Last.fm is Tracking My Life

I really like last.fm, probably the best place to go if you're looking to discover new music. It's not very useful at first, but as the system tracks more and more of the songs that you listen to, it eventually becomes very, very powerful

[Sidebar: if you'd like to friend me there, I'm at last.fm/henrque. You probably don't want to friend me, there or anywhere else.]

However, there are times where I question the last.fm algorithm:


Katy Perry, I kind of get since I do listen to an inordinate amount of little girl pop for a 29 year-old single male, and Scientific American makes perfect sense. But Jessica Simpson? Really? She hasn't been relevant in years. Plus her music is awful. And she's an awful human being.