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It costs us to play these songs so we don&#8217;t want to be playing to nobody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, I&#8217;ve got my computer set up with a Kensington FM transmitter so I can listen upstairs (bad laptop won&#8217;t support hardly anything streaming, bad sound card, etc.). So no, Pandora, you&#8217;re NOT playing to an empty room. You&#8217;re playing IN an empty room. But yes we are all still listening.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Running a short test right now to see if that notification is based on website or computer inactivity. If computer inactivity (mouse movement, screensaver, etc.), I&#8217;ll just keep mouse jiggler running when I want to run Pandora, and that should keep it live. If not, I&#8217;m screwed. Either that or I&#8217;ll just by a Wi-Fi media player one day. 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