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0 pointsrileyt9y ago0 comments

The things I have made that I am most proud of are:

* https://standardresume.co/ - Started because I couldn't find a resume that I liked.

* https://amplitudeapp.com/ - A more advanced artist radio style playlist maker.

* http://rediscover.rile.yt/ - Automatically save Spotify discover weekly playlists.

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jimminy9y ago· 1 in thread

I was looking for a Discover Weekly saver for a while, but resorted to using just screencapping the list, and saving the good tracks internally.

One issue with saving a Discover Weekly list to Spotify is that Discover Weekly is generated based on the content in the user's playlists. If you add a bunch of Discover Weekly lists that are 28/30 duds you're going to start reinforcing the system to generate crappy lists.

I think that's why Spotify doesn't allow saving them. They do allow saving of the topical Discover Daily, which reinforces my belief here.

Just thought I'd let you know about the possible issue with your product. Even though I absolutely love it and would use it.

rileytOP9y ago

I have heard talk of this before, it would be great to get an answer from someone who works at Spotify. I wonder if saving the tracks in the playlist and not creating the backup until the next week would get around that? There is no way they are track all plays, saves, playlists, skips for every user over all of time.

bjoveski9y ago· 1 in thread

I've been using an IFTTT recipe for saving the weekly playlists. Works like a charm.

https://ifttt.com/applets/311873p

rileytOP9y ago

Rediscover doesn't require an IFTTT account though so it is much easier.

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