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Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

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Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

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Recently noted down my favorite podcasts I love. It's a bit hard to keep up at times even with 2x/2.5x speeds and smart speed on with Overcast. There's so much good content out there. https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/podcasts

Start playing it at 3x speed.

Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

#52

Understand others may have differing opinions but I for one never understood podcasts. They seem a very inefficient way to consume information, with generally a very low signal to noise ratio. I can see an attraction while driving, but I don't do that so don't have that problem. The only one I can remember listening to and enjoying in the past was related to roguelike development, and was essentially more of a well c…

Not everything is about optimal efficiency. Podcasts are a conversational and passive way to be entertained or learn new things. If all that mattered was efficiency, the most efficient way to get the dopamine that entertainment provides would be to just do drugs.

Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

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Understand others may have differing opinions but I for one never understood podcasts. They seem a very inefficient way to consume information, with generally a very low signal to noise ratio. I can see an attraction while driving, but I don't do that so don't have that problem. The only one I can remember listening to and enjoying in the past was related to roguelike development, and was essentially more of a well c…

The power of podcasts is their ability to augment another activity. Driving and exercising are my primary means of consuming podcasts.

Literally, multiplies the value of those activities.

Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

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Love this, but on the phone the podcast art takes up a lot of real estate and leaves little room for the podcast title.

I’d rather see an even more stripped down UI that leaves more room for the informational content.

Then again, I guess not all podcast episodes have informative and encompassing titles, like articles often do.

Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

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Podnami improves the discovery of great technology podcast episodes. There's an abundance of podcasts out there - but it's hard to figure out which conversations are worth tuning in to. The best episodes get voted to the top and is your "daily digest" of technology to listen to. Happy to answer questions about its tech stack or future plans!

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Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

#57

Understand others may have differing opinions but I for one never understood podcasts. They seem a very inefficient way to consume information, with generally a very low signal to noise ratio. I can see an attraction while driving, but I don't do that so don't have that problem. The only one I can remember listening to and enjoying in the past was related to roguelike development, and was essentially more of a well c…

I listen mostly for entertainment. I also very rarely just sit an listen to a podcast without doing anything else. I am usually walking/biking/driving/sitting in front of a computer for work or play. I also don't really have an interest in scripted podcasts. I pretty much exclusively listen to conversation-based podcasts

Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes

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Looks great, but please make sure your site has at least basic functionality with JavaScript disabled (right now it loads just an empty page). This is really important for your users who use screen readers (for the blind), folks with older computers or miniature/underpowered computers.

Also for folks on metered/slow (eg, 2g) connections, and privacy conscious users who don't wish to enable JS for basic functionality.
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