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Today is the third anniversary of 'Duke Listens!'.  On May 3, 2004, I posted my first blog entry.  At the time, I was still working on speech engines, and the blog name was "Duke Speaks!".  My first post that hinted about my interest in music information retrieval occurred a month later with this windshield wiper entry.    

Over the last 3 years, I've really benefited from this blog. First, by writing about this field, I actually remember things a whole lot better than I would otherwise.  The blog serves as my secondary storage, I may not remember all of the details about a subject or a company, but I may remember that I spent an hour writing about it, so I can look it up in the blog.  Second, the blog has opened many doors.  Many times I have blogged about a new music recommender startup only to receive an email from the CEO a day later.  I now have a virtual Rolodex filled with all of the movers and shakers in the digital music world (with one significant exception).

Three years and 576 posts later, I'd like to thank all of my reader for sending me emails, leaving comments and keeping things interesting here. I'd especially like to thank Sun Management for making this soapbox available without worrying that I'm going to say something stupid.