Driving over HWY 17 in my Acura CL-S… Stopped to watch the sun set
over the tree-topped mountains.
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I just realized I never posted this online. I did this a couple months ago, and have been using it frequently (because I’m a chronic music pirate).
I occasionally get a bunch of tracks in iTunes that have the Artist Name in the Track Name as well. For example:
…and it’s just a pain to go through and remove all the artist names from each track title… the task is a prime candidate for automation.
Usage: Select songs in iTunes (it will skip songs that don’t have the artist name in the track name), Run the applescript (I use QuickSilver for this). Result:
So, here’s my applescript: (download)
tell application "iTunes"
set these_tracks to the selection
if these_tracks is null then display dialog "No tracks are selected."
repeat with i from 1 to the count of these_tracks
set thisTrack to (item i of these_tracks)
set originalName to the name of thisTrack
set theArtist to the artist of thisTrack
if originalName contains " - " then
if originalName contains theArtist then
set newName to characters ((count of characters of theArtist) + 4) thru end of originalName as string
if (characters 1 thru ((count of characters of theArtist) + 4) of originalName as string) contains theArtist & " - " then set the name of the thisTrack to newName
end if
end if
end repeat
end tell
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From the top of a Redwood
I’m on top of a funky tree in the meadow below the UCSC Music Center…
I took this with the Camera PRO iPhone app, which allows you to take
photos with a self-timer. I clipped my phone to a high branch to get
the shot.
I’m actually not too happy with this self-portrait, but Camera PRO
only let’s you use the self-timer 5 times before forcing you to pay
$20. In fact, I tried to purchase the app, but the purchasing website
is very clumsy on the iPhone. And I’m still waiting for my activation
code.
- My current geotagging workflow: Copy photos to HD. Download .gpx. GPSPhotoLinker. Import into iPhoto. Sort/Edit. Upload. Trying to automate. #
- I’ve recently become obsessed with data collection. #
- http://tinyurl.com/2opbrp #
- Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) and Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) apparently went to my highschool. (Menlo-Atherton) #
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What I did on Monday, Dec 31, 2007
- I’m at Bad Ass Coffee in Santa Cruz. The cashier just told me that you can’t make a cappuccino with Half&Half… because it doesn’t foam. #
- I’m calling BS tho, cuz I’ve had plenty foamy cappuccinos made with Half&Half. Any coffee nuts have an opinion? #
- They made me a latte. That’s not even what I asked for. Hmm. Last time, I ordered the same thing, and it was great. Maybe it’s the cashier. #
- Still tasty, I must admit. =D #
- Using the free Macs at this cafe. The new aluminum keyboards are nice. #
- At Marianne’s for 10-20 Ice Cream. #
- My iPhone Lyrics wishes/prayers have been answered check out LyricWiki.app in Installer.app =D #
- @danielsoneg Thanks for the info! Now I want to go back to Bad Ass… But I’m out of town. #
- I just spent too much time restoring my 1.1.2 iPhone, downgrading to 1.1.1 to jailbreak, then upgrading to 1.1.2 again. #
- And something went wrong, because I don’t have Installer.app anymore… so I’m pretty much back where I started. Grr. #
- @Brittni, Welcome to Twitter! #
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What I did on Friday, Dec 28, 2007
- My Twitter stats, to date: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpechler/2142060641/ Thanks @dacort for the perl script! #
- Of course, you never judge a band by it’s name. But I’m just checking out @afinefrenzy, and I was expecting punk. Definitely not punk. #
- @davewiner why’s it called OPML.dmg? #
- @davewiner … lol, nevermind, sorry. =D #
- So, where do I get Absinthe in the SF Bay Area? (I’m in SJ right now) #
- I’ve only read about it in Hemingway books… apparently it’s legal now in the US?! (OMG) #
- "Ernest Hemingway is said to have been a consummate absinthe drinker and was known to have a glass or two before running with the bulls." #
- @dacort Well, I do like black licorice… So, I’ll probably at least like the taste. =D #
- off to see Sweeny Todd at Oakridge #
- Valet parking at the Mall. (Rushing to a movie) #
- Chowing down at Sushi Boat. $30 / 10 minutes. #
- @dacort re: drunken pie making … seen Sweeney Todd yet? #
- I hope there’s a cure for cancer before I get it. #
- @rsuenaga, "Unknown User … There is no user ryansuenaga at LiveJournal.com." #
- @MarinaMartin interesting… we both tweet less around noon #
- I can’t believe I’ve been on Twitter for 12 months already. It doesn’t feel like it at all. #
- @MarinaMartin Some spammer’s been using my pechler.com as the "sender" address for some time now. Quite frustrating. #
- @robknight you beat me to it… I apparently joined Jan 31 this year. So, I have just over a month I guess before my ‘Twitterversary’. #
- @Akula, @MarinaMartin Srsly… I met some kid at work who said, proudly (!), that his friend was a spammer. (Pretty sure he was let go) #
- @RobKnight, kinda fun to look at those old tweets… @dacort ‘s perl script / csv file make it pretty easy. #
- @MarinaMartin I’m not sure I’d go that far, but… yeah. #
- /drinking sleepytime #
- ooh, I set up OmniFocus with Mail.app so I can add tasks via email (from my iPhone) !! #
- Looking at my old tweets (.csv) in TextEdit. Fun. #
- Twitter archives are way better than trying to keep a diary, in terms of keeping track of my daily life. For many reasons. Esp. incentive. #
- /says goodnight #
- um, hi @HRBlock, welcome to Twitter. Seriously. #
- Just looking at http://www.twitstat.com/cloud.html … Why’s it all (mostly) Dutch? #
- Hello, Hulu! (Thanks, Mashable Invites!) #
- Touring Downtown Half Moon Bay #
- Just got a 22" LCD from Fry’s ($169 !!). It’s not the best quality, but the reviews were good. 15" was not enough for everything I do. #
- JustgotamessagelikethisinmyemailfromafriendthroughEvite…thoughtI’dtryitheretoseehowitlooksonTwitter…TheplaceIusuallyamtryingtosparechars #
- [flickr] Just Add Water and Scramble: rexpechler posted a photo:
At REI in Mountain View. http://tinyurl.com/2afez2 #
- del.icio.us search is broken? #
- no, just really slow apparently #
- @StarrGazr How are you putting the Eye-Fi to use? #
- @dacort I’d like to check out your perl script =D #
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Twitter Stats 2007-12-27
Graphical representation on my Twittering activity. Thanks to twitter.com/dacort for the perl script. More info: dcortesi.com/2007/12/27/twitter-stats/
Notice on Tweets per Hour, that I tweet very little in the middle of the day.
On Tweets per day, my procrastination reaches a maximum mid-week.
And in Tweets per Month, I Twittered away very little time during my summer internship at Google.
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Just Add Water and Scramble
At REI in Mountain View.