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Albert Cory's avatar

Every programming platform ever invented has a random() function. You take all the tracks in the playlist, or in my case, the library on my phone. You put them in random order, and play them. That's it.

Anyone who tells you this is hard is just trying to sell something. I don't want any smart algorithm picking songs for me; I just want all my stuff, randomly.

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Paul Riddell's avatar

Apple Music is worse. “I see you’ve requested to hear less of Tom Petty’s ‘Free Falling,’ a song that makes you want to throw your phone into a well and return to the once-noble career of ‘mammoth hunter’? Great! We’ll only play it three times an hour? Don’t want to hear it at all? Let’s sneak five live versions onto your playlist? Oh, that doesn’t work for you? How about covers from bands that make you want to blow up the sun? You WILL listen.”

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