6/28/2008
importing m3u playlists into iTunes
I haven't found a way to import m3u playlists into iTunes and have them come through in the correct order. This afternoon I wrote an AppleScript to do it for me. AppleScript makes me crazy--a PDF manual? "natural language"? seriously?
Anyway, this script:
- takes a .m3u playlist file that contains relative paths to the music in the playlist--generally, the playlist file will be in the same directory as the music--creates a playlist in iTunes, imports the tracks, and adds them to the new playlist.
- may be used by
- drag-and-dropping m3u files on the script from the Finder
- double clicking the script and then choosing a file
- or putting this script in your "~/Library/iTunes/Scripts" folder (create it if it doesn't exist) and accessing it via iTunes' scripts menu.
- may be edited by you--open it with the Script Editor application that comes with Mac OS X (in /Applications/AppleScript)
- This script is provided without warranty! It is not necessarily well-implemented!
download: Import m3u Playlist into iTunes.zip
Remind me to use something else the next time I feel compelled to do any application scripting.
6/19/2008
house full of teacups
hanging lights made from teacups. via boingboing.
6/18/2008
fixing bikes
bicycle how-to videos. via kb.
6/16/2008
measure: how hard is it to misuse?
Eads pointed me to this ordered list of
ways programming interfaces can suck.
6/14/2008
homemade "plastic"
make plastic from milk. via nick and make.
6/13/2008
retro terminal
GLTerminal: term that emulates screen curvature. hilarious.
6/10/2008
growing sprouts
Jen recently inspired me to try to
grow sprouts.
6/05/2008
drupalcon presentation
In March two of my coworkers and I gave a presentation at DrupalCon Boston 2008; The video is (or will soon be) online at the Internet Archive:
DrupalCon Boston 2008 - Drupal as a GIS/Mapping Platform.
6/04/2008
word: halophyte
A salt-tolerant plant.
New Zealand Spinach is a halophyte.
word: Hegelian
An 18th century philosopher named Hegel had the idea that you can evolve an idea into an absolute, perfect idea. You do this by taking a thesis and it's antithesis and finding another thesis that addresses both... rinse and repeat. This idea is called the "Hegelian Dialectic"; a diagram may be somewhat helpful.
Hegel also had other ideas... wikipedia, lazybones.
6/03/2008
tiny laptops
Subnotebook roundup at Boing Boing Gadgets. Like the boingboing editors, I'm drooling over the MSI Wind.
6/02/2008
rhubarb season
rhubarb crisp. I've read recipes with half the sugar.
