ICYG Update: More Goals
I'll probably start working on tweaking the ICYG playlist generation code/methodology soon. I think I'm going to go to an hourly playlist generation scheme that takes into account several factors:
- Every hour of programming is defined as either full rotation or things like specific genre hours, indie-only, or specialty shows; I plan on having at least two variables to choose from for each hour (ex: an auto-generated "Scott's Metal Hour")
- Target playlist length: 60-61 minutes
- Other things I haven't thought of yet. ;)
I also want to take this opportunity to do two things I haven't done yet: create actual object-oriented Python code and integrate this process more with Zope.
I'm also going to actively try to find more independent music (remember, Magnatune's catalog is fair game for non-commercial streaming and podcasting) and also try to get together enough time and stuff for a weekly or biweekly "Nuclear Rock" show that would be available both through ICYG and as a podcast from this site.