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Psythik ,

I rather just die than go blind

Psythik ,

People love to say this but it literally doesn’t bother me at all. It’s no worse than driving an auto in traffic.

Psythik ,

Why? I love Shorts! Takes me back to the days of early YouTube, when not everything had to be a 30+ minute video and you could still discover small unknown channels just from browsing. Shorts is the best thing to happen to YouTube since they added HD support back in 2010.

Please explain yourself.

Psythik ,

This is such a dumb argument cause it literally takes seconds to convert BTC to fiat. You can buy whatever you want with bitcoin.

Psythik ,

Nic Cage is like Tom Cruise: he just plays as himself in every film and somehow it works.

What are your thoughts on a user-driven, officially unofficial radio station for Lemmy?

For the past few weeks I’ve been working on creating my own public radio station (it’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid). Well now it’s up and running but I don’t know what to do with it. So I thought I’d see what Lemmy thinks about the concept, before I go all in and start investing in licensing fees, better...

Psythik OP ,

good bot. done.

Psythik OP , (edited )

Oof. I accidentally posted old URL from before I bought a dedicated domain. Fixed: radiolemmy.com/faq.php

Psythik OP ,

Probably cause I just bought the domain last night so it may take another day for all the DNS servers around the world to update. Try this alternative URL if you’re still having issues.

Psythik OP ,

FWIW, it’s cause I’ve been planning this exact concept since 2002 lol. Finally worked up the courage to make it happen. I remember the days of using Winamp and running the entire thing off your own PC. We’ve come quite a long way.

Speaking of which, there is a way to request tunes from the database when no DJ is connected. it’s kind of hidden, but if you scroll down to the bottom of the webpage, you’ll see a “send an Auto DJ request” link just below the live DJ request form.

Psythik OP ,

lol go for it. Play whatever you want, so long as it isn’t annoying or supports bigotry.

Psythik OP ,

Good to know. I thought the “this website is licensed” part would cover it, but maybe I should just remove the license for now…

FWIW there is a system in place to track plays for music licensing purposes. I will be paying this out of pocket.

Psythik OP ,

Glad you like the variety. The goal is to play anything and everything (within reason, of course). Keep those song submissions coming!

Psythik OP ,

Good question! At the moment I will be personally monitoring peoples’ broadcasts at random intervals. If I suspect foul play, I can pull up a recording of their show to check for the offending content.

Everybody makes mistakes, so you will get a warning at first. If need be, I can kick a DJ off immediately. You can report any foul play either in the Discord, or by messaging me here on Lemmy. Eventually I will have moderators to handle things, but for now it’s just me.

Psythik OP ,

For now the current plans are to use Discord due to its robust bot support. But it wouldn’t be a bad idea to use something less-corporate like IRC. No promises yet.

Psythik OP ,

lol I’ll be monitoring shows from every new DJ. Everything is recorded. Eventually we’ll have mods to watch for trolls.

Psythik OP ,

You don’t have to do much. Just share your favorite tunes with the listeners. Hop on the mic every few songs to announce the song title if you’d like. Since we’re just getting started, I don’t expect much. I just want you on the air!

Psythik OP ,

No problem. Take all the time you need to decide. No pressure.

Psythik OP ,

Fo sho. And yes BUTT is one of the easiest ways to connect to the stream, while still being able to use whatever DJ software or media player you’re comfortable with (if you don’t want to use the Web DJ). Thanks for your interest!

Psythik OP ,

Well you’ll be the first person I contact to help set this up should I decide to migrate to IRC.

Psythik OP ,

You can communicate with the DJ by sending them a message using the Request form at the bottom of the page (or in Discord). I’ve always liked the idea of a phone system, but trolls gonna troll. Maybe one day.

Psythik OP , (edited )

Sweet. I’ll process the form tonight. Keep an eye on your inbox.

EDIT: Done. Looking forward to your reply.

Psythik OP ,

You are absolutely right. I mulled over it for days as to whether or not I should promote the station here. Decided to do it anyway since I could not find a more suitable community. If you know of one, please let me know!

Psythik OP ,

Fucking DO IT. I plan on spending all night adding your suggested tunes to the rotation!

Psythik OP , (edited )

Excellent question. I plan on promoting the station on as many communities as I can get away with. I’m hoping that the concept takes off and spreads throughout the fediverse. But to be honest, I can’t guarantee anything. What I can tell you, though, is that there are more than 5 listeners tuning in right now. ;) (EDIT: And we don’t even have any live DJs yet!)

Psythik OP ,

Thank you. I’ve been working hard all night to get as many listener suggestions on air as possible! (Gonna eventually need mods to help me with this).

Individual songs are preferred, but feel free to link a playlist if you want. Stick it in the “Optional Message” section of the Submission form.

Psythik OP ,

Exactly! You get it. Big radio will just play the same 10 songs over and over, all day long, for always and forever. My idea for the station is to escape from the corporate BS and play what people want to actually hear.

Psythik OP ,

Already implemented due to legal reasons. So IDK why Take on Me keeps playing.

Thanks for making me aware of the issue. Fixing now.

Psythik OP ,

Oh don’t worry, I will. I want to eventually implement a system where people can donate to their favorite DJs and the station gets a cut to help with operating fees. But I will need developers to help me with this. In the meantime I ask for nothing but your ears.

Psythik OP ,

Damn, and here I thought I had an original idea. Maybe we should get together and do a collab! Their website could use some modernization.

Psythik OP ,

Thanks. I was not aware of lemmy.radio

Psythik OP ,

I want to get the station broadcasting on as many ears as possible. I’m currently trying to get the station on TuneIn; will look into Rhythmbox.

Psythik OP ,

Yeah I noticed

Psythik OP ,

Saving this comment so I can look into it. Thanks for the suggestion. I’d like to get as many ears as I can!

Psythik OP ,

There is a system implemented that tracks every song played for licensing purposes. Anyone can jump on with their own music and I get sent the bill afterword. I’m more than happy to pay for the licensing fees for the time being. I’ll probably start begging for donations eventually.

Psythik OP ,

000webhost runs the website, and AsuraHosting for the stream.

Psythik OP ,

I’m planning on it. Right now we average about 15-20 listeners at any given moment. It’s not the most impressive number, no, but it’s better than I was expecting for our first two days!

Psythik OP ,

Coming soon.

Psythik OP ,

There is a system in place to prevent a song from playing more than twice per day.

That said, every time I upload a new listener suggestion, the backend running the station resets the playlists, which can cause tunes to play more often than they’re supposed to. Currently working on a fix.

Psythik OP ,

Send me the link and I’ll contact them to see what they think about merging or doing a collab

Psythik OP ,

I added the link to the sidebar in the Radio Lemmy community. !radiolemmy

Psythik OP ,

I’ve been getting so many ideas that it’s hard to keep up with them all.

Right now I’m focusing on fixing bugs and getting as many listener suggested tunes on the airwaves as soon as possible. Keep checking the community for updates! !radiolemmy

Psythik OP ,

Because the way I understand it, it depends on which songs are being played and how many people are listening.

Psythik , (edited )

Edit: Check your inbox

I will once I work up the courage, lol. Plan on making a post about it too once I’m ready to launch. (Still not sure which community would be appropriate to make such a post. There isn’t exactly an active community of DJs on Lemmy, at least not any I could find…)

If you don’t get a DM in a few hours, check back again tomorrow.

Psythik , (edited )

radiolemmy.com

Thanks for your interest! If you want to be a DJ, click Join at the top right of the page, No experience or equipment necessary (unless of course you already have either).

And no sign up necessary if you just want to suggest a tune for rotation. Just click “Suggest” at the top.

Psythik ,

Link sent

Psythik , (edited )

radiolemmy.com

Thanks for your interest! If you want to be a DJ, click Join at the top right of the page, No experience or equipment necessary (unless of course you already have either).

And no sign up necessary if you just want to suggest a tune for rotation. Just click “Suggest” at the top.

Psythik , (edited )

Yeah it’s cause I just switched domains. Bad timing; sorry about that. It may take up to 12-24 hours for all DNS servers to update and correctly point to the website.

EDIT: Should be working now. (At least it is on my end)

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