would be nice to see what each track playing is and who made it, rather than have it reduced to anonymous muzak
Show HN: Lofimusic.app, an open source Background Music Progressive Web App
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#22I want to love this. I leave these stations on in the background anyway and being able to change them like a radio station is a desirable feature. It's missing 2 key features that will prevent me from using it and recommending it to everyone I know: 1) No volume control. You could argue this is more a failure of my browser, but it's easier if you just add a volume control. Bonus points if up/down arrows controls work…
have to appreciate the irony in worrying about the bitrate of simulated lo-fi crackling
same same
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#23What does it mean that members of society have evolved to constantly need audible stimulation? I feel like there has to be some sort of mental effect from listening to music constantly.
whatever it means it is probably applicable to society over at least a hundred years
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#24This is awesome! Looks very slick. I'd have this open constantly if it had a pause button. Bonus points if there's a easy keyboard shortcut. This kind of music increases my productivity enormously. Part of it is there's no lyrics and rhythm is interesting but steady. The other part is my brain associates this music with productive coding so it's easier to get into the zone.
+1 for pause button
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#25Is it in line with YouTube's TOS to embed them like this? Without displaying the video gui? It also seems to somehow supress the ads?
Asking the same questions, and some more: I like the idea, and the app looks cool. I just wish there was a way to just get the audio streams from these channels and have the video constantly looping be embedded into the app or something. The reason why I don't stay tuned to the YT channels is exactly because of ads, and I don't like my bandwidth being consumed by video when I'm not watching anything.
> The reason why I don't stay tuned to the YT channels is exactly because of ads
This is why God gave us ad blockers :)
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#26I want to love this. I leave these stations on in the background anyway and being able to change them like a radio station is a desirable feature. It's missing 2 key features that will prevent me from using it and recommending it to everyone I know: 1) No volume control. You could argue this is more a failure of my browser, but it's easier if you just add a volume control. Bonus points if up/down arrows controls work…
Looks like a Pull request for the volume control was created[1]. Hopefully the author will merge it soon. Internet is awesome
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Asking the same questions, and some more: I like the idea, and the app looks cool. I just wish there was a way to just get the audio streams from these channels and have the video constantly looping be embedded into the app or something. The reason why I don't stay tuned to the YT channels is exactly because of ads, and I don't like my bandwidth being consumed by video when I'm not watching anything.
> The reason why I don't stay tuned to the YT channels is exactly because of ads This is why God gave us ad blockers :)
I'm curious - are there good adblockers today that can block YouTube ads? I vaguely remember uBlock Origin facing the problem of Google serving ads from the same domains/addresses as the actual video, making adblocking on YouTube virtually impossible.
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#28Pause button, volume slider... lets code it :) thanks for the feedback!
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#29What does it mean that members of society have evolved to constantly need audible stimulation? I feel like there has to be some sort of mental effect from listening to music constantly.
I find the idea of needing music very interesting. I never really feel that I need music. Like, I can enjoy movie and game soundtracks, and I feel like they add to the atmosphere. But when working, I have no problems working and focusing in silence. I don't need background music, and I don't need to hear the radio playing. I actually prefer silence. But I've noticed many people consider silence very uncomfortable. I think silence is associated with boredom, and boredom is something people would rather avoid.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The reason why I don't stay tuned to the YT channels is exactly because of ads This is why God gave us ad blockers :)
I'm curious - are there good adblockers today that can block YouTube ads? I vaguely remember uBlock Origin facing the problem of Google serving ads from the same domains/addresses as the actual video, making adblocking on YouTube virtually impossible.
uBlock Origin (even with default block lists) + Sponsorblock is what I use for a fully ad-free YouTube experience. Sponsorblock is a crowd-sourced native sponsor-content timeskipper. For medium to large channels it works like a charm. I highly recommend this setup.