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2004 Aug 06
7
a new directory service
...make this available in the 'description' field, ie, how many
listeners they normally have, etc. But making this a datapoint is
kinda silly. I don't go to the record store and ask "How many people
bought the Tricky album?" Because that number doesn't say how many
people _liked_ the tricky album, or more accurately, how many people
whose tastes are similar to my own liked it. One number is a poor
replacement for the other. In our society we're trained to go after the
things that are the most popular simply because they are popular. You
see this with people not think...
2004 Aug 06
0
a new directory service
...in the 'description' field, ie, how many
> listeners they normally have, etc. But making this a datapoint is
> kinda silly. I don't go to the record store and ask "How many people
> bought the Tricky album?" Because that number doesn't say how many
> people _liked_ the tricky album, or more accurately, how many people
> whose tastes are similar to my own liked it. One number is a poor
> replacement for the other. In our society we're trained to go after the
> things that are the most popular simply because they are popular. You
> see this w...
2004 Aug 06
16
a new directory service
So I've been doing some research and thinking here and there about what
a _good_ directory service for icecast would be like. I'd appreciate
some feedback and some discussion on this topic, before I start putting
a lot of effort into developing it.
First off, I think getting rid of # of listeners is a must. It just
creates a self-fulfilling prophecy and encourages cheating. I think the