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On the topic of the 3rd Law of time I refer to the iPod Shuffle as a good example of helping you save time by simply eliminating choice. There is no display screen to allow you to select a specific song for play, thus forcing you to either live in sequence or randomly shuffling through your playlist.
A new friend from Italy pointed me to Pandora with a kind of incredulity that I didn’t know of this service that he strongly felt exemplified “true simplicity.” Enter your music preferences, and Pandora goes and plays you the songs you want to hear. As it gets to know you, it tailors the playlist as a kind of deejay customized to your world of music preferences. Pandora’s been around for a while so it’s nicely mature in its ability to deliver a satisfying experience. I’m a late convert for sure.
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When Law takes the simplcity away.
If your IP happens to be in holland this is what you receive.
Dear Pandora Visitor,
We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for most listeners located outside of the U.S. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use. We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative.
We believe that you are in Netherlands (your IP address appears to be 145.221.24.7). If you believe we have made a mistake, we apologize and ask that you please contact us at pandora-support@pandora.com
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We share your disappointment and greatly appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
Tim Westergren
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same in Hong Kong..
That’s a bummer. It works from Italy where I am right now. BUT I did think it sort of non-simplicity-ish when I realized I’m paying a by-hour rate on Internet service so when I’m offline I can’t access Pandora. For those times when we’re disconnected, the Internet really isn’t that useful at all
Hello friends
I suffered a lot when they shut down access for non-american listeners. I was referred to www.globalpandora.com which I highly recommend.
rgds
/J