Unclear how it is best, according to who/what? Nearly all good podcasts I know aren’t there at all.
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Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes
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#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, some people aren't as focused on achieving optimal efficiency in their information consumption.
Good point, but I would jovially rephrase that "some people don't get bored easily enough".
I don't believe min-maxing efficiency/productivity is a healthy habit for a large portion of people to assume.
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's such a BS comparison. What's the negative externality of listening to podcasts?
Consuming information distracts you from producing work. Similar to watching television, reading newspapers, and browsing internet.
This is not remotely true.
First of all, life isn't something that I must squeeze all "productivity" out of possible, humans need rest and downtime. They also need socialization even though that's not "productive."
Secondly, podcasts help one accomplish productive work as they turn boring mundane (yet productive) tasks like cooking, cleaning, working out, gardening, folding laundry, woodworking, etc. into slight entertainment. For example, I feel much more motivated to clean the house when I have a podcasts I want to listen to vs before I started listening to podcasts (I don't really enjoy listening to music much). Almost nobody sits on the couch idly listening to podcasts.
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#84I highly recommend On the Metal, it's Jess Frazelle, Bryan Cantrill and Steve Tuck, with great interviews. This episode in particular was amazing:
https://oxide.computer/blog/on-the-metal-6-kenneth-finnegan/
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#85Understand 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…
> They seem a very inefficient way to consume information, with generally a very low signal to noise ratio For a long time, I agreed with this sentiment. But as someone who spends not a small amount of time commuting, jogging, going to the gym and cooking, I've replaced a lot of passive consumption of online resources with podcasts. I like to stay on top of the open-source and Linux adjacent news, and reading LWN whi…
Can you share some podcasts that help you keep up with LWN?
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#86I'm new-ish to Go and find "Go Time"[1] nice for building context while I continue learning.
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
> They seem a very inefficient way to consume information, with generally a very low signal to noise ratio For a long time, I agreed with this sentiment. But as someone who spends not a small amount of time commuting, jogging, going to the gym and cooking, I've replaced a lot of passive consumption of online resources with podcasts. I like to stay on top of the open-source and Linux adjacent news, and reading LWN whi…
Can you share some podcasts that help you keep up with LWN?
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#88The only problem with this incredibly basic web page is that it isn't listing the best podcasts and is recommending listening to an anti-democratic extremist. No indication where this list came from either.
Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes
#89The only problem with this incredibly basic web page is that it isn't listing the best podcasts and is recommending listening to an anti-democratic extremist. No indication where this list came from either.
Who is the anti-democratic extremist?
Re: Show HN: The best technology podcast episodes
#90The only problem with this incredibly basic web page is that it isn't listing the best podcasts and is recommending listening to an anti-democratic extremist. No indication where this list came from either.
Who is the anti-democratic extremist?
"I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible…" Peter Thiel.