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From:
theREALmxyzptlk
To:
n3wjack , idm
Date:
Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:14:01 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] u2 aphex
Msg-Id:
<41A88BA9.2030408@comcast.net>
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<32064722041127060460f3c92b@mail.gmail.com>
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n3wjack wrote:
quoted 20 lines On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:35:00 -0600, max <max0666@cox.net> wrote:>On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:35:00 -0600, max <max0666@cox.net> wrote: > > >>>>np: Aphex Twin--"Xtal" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>hey what does np mean? when you said "np: aphex twin--"Xtal" ? >>> >>> >>> >>it means NOW PLAYING. >> >> > >is that like a plugin/script, or do you bother putting that kind of >stuff in there yourself? > > >
This is a practice in place on many lists from probably the mid 90s. It was a way of giving other people ideas of new records to investigate - like a personal playing list for the present moment. It would seem unlikely that anyone would have a specific record set up as "now playing" in a script unless they were in some kind of listening experiment or strange marathon. jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org