Over the years, I’ve done several “little things” that have had something to do, one way or another, with Spotify. I used the API to classify the music I listen to most by decade to see how old my tastes were, to connect it with Home Assistant, to separate music by language, and a few other bits. But in recent days I’ve been busy getting a clock to tell me what song I’m listening to. ...
Sometimes, when I’m glued to my computer at my desk, I need to know the time. Of course, I could glance at the bottom corners of my monitors (Windows 11) to get the info, but more often than not, I have so much stuff piled on my desk that I can’t even see the bottom of the screens. Plus, when I’m gaming or watching videos, I absolutely don’t want to be looking at the clock! It breaks the immersion! So, I needed a dedicated, always-visible clock. Enter: the little gadget. ...
Okay, this is going to be a quick one. A couple of days ago, a melody from a song I’d heard ages ago popped back into my head. I couldn’t recall anything about it except that somewhere in the song, the singer (or singers) mentioned the word “dangerous.” I did what any normal person would do, I cleared my throat and started trying to imitate a piano and a synthesizer to the best of my poor abilities, so that Shazam might be able to help. I put a lot of effort into it, but I couldn’t get it to recognize the sound; it was probably because my attempts at imitating instruments are pretty awful. ...