allbutlost's comments

On: We’re Fucked, It’s Over: Coming Back from the Brin...

[allbutlost]

(In Chrome) If you right-click anywhere on the text and select "inspect element" it will select the #comments div because it covers the whole page. Then on the right-hand side of the dev tools you can add to "element.style". Adding clear:both; to this fixes the issue.

On: The Echo Nest Joins Spotify

[allbutlost]

"The Echo Nest API will remain free and open to support its robust developer ecosystem."

http://the.echonest.com/pressreleases/spotify-acquires-echo-...

[radley → allbutlost]

Which means at least a year. Maybe two. Then there will be... changes. Little ones at first. Happens every time.

[andrewcooke → allbutlost]

great! thanks for digging that up.

On: Docker at Spotify

[allbutlost]

This is addressed in the talk. It's a short talk, so may be worth listening to it to see how it was used.

[casca → allbutlost]

Agreed, but I'd have thought that it was worth raising for those who are not familiar with where Docker is in the development cycle.

On: Spotify and Facebook: Is that phishing?

[allbutlost]

No, it's not.

[analog → allbutlost]

Ok, if we added some text saying 'Login with Facebook' to our login form and then did the above it would be exactly what Spotify are doing. And still illegal.

[allbutlost → analog]

Spotify aren't "logging into the users account" as suggested, the user is signing in with their fb details and by adding an app to their account fb reactivates their account. The issue here is only one of poor communication, not of illegal account access. Saying otherwise is disingenuous.

On: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it i...

[allbutlost]

It doesn't

On: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it i...

[allbutlost]

The android client doesn't use p2p.

On: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it i...

[allbutlost]

Indeed, the web player isn't U.S. only, just that the beta testing currently concentrates on new users from the U.S. It is however possible to gain access - there are many guides online on how to do so.

On: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it i...

[allbutlost]

No, I'm pretty sure they don't.

On: Githtml for Chrome and Firefox

[allbutlost]

This was submitted and discussed twice yesterday

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4199745 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4198064

On: Spotify launches iPad app

[allbutlost]

Airplay should indeed be available for you in the iPad app - see http://www.spotify.com/us/about/spotify-on-ipad/

[bni → allbutlost]

It also enables the AirPlay button in the iPhone app. So now you dont have to fiddle with the built in iOS controls. It also seems to work better now, the music starts faster for example.

Now if they only enabled AirPlay in the Mac app...