I HAET YOU, last.fm

So, I installed the last.fm client today on my (cough)work(/cough) laptop. It asked me if I wanted to import my (meager) iTunes listening history. How delightful, I thought, and agreed. Then I connected to my home laptop via VNC and attempted to do the same there so that I would have my full listening history.

Unfortunately, that is apparently not possible. To prevent “abuse” you can only import once, from one machine, and only upon creation of a new account. What the hell? Is there a serious concern of people with six computers simultaneously playing music and importing all six histories? What is the downside of someone even doing this? If “data integrity” is of concern, they shouldn’t allow ANY imports at all because I could easily manipulate my iTunes library XML file to report some crazy made-up shit.

Limiting imports to a one-time deal is stupid and senseless. Damn you last.fm!