Re: I have an idea for some Cool software :) (but it's not money making)

Parodper <[email protected]> Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:53:38 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.org.gnu.discuss
Message-ID <[email protected]>
O 31/03/21 ás 07:48, Zany And Crazy escribiu:
> Hey :)
> Y'know, at my gym, music plays round the clock. Now over here in
> India, unfortunately they leave Youtube running, which means that the
> playlist is coming from an ALGORITHM! This is abhorrent and has to be
> got rid of. So it strikes me - why not have a human music programmer
> do it? There are 2 requirements for this - a guy who goes to a gym
> generally stays there for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, so a song can't
> repeat during that time. And also, most people go to the gym at the
> same TIME, like say 7 PM every day - so a song that played at 7-8 PM
> on Monday cannot repeat on Tuesday. Or Wed or Thu (and so on), UNLESS
> it happens to be really good song! Now THIS kind of thing requires
> software "assistance". Anybody here wanna write it? :) ...and host the
> thing on the web for FREE after that, cuz it's unlikely anyone will
> pay. This is probably not the software task of the century, but there
> may be BABY GNerds reading over here, right? So - anyone? :)
> Please people, make NO ATTEMPT to actually do the PLAYLIST/S
> yourselves, there are music PEOPLE for that, and I'm getting in touch
> with one who may help - I'll get you guys in touch with one another.
> ...would love to get your help and see your work :)
> 
> Cheers.
> 

Try using something like VLC's Stream with a random shuffle playlist