NOTE: Due to recently (5 July 2018) discovered errors in underlying data, some statements in this post are incorrect. The original post is preserved, with new corrected information presented in monospace font. More information can be found in this blog post. This morning (Actually I reached the noted milestone six days earlier, on June 21.) …
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Time Parity Achieved!
I have finally regained ground in my iTunes collection and have listened to half my tracks in terms of time. Whilst adding the large selection of old radio shows which I enjoy (for the most part) listening to now, I no longer could claim to have listened to at least half of my iTunes collection …
One Hundred and Five Thousand Songs (105,000)
I have just listened to my 105,000th unique iTunes track, Ringo Starr’s “Six O’Clock” from his album Ringo. It’s a middling song from an otherwise surprisingly good solo album from the Fourth Beatle. 105,000 unique tracks makes up 771.99 GB of data, having a total duration of 376 days, 4 hours, 10 minutes, and 6 …
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Appendix: This Meme Is Bogus
Exercise: Prove the following meme is bogus Given: The meme consists of text superimposed upon a yellow background with a image to right. The text reads: Declaring to be an emerging economy the U.S. refused to recognize international copyrights for the first 100 years of its existence. No other emerging economy has been granted this …
One Hundred and Four Thousand Songs
Or, A Full Year’s Worth of Songs! I have just listened to my 104,000th unique iTunes track, Thelonious Monk’s “Ruby My Dear”. This particular version seems to have Glenn Gould-itis, as someone can be heard muttering into the microphone as the piano is played. 104,000 unique tracks comprises 760.81 GB of data, with a total …
One Hundred and Three Thousand Songs (Captain’s log, supplemental)
I listened to my 103,000th unique iTunes track a little while ago — on January 9 — but have not until this moment posted the news, due to fatigue, lack of time, and a realization of unimportance. Track number 103,000 was the 1947 Green Hornet episode, “City Hall Shakeup”, which originally aired on July 15 …
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200 Books (Not really) [UPDATED]
NOTE: Due to recently (5 July 2018) discovered errors in underlying data, some statements in this post are incorrect. The original post is preserved, with new corrected information presented in monospace font. More information can be found in this blog post. Yesterday I finished my 200th book since recording such info starting in June of …
One Hundred and Two Thousand (102,000)
Just listened to my 102,000th unique iTunes track, John Cale’s “Fairweather Friend” from his 1970 album Vintage Violence. 102,000 unique tracks comprises 731.52 GB of data, with a total duration of 332 days, 10 hours, 24 minutes, and 27 seconds (ignoring multiple plays). My iTunes collection still has 88,046 items left unplayed — 713 more …
The Last 1k+ (101,000)
Once again, data about the last 1,000 (one thousand plus; see below) songs I listened to, which brought my total number of iTunes tracks heard up to 101,000. Purview We consider the songs heard since I hit one hundred thousand up through those which brought my total up to 101,000. Due to a new methodology, …
One Hundred And One Thousand Songs
Just listened to my 101,000th unique iTunes track, a long (and at times quite good) version of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” by The Jerry Garcia Band at one of many shows at the Keystone Palo Alto in 1977, this one on July 2nd (how did anyone in the Bay Area get anything done in 1977?). …