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I Don't Have Spotify

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Re: I Don't Have Spotify

#61

Post by vunderba »

bean-weevil wrote: post #28

It would be fantastic if this site were a pwa that supported the chrome api [1] that lets you share directly to it on android. I would make a pr but my company owns all my ip and getting an exception takes months :( 1: https://chodounsky.com/2019/03/24/progressive-web-applicatio...

Won't help you now OP, but I've always negotiated an IP carve-out for any product(s) that I develop that:

A. Are developed with my own hardware

B. Are developed outside of hours of employment

C. Are not designed to compete with existing company products

Every place I've worked with was amenable to these terms, but I always make sure to get it IN WRITING.

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

#63

Post by mettamage »

leddt wrote: post #39

I made a very simple chrome extension that automatically redirects you to your preferred music service when visiting another service. In my case I have it set to YouTube Music, so if I click a Spotify (or other) link in Slack, I'll be redirected to YouTube Music. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/music-link/gnhphofp...

This type of stuff is what make chrome extension development fun

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

#64

Post by netsharc »

bean-weevil wrote: post #28

It would be fantastic if this site were a pwa that supported the chrome api [1] that lets you share directly to it on android. I would make a pr but my company owns all my ip and getting an exception takes months :( 1: https://chodounsky.com/2019/03/24/progressive-web-applicatio...

Your cat wrote this pull request? It must be a genius cat!

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

#65

Post by bean-weevil »

itishappy wrote: post #43
bean-weevil wrote: post #28

It would be fantastic if this site were a pwa that supported the chrome api [1] that lets you share directly to it on android. I would make a pr but my company owns all my ip and getting an exception takes months :( 1: https://chodounsky.com/2019/03/24/progressive-web-applicatio...

... don't do it at work? If your company owns your free time as well, you've fucked up and should talk to HR.

You're correct, I signed a contract that says they own my free time. I didn't exactly want to, and I firmly believe it's wrong. Nevertheless, it's easy to say I fucked up when you don't know my exact situation. This is my first job and there are a lot of other benefits that made it the best option for me personally, even when there were alternatives that had no such clause.

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

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Post by bean-weevil »

netsharc wrote: post #64
bean-weevil wrote: post #28

It would be fantastic if this site were a pwa that supported the chrome api [1] that lets you share directly to it on android. I would make a pr but my company owns all my ip and getting an exception takes months :( 1: https://chodounsky.com/2019/03/24/progressive-web-applicatio...

Your cat wrote this pull request? It must be a genius cat!

This is the strategy most of my coworkers take. On principle, I'm just not willing to lie to a project and tell them I have the right to contribute my work under their license.

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

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Post by bean-weevil »

vunderba wrote: post #61
bean-weevil wrote: post #28

It would be fantastic if this site were a pwa that supported the chrome api [1] that lets you share directly to it on android. I would make a pr but my company owns all my ip and getting an exception takes months :( 1: https://chodounsky.com/2019/03/24/progressive-web-applicatio...

Won't help you now OP, but I've always negotiated an IP carve-out for any product(s) that I develop that: A. Are developed with my own hardware B. Are developed outside of hours of employment C. Are not designed to compete with existing company products Every place I've worked with was amenable to these terms, but I always make sure to get it IN WRITING .

I knew about this ahead of time. I was kinda going through it mentally at the time and I didn't have the energy to negotiate.

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

#69

Post by mbesto »

You can create an iOS shortcut to convert Spotify to Apple Music as well. This is how my gf and I share (she has apple music and I have spotify)

Re: I Don't Have Spotify

#70

Post by _r4nc »

askonomm wrote: post #8

I'd love to actually buy music and store it myself, as I've started noticing more and more that some of the songs I have on Spotify have started to disappear, but I find it very difficult to buy modern music anymore. Most gets released as singles, and as far as I know, to only streaming platforms. Is there a way to still buy the same kind of music that is on streaming platforms, and actually get the audio files?

When I moved country and updated my credit card in Spotify to my card from the new country Spotify also changed my “region”. As a result there are so many songs I have “starred”/“added”/“liked” (whatever fucking language they’re using for it now) are just greyed out and unplayable.

Anyway as for actually getting copies of the music I listen to I think we should just pirate it completely unashamedly.

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