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diff --git a/posts/2026-02-21_data-entry.md b/posts/2026-02-21_data-entry.md index 4065c46..b03af34 100644 --- a/posts/2026-02-21_data-entry.md +++ b/posts/2026-02-21_data-entry.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ At least, I _thought_ I would never have anything to offer. At the beginning of this cozy winter, I took on the task of ripping my household's CDs. I'd wake up, put the next letter of an alphabetical stack on my desk, and methodically get to work. -My [ripper](https://github.com/poddmo/abcde) levereges the [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/) database to look up CD information. +My [ripper](https://github.com/poddmo/abcde) leverages the [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/) database to look up CD information. CDs don't have any metadata on the disk, so wonderful projects like MusicBrainz map raw discs with the artist, album name, track titles, and other metadata. Out of 257 albums, only eight where not on MusicBrainz! @@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ Turns out it's the [Korean version](https://musicbrainz.org/release/a90f31db-605 [Operatic two disc set](https://musicbrainz.org/release/e13ac9ab-5a91-4965-bb6b-e552581f300f): every accent and umlaut must be accounted for! Why is the name on the spine different than the name on the cover? -[Stigma](https://musicbrainz.org/release/49aff8a8-9932-400a-a832-a86f8dea7d29): one of these [thrity Stigmas](https://musicbrainz.org/search?query=stigma&type=artist&limit=50&method=indexed) must be them. (They were not, I had to add [another one](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/638dd7c9-cfdd-42bb-9b90-4a4856bfa290).) +[Stigma](https://musicbrainz.org/release/49aff8a8-9932-400a-a832-a86f8dea7d29): one of these [thirty Stigmas](https://musicbrainz.org/search?query=stigma&type=artist&limit=50&method=indexed) must be them. (They were not, I had to add [another one](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/638dd7c9-cfdd-42bb-9b90-4a4856bfa290).) It wasn't the most compelling way to spend my time off, but it was rewarding. Beyond being able to correctly label my CDs, I had a blast building the collective conscience. The physicality of finishing an album and taking another off the stack gave me fuel to continue. Digging through booklets and entering in forms brought a sense of peace to me. -My apprecition goes out to all the people who contribute to MusicBrainz and make my life easier. -Now I just have to get a scanner so I can upload these ablum covers... +My appreciation goes out to all the people who contribute to MusicBrainz and make my life easier. +Now I just have to get a scanner so I can upload these album covers... |