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I always simply mute when there is an ad playing anyway. Sometimes I forget to unmute and miss part of the song, but I never listen to ads. This just does it automatically. Turn it into an EXE and start selling it? No, that would be wrong. Use a script within a very tight group of AutoHotkeyers to benefit their computing experience? Seems okay to me.

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I listen to the ads, in as much as it takes less effort to 'listen but not hear' rather than muting your PC, which is frankly just a statement to no one.

Who mutes ads on TV when they come on?

I do, pretty much always. I can't stand being bombarded by the same inane jingles and unfunny rubbish. It's especially bad around Christmas. There's too much advertising in this world and not enough artistic/meaningful communication. Imagine walking down the street and not seeing hundreds of posters and billboards urging you to buy and consume. There are a few places like that, where your mind can breathe and you can contemplate the more important things in life. I think it's a similar feeling to being lost in music you love, that is until you're rudely interrupted by some insincere salesperson : )

i made a script based on something completely different, so anyone interested check it out

Where the heck do i put this script??????

make a script to play next song a split second before the previous one finishes? ads would never start?

Sound idea, so done a quick script - can't get the ClassNN of Spotify controls so detecting the end of a track is left to the user via hotkeys.
Set as many hotkeys as you like to control Spotify in the background.

I think it's more morally equivalent to turning your eyes away from a billboard.

Better yet, who doesn't fast forward through commercials? Are the DVR companies taking the advertisers money? All the DMCA stuff still smacks of the VHS war to me.

Anyone know how to extend the streaming limit?

because some users can't be bothered with ads neither downloading music.

Hi, I've decided to try my hand at writing a more comprehensive no-ads solution - I've posted it in a new topic here


Thanks

to all complaining about this, it's not doing anything illegal or "immoral" - it's not cracking anything, redistributing anything, interfering with the Spotify web site or deterring people from using it. It's a legitimate use of a computer with mutable volume and scripting software to control the user's personal computer usage. I suppose you also lecture people for switching the tv channel during ads or fast forwarding recordings? How about just covering your ears with your hands, wow, really immoral stuff LOL.

This is a joke post, right? I think most people do, or they switch over. Not everyone has become numb sheeple who's happy to wallow in bullshit (most of which isn't even the right demographic for them fwiw) which regardless of political/economic viewpoint is 99% irritating. Why put up with being irritated when you don't have to? Why have a mute button at all? That's two minutes i could be checking my mail, the listings, whatever.

It's not about making a statement, it's about using the same discretion that intelligent people use to not watch any old crap tv show "just because it's there" or has the latest zeleb sensation or is mind numbing reality crap.

You might as well say people who don't own a tv or buy glossy ad packed mags are bad because they opt out of any advertising target and are denying firms a profit.

I wouldn't worry though, there will always be enough sheeple who buy into anything (literally) to compensate for the "immoral" people who don't. Plus if it it was all about a useless statement, then there's no effectiveness in avoidance to worry about in the first place and means the argument comes back to people's personal discretion to not be forced to watch/listen to something they don't want to.

Next up from some boarders: why people should quit whining about the banks and IMF etc and be a good citizen and take out more central banking economy supporting debt.