Roon radio silliness

[grossmsj (Scott G)]

It’s not a total mystery. But you can’t predict exactly which song will play. The algorithm is proprietary.

What does Roon Radio actually DO?

I think this question is based on classical thinking about database queries, which is not really how we do things today. A generation (or two) of software engineers were taught at the altar of correctness and integrity: you dont want the same $100,000 to be withdrawn twice. But today, if I ask Google, which is the most popular R&B artist in Seattle? and it tells me Symone Kamaria, how do I know that is correct? What does that question even mean? It’s no longer about correctness, it’s about valu…