Remember how there was this big thing about how Tivos were learning the viewing habits of their users, and the users were sure that their Tivos thought they were gay. Last.fm sure does have a strange idea of what I want. Listening to their “recommendation radio” is a great way to find new music, and I love the control where you can move the slider between “mainstream” and “obscure.” But dammit anyhow, I’d like a non-emo, non-Backstreet Boys recommendation from time to time. Geez.

So I’ve just loaded a playlist in iTunes with a lot of my old favorites, hit play, and turned my speakers off.

My plan will probably backfire, making the computers think I’ll like Enya and Yanni now. Sail away, mofos.

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