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Hey Jeremy,
The only difference to the code was I specified my test directory instead of current directory ("."). But I did run it on Windows instead of Linux - and Windows might handle ID3 tags differently.
I'll try it on Linux and see how it works.
MP3 Manipulation Using Python, Mutagen and Ffmpeg
Today is an education day, and I am taking another look at displaying a 2D view of a Revit model on mobile devices using SVG. I started off doing so quite a while back, implementing a room polygon and furniture picker in SVG. That implementation displays a read-only view of the model, useful fo...
I tried the MP3 artist code. The good news? It worked - it did add the album artist tag. The bad news? It erased all other existing tags. Since I've had bad luck with this before I created a backup and tested on that. But is there a way to run that code without wiping out the other ID3 tags? Thank you.
MP3 Manipulation Using Python, Mutagen and Ffmpeg
Today is an education day, and I am taking another look at displaying a 2D view of a Revit model on mobile devices using SVG. I started off doing so quite a while back, implementing a room polygon and furniture picker in SVG. That implementation displays a read-only view of the model, useful fo...
This one gave a great story of people affected by the earthquake and tsunami, but it gave no information on radioactivity.
The first one had a woman give a rather shallow and almost foolish story about how people could give up electricity if they live like she did, but this one had no info on radioactivity. I think the series is running out of steam.
WE ARE ALL RADIOACTIVE: EPISODE 2
In Chapter 2, a fisherman takes us on a journey around the world on his blue fin tuna boat, and a veteran surfer tells us how his uncle saved his entire family from being swept away by the tsunami. WE ARE ALL RADIOACTIVE is a brand new crowdfunded online documentary film project created by me a...
These commercials need to be shown more on trains, where I see guys that could certainly use this product....
Catchy commercial for jock itch cream
If you're in Japan this summer, you might have seen this catchy commercial for Delicare M's, a jock itch cream. The lyrics go something like this: ♪ In the summer time our genitals become itchy (itchy) When they become itchy, use Delicare M’s [humming humming] it works! don’t scratch them, us...
I find that kind of warped. It's almost as though their marriages meant nothing to them.
Divorce ceremonies are on the rise among unhappy married couples
Over on Boing Boing, I wrote about divorce ceremonies — a new type of ritual that has been quite popular among couples seeking a permanent break. A former businessman charges about $600 to perform a ritual of wedding ring-smashing in front of friends and family; those who have undergone the cerem...
I was really disappointed with Ponyo. Miyazaki's films since Mononoke have let me down, but this one really let me down.
There was never a sense of danger - ever! I enjoyed the characters but it was like nothing was ever going to happen. It's like seeing major league baseball players just standing around and not playing a game - pretty boring.
SPOILER! Don't read this paragraph if you don't want to know about the story. The other thing that got me was how NO ONE reacted when the ocean took over that city (or was it the whole world? We never know). I mean, the whole city is covered in water, and not a single soul was concerned, or even surprised.
Ponyo as a character is cute during most of the movie except her "chicken" stage. If you've seen the movie you know what I mean. Oh yeah, and what triggered her changes? The movie never really gave us an explanation and it was entirely arbitrary.
Miyazaki used to make films that were equally appealing to adults and children. Totoro was as magical for adults as it was for kids. But Ponyo doesn't deliver this. There's no conflict in the story at all. The Little Mermaid had a much more compelling plot, as well as one of the best animated villians in animated history. Instead, Ponyo is too light on substance. It felt like eating a sandwich that's just two pieces of bread with nothing in between. Kids may enjoy it, but otherwise I can't recommend it.
I finally watched Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
I finally watched Ponyo last night. As most of you know, it's Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, about a magical goldfish who wants to become human. The whole time I was watching, I was thinking, hey, this story is kinda like Little Mermaid! Later I found out that Miyazaki was supposedly inspired b...
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