Why “playlists” is being discussed
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Very promising, but works poorly. Playlists load in ~10s, app crashed after a few minutes. Vibe-coded low-quality app.
by pikzel · Sep 2, 2026
Show HN: Weedout – Safari extension that hides YouTube AI-labeled videos
by masteranza · Sep 1, 2026 · 143 points
Why I stay: 1. family plan that I run. my parents and siblings all use it. 2. social. Sharing playlists matters to me, and everyone else uses spotify. This is also important in…
by mbonnet · Sep 1, 2026
Yeah this is a good point. They also have a feature that lets you build and mix playlists together with others, not my personal speed but adds to the stickiness.
by voncheese · Sep 1, 2026
I discovered explo too and AI slopped my own solution a while back for the discover weekly from listenbrainz xD (navidrome-listenbrainz-jams on GH) - aside the fact that listenb…
by _rwo · Sep 1, 2026
I have absolutely noticed all the complaints and stupid problems with the App on desktop. It constantly breaks in stupid ways. Every few releases, the "Discover Weekly" generate…
by mrguyorama · Sep 1, 2026
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A playlist is a list of video or audio files that can be played back on a media player, either sequentially or in a shuffled order. In its most general form, an audio playlist is simply a list of songs that can be played once or in a loop. The term has several specialized meanings in the realms of television broadcasting, radio broadcasting and personal computers. Read more on Wikipedia