Comments on: iTunes Genius: Rejected from Mensa http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:37:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kamen http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-23103 Kamen Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:37:55 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-23103 Guess, iTunes does some tracj audio analysis and searches for songs with similar footprints. So, get the same song in album and live album versions and voila - you got the other one recommended. Guess, iTunes does some tracj audio analysis and searches for songs with similar footprints. So, get the same song in album and live album versions and voila – you got the other one recommended.

]]> By: Blarg http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-22081 Blarg Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:21:28 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-22081 Same thing was happening to me. HERE IS HOW YOU FIX IT: 1. Select all the music in your library... Right click (if you're a mac I don't know what the hell you do) and select "convert ID3 tags" 2. Click the Reverse Unicode button 3. Under Store click the update genius option. Problem solved :) Same thing was happening to me.
HERE IS HOW YOU FIX IT:
1. Select all the music in your library… Right click (if you’re a mac I don’t know what the hell you do) and select “convert ID3 tags”
2. Click the Reverse Unicode button
3. Under Store click the update genius option.

Problem solved :)

]]> By: Moo http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21301 Moo Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:01:38 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21301 Sounds like "genius" needs a dunce cap. Sounds like “genius” needs a dunce cap.

]]> By: Tuco http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21299 Tuco Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:54:34 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21299 The actual mistake was probably in buying Death Magnetic (a.k.a. St. Anger Vol. II) in the first place. But to stay on-topic, do you find Genius to be useful at all? Is this just one really bad example from a tool that generally works pretty well? The actual mistake was probably in buying Death Magnetic (a.k.a. St. Anger Vol. II) in the first place.

But to stay on-topic, do you find Genius to be useful at all? Is this just one really bad example from a tool that generally works pretty well?

]]> By: niffrig http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21252 niffrig Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:08:46 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21252 Actual intelligent matching on tracks wouldn't ever trick dumb users into purchasing tracks multiple times. "OMG I'm missing the OTHER version!? Buy Buy buY!!!!" If I designed Genius I would have probably allowed for optional matching via musicbrainz hash. It takes a lot of processing to generate the hash for each file but once it's generated it can be reused. Actual intelligent matching on tracks wouldn’t ever trick dumb users into purchasing tracks multiple times. “OMG I’m missing the OTHER version!? Buy Buy buY!!!!” If I designed Genius I would have probably allowed for optional matching via musicbrainz hash. It takes a lot of processing to generate the hash for each file but once it’s generated it can be reused.

]]> By: Daniel http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21211 Daniel Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:01:14 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21211 To be fair, my results usually have one or two tracks I already have, though not as many as your shot above. What makes this worse is that the suggestions are from different albums or live versions. Yet when you investigate for duplicated songs in your library it pulls up album and live versions (with live versions in my library having "(Live)" after them and also marked with the genre "Live") as the being the same. A little contradictory I think! To be fair, my results usually have one or two tracks I already have, though not as many as your shot above.

What makes this worse is that the suggestions are from different albums or live versions. Yet when you investigate for duplicated songs in your library it pulls up album and live versions (with live versions in my library having “(Live)” after them and also marked with the genre “Live”) as the being the same. A little contradictory I think!

]]> By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21207 Eric Burke Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:29:21 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21207 @Daniel I was really hoping that would work...I tried what you suggested, but Genius still tells me a long list of songs I'm "missing" but really have. @Daniel I was really hoping that would work…I tried what you suggested, but Genius still tells me a long list of songs I’m “missing” but really have.

]]> By: Daniel http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21178 Daniel Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:15:41 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21178 I believe the Genius feature downloads the data about your library to disk, and changing names will not be sufficient to change the data. Once you've changed the names, got to Store > Update Genius, and then see if this changes your results. I believe the Genius feature downloads the data about your library to disk, and changing names will not be sufficient to change the data. Once you’ve changed the names, got to Store > Update Genius, and then see if this changes your results.

]]> By: Cedric http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21144 Cedric Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:23:18 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21144 "A human would never make this mistake:" On the other hand having a human taking care of finding new songs to listen to according to your itunes library may be a bit ... Well costly. It may have flaws but i already enjoy using it a lot! :) “A human would never make this mistake:”

On the other hand having a human taking care of finding new songs to listen to according to your itunes library may be a bit …
Well costly.

It may have flaws but i already enjoy using it a lot! :)

]]> By: Mike http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/09/13/itunes-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-21117 Mike Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:29:40 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=597#comment-21117 On a more important topic, what do you think of the new Metallica album? On a more important topic, what do you think of the new Metallica album?

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