February 1, 2008

SportsfIlter last.fm Group: I set up a SportsFilter group on last.fm and invited those people who I saw (on the Wiki) had last.fm accounts.

read story | posted by terrapin to Navel Gazing at 12:21 PM CDT (60 comments total)

Thanks terrapin. I'm in. (pending the lenghty application/interview process). I hope I woo the management.

Comment icon posted by BoKnows at 12:58 PM CDT on February 1

Ooh, a private group. That appeals to the elitist in me.

Comment icon posted by yerfatma at 2:02 PM CDT on February 1

If I'm rejected can I appeal?

I don't really listen to avril lavigne. My gf borrowed my macbook, really.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 3:06 PM CDT on February 1

I have applied for entry into your select group. I am not geekyguy on last.FM so I emailed you terrapin.

Comment icon posted by geekyguy at 3:11 PM CDT on February 1

How do we add our shit to the wiki? Seriously - I'm that dumb.

Comment icon posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 3:14 PM CDT on February 1

I am not a Last user but did take this as a prompt to add myself to the wiki and member list.

Comment icon posted by billsaysthis at 3:35 PM CDT on February 1

How do we add our shit to the wiki?

First thing you'll need to do is create an account. You can see the create an account link in the top right corner.

After you have your account, go to the members page. It's linked on the left of the wiki.

Once at the members page look at the tabs at the top and click 'edit'. Then you'll see a page where you can add your info. It can look confusing but it's not really. You can copy someone else's info and just substitute your own if that's easier.

If you mess it up it's no problem. Very fixable. Also, Terrapin is our wiki guru so I'm sure he'd help you if you emailed him (or you could email me, but he'd be more knowledgeable... as are probably several people in this thread).

Comment icon posted by justgary at 3:56 PM CDT on February 1

So, how does this last.fm stuff work anyway? I download their player and listed to the music that I have stored on my hard drive and the site builds my profile based on that?
I created an account a few years ago and never did anything with it. In fact, I had forgotten all about until yerfatma accidentally sent me an email to be his last.fm buddy. I saw the email and went all "Huh?" with it and lo and behold, there I was on last.fm. The really funny part is that my user name is imam_hosayn. I guess I was on my Iranian history jag at that time.

Comment icon posted by NoMich at 4:08 PM CDT on February 1

Theoretically, if you downloaded the player it put the Last.fm . . . (big sigh) . . . "Scrobbler" on your machine, which has plugins for most media players (e.g., iTunes, Winamp, Foobar 2000). If that's up and running (little red circle in your task bar on Windows), it sends whatever you're playing back to Last.fm.

Comment icon posted by yerfatma at 4:21 PM CDT on February 1

I am not a Last user but did take this as a prompt to add myself to the wiki and member list.

Kinda weird that you and apoch share the exact same name, huh?

Comment icon posted by yerfatma at 4:24 PM CDT on February 1

It's all good that you are contributing to the revenue of the Federated States of Micronesia. They need it now the compact payments are expiring.

Comment icon posted by owlhouse at 5:00 PM CDT on February 1

Ha. "FM" always makes me think of one of those knowing "Guess you're old enough now" Dad moments:

"But how does it work?"
"FM."
"FM?"
"Fucking Magic."

Comment icon posted by yerfatma at 6:08 PM CDT on February 1

I took the liberty of moving the Facebook link to the billsaysthis line because I've never had a facebook account, or been named Bill.

Comment icon posted by apoch at 7:10 PM CDT on February 1

Yea, verily, I have no idea why any of you would care to see how much I listen to Religious Vomit or Tom Waits's bar-ballads, but okay. I guess I'm game.

And sure, I guess I'll SpoFiWiki myself. Later.

Comment icon posted by Ufez Jones at 7:29 PM CDT on February 1

Just checked in at last.fm and BANNED ALL YOUR SOrry... ummm.... I mean you all been added to my elitist group. :)

We still need 3 more members to join in order for the site to compile juicy stats on our collective listening habits.

Comment icon posted by terrapin at 7:39 PM CDT on February 1

I think last.fm's itunes plugin just royally fucked up my library.

Comment icon posted by jerseygirl at 9:50 PM CDT on February 1

Thanks, whoever added me to the members list on the Wiki. I've been meaning to do that.

Comment icon posted by goddam at 10:13 PM CDT on February 1

Cool. Anyone who's a member can approve pending members (I just approved miss goddam).

Comment icon posted by justgary at 10:24 PM CDT on February 1

We're up to nine. Tselson is in.

Comment icon posted by BoKnows at 10:53 PM CDT on February 1

Anyone know who imam hosayn is? SpoFi Memeber?

Comment icon posted by BoKnows at 11:30 PM CDT on February 1

(I just approved miss goddam)

thanks

Comment icon posted by goddam at 11:30 PM CDT on February 1

Whoa, that was fast. Been gettin' my Leonard Cohen fix...thanks.

Never heard of the site, trox' Nightswimming did me in. (via, Exhuming McCarthy...etc.)

Comment icon posted by tselson at 11:44 PM CDT on February 1

I am in but not as HATER. Look out for Elroy333.

Comment icon posted by HATER 187 at 1:16 AM CDT on February 2

I'm in, not as apoch but apoch'o'lolypop'o'lypse. Okay, not really. I'm apoch on there as well. Although if I ever do fantasy sports again I have my team name.

Comment icon posted by apoch at 6:00 AM CDT on February 2

Anyone know who imam hosayn is? SpoFi Memeber?

What, you have me on ignore or something?

Comment icon posted by NoMich at 7:43 AM CDT on February 2

Cool. Gary figured out that I set it up for all members to be able to approve new members. I approved the last 3 requests, so we are up to 12 now. Enough for the group listen habits to be charted, but we can always use more!

Comment icon posted by terrapin at 8:06 AM CDT on February 2

Damn I just spend about 30 minutes editing my page and I got HTTP Error 403...

Apparently "my request" was blocked because of malicous automated requests from my computers IP address.

Comment icon posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 8:31 AM CDT on February 2

My poor "dancing banana on a goat" smiley! Damn you funfilesandsmiles.com!!!

Comment icon posted by NoMich at 8:48 AM CDT on February 2

Ill join but my lastfm nic is JustJamey (sorry gary but its been a nic since about 1977 and I still have friends that call me that).

Comment icon posted by Folkways at 9:54 AM CDT on February 2

Damn thing makes me so self-conscious about what I listen to. I mean, I like Hefner, but Last.fm makes me look like their version of the groupie from Flight of the Conchords.

You're all set Folkways.

Comment icon posted by yerfatma at 10:32 AM CDT on February 2

Enough for the group listen habits to be charted

We'll see after the first chart if that's a good or bad thing. I'm hoping the few times I've listened to toby keith helps. Just doing my part.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 11:10 AM CDT on February 2

What, you have me on ignore or something?

Sorry, Nomich. It was late. Plus, I'm an idiot.

Comment icon posted by BoKnows at 11:32 AM CDT on February 2

I'm pending.

Cunningly, I'm called "MrBismarck."

Comment icon posted by Mr Bismarck at 12:01 PM CDT on February 2

Got ya Mr. Bismarck.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 12:05 PM CDT on February 2

I don't see my name on the spofiwiki page member list - I set up an account but how do I get on the list?

Comment icon posted by skydivemom at 6:43 PM CDT on February 2

skydivemom: you copy a line, paste it and change it to reflect your info.

Comment icon posted by terrapin at 7:13 PM CDT on February 2

I'm pending. Under same name. I'm not afraid to show the world how much shit I listen to.

Comment icon posted by qbert72 at 10:04 PM CDT on February 2

I'm pending.

You're in. Looking forward to much shit.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 10:34 PM CDT on February 2

Oh, yeah, thanks terrapin.

Comment icon posted by tselson at 10:41 PM CDT on February 2

I've added my name to the wiki list.

Also, I fixed the order so that it was alphabetized.

I do not, however, have any intention of sharing my musical taste with the rest of the world.

I'm ostracized enough for being a supernerd, I don't need to ostracized from the supernerd crowd because of my music.

Comment icon posted by grum@work at 10:51 AM CDT on February 3

Speaking of the CD swap . . .

Comment icon posted by yerfatma at 1:00 PM CDT on February 3

Speaking of the CD swap . . .

Was wondeing myself....

Comment icon posted by Folkways at 6:04 PM CDT on February 3

Speaking of the CD swap . . .

I haven't heard from Sammy since December. He's usually the one that puts the groups together. I'll try to resurrect it this week. Maybe we can get some more participants now that the holidays are over.

Comment icon posted by goddam at 7:09 PM CDT on February 3

I added myself to the wiki and applied to the last.fm group too!

Comment icon posted by afx237vi at 8:28 AM CDT on February 4

You (and The Fiery Furnaces) are in.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 8:36 AM CDT on February 4

I applied. Someone approve me please.

Comment icon posted by jerseygirl at 5:41 PM CDT on February 4

You (and the Foxboro Hot Tubs) are in.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 5:50 PM CDT on February 4

Ooh, we have a chart now! Go Sonic Youth! I had them in the Exacta in the 9th.

Comment icon posted by Ufez Jones at 5:56 PM CDT on February 4

Hooray thanks

Comment icon posted by jerseygirl at 6:19 PM CDT on February 4

Me too! Me too!

Comment icon posted by lilnemo at 12:54 PM CDT on February 5

Gotcha nemo, you're in.

Comment icon posted by BoKnows at 1:56 PM CDT on February 5

I'm pending. Judging by what I've seen from the charts my taste in music is quite different.

Comment icon posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 6:14 PM CDT on February 5

You're in, YYM. The charts will change pretty dramatically next week. There has been alot of new members and listening going on.

Comment icon posted by BoKnows at 6:25 PM CDT on February 5

I just clicked on the "join this group" button. I assume this means I'm pending. Anybody got my back?

Comment icon posted by hawkguy at 6:59 PM CDT on February 5

You're in Hawkguy.

Comment icon posted by BoKnows at 7:12 PM CDT on February 5

Thanks. I'm sure you all will find my music pedantic, but what can I say? The "Monster Ballads" alone are worth it!

Comment icon posted by hawkguy at 7:20 PM CDT on February 5

I signed up this evening. Unfortunately, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, and the Esterhazy Quartet are not in the available downloads, so I'll leave my musical profile out of this.

Thanks, terrrapin.

Comment icon posted by Howard_T at 7:51 PM CDT on February 5

Patiently pending

Comment icon posted by tron7 at 12:28 AM CDT on February 6

And why has my ipod stopped scrobbling?

Comment icon posted by tron7 at 12:30 AM CDT on February 6

You're in.

Comment icon posted by justgary at 2:16 AM CDT on February 6

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