things occasionally but it’s not enough to stop it from degrading. I think that if I went back to being in a francophone country or if I had a francophone partner it would come back though.

    German: Studied a bit in highschool and lived in Berlin for a few months. At one time I could get around in it okay enough. These days I can say a sentence or two and occasionally read a word or two.

    Spanish: Grew up in an area where it’s common, plus the time studying French kinda helps. Can’t really speak it. Can kinda read and understand some basics.

    Polish: Can tell you I can’t speak it and say “you’re beautiful” and “thank you”.

    Danish: Can say “lamp/light”.

    Mandarin: Had one year worth of classes in middle school. Can barely remember how to ask how you’re doing.

    Latin: Had a semester when I was 12. Remember absolutely nothing.

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  16. Comment on How do I improve at interviews? in ~life

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    I don't have a lot of interviewing experience but it sounds like you have a good idea of where your weaknesses are. You just need to practice. So what about getting friends to mock interview you?...

    I don't have a lot of interviewing experience but it sounds like you have a good idea of where your weaknesses are. You just need to practice. So what about getting friends to mock interview you? Or even just recording yourself answering some mock interview questions and then listening back to try and strategize what you could do differently? With ingrained patterns, like rambling, I think there's no help for it but to just try and practice being more mindful of it and doing things differently and that just takes time and repetition.

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  17. Comment on What’s something you’re personally proud of from this year? in ~life

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    "At almost every turn, I had the help of family, friends, you name it..." Not to take away from anything you wrote or the amazing amount of positive changes it sounds like you've made. Just to...

    "At almost every turn, I had the help of family, friends, you name it..."

    Not to take away from anything you wrote or the amazing amount of positive changes it sounds like you've made. Just to point out that no one gets anywhere just on their own, and that's okay. Being able to maintain and cultivate relationships that you can rely on to help find new opportunities and look to for support in hard times is incredibly important and a worthwhile skill in and of itself. Community is an important aspect of building resiliency for all of us and many people that I know who are capable competent people and great at their jobs wouldn't have ended up where they are without some kind of help/connection. Now, that shouldn't be an excuse for putting in none of your own effort but it also isn't something to feel bad about. So I hope you're not too hard on yourself about it. It does sound like you've been putting in a lot of work that's really paid off and I definitely don't want to sound like I'm discouraging that, it's important too. Just felt valuable to point out.

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  18. Comment on Is it possible to get short term health insurance in California? in ~health

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    Thanks for sharing your expertise. I’ve been hoping to avoid escalating to any sort of hearing for the simple reason that it sounds like a pain to deal with. But it does seem like that’s the next...

    Thanks for sharing your expertise. I’ve been hoping to avoid escalating to any sort of hearing for the simple reason that it sounds like a pain to deal with. But it does seem like that’s the next logical step so I’ll start examining that and look at pairing that with my new application.

    I have managed to track down the office where I’m pretty sure this decision came from. It’s not the normal investigations division but the specialized fraud investigations division of the intake unit. Which is a state agency and out of the county’s hands. The problem is that they don’t really have contact info. The phone number only accepts tip offs and and the email and PO Box are both for tip offs too. I’ve emailed them several times anyways and did finally hear back with a pro forma email acknowledging receipt of my complaint.

    I’ll start looking in to some sort of public benefits legal aid though.

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  19. Comment on Is it possible to get short term health insurance in California? in ~health

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    That’s a great idea, sadly it looks like they can’t cover US residents. But I’ll look and see if that’s a regulatory issue or a company policy.

    That’s a great idea, sadly it looks like they can’t cover US residents. But I’ll look and see if that’s a regulatory issue or a company policy.

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  20. Comment on Is it possible to get short term health insurance in California? in ~health

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    Yeah no problems there thankfully and I have almost no living expenses. Total I’ve probably spent something less than a grand over the last year.

    Yeah no problems there thankfully and I have almost no living expenses. Total I’ve probably spent something less than a grand over the last year.

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