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Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by gruseom »

jgmmo wrote: post #45
johns wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Needless comparison. There's no limit on the number of podcasts there can be. It's the first one. Give it a chance to find its legs.

There is, however, a limit to the number of podcast I can listen to. I simply wanted to voice my opinion that I choose a different podcast over this one for the same subject area - and I thought this was worth say publicly because there are others out there that maybe don't know about the other podcast and could benefit from my mentioning them. That is all.

You could mention the other podcast without dissing this one on the first day of its existence. The thing barely exists yet.

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by blntechie »

AlexMuir wrote: post #37
spoiledtechie wrote: post #33

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Can you please post on the Zune Market place as well?

Sorry, I've tried. I found nothing searching for Zune Marketplace. Then I searched around and found this page - http://social.zune.net/podcasts/ but it says "Sorry, the requested page is not available in your region." I clicked 'Sign in' and tried to create an account but it's just redirecting me in an endless loop. Feel free to submit the RSS through your own account if that's possible.

If you've still trouble with it, I've submitted the RSS. Usually it's reviewed and appears in marketplace after few days. Still then users can just add the RSS in the podcasts section of the Zune player.

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by MartinCron »

ChrisNorstrom wrote: post #49

"Can you bear my Northern English accent?" Your Northern English Accent sounds very professional. Like a BBC news correspondent. Don't ever worry about it. Accents in general stand out and make a person very memorable.

I find it very helpful when the voice talent of a podcast consists of different accents, or at least very different voices so you can tell the speakers apart and get a sense of distinct personalities.

One of my favorite thing about the Tested.com podcast is Gary Whitta's Southern English accent.

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by MartinCron »

AlexMuir wrote: post #38
rcfox wrote: post #27

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Try working on a spatial problem. I can't listen to podcasts while writing code, but I can while laying out a PCB. Drawing or doing a jigsaw puzzle might work too.

Or cleaning. On the rare occasion when I clean the house, I find a podcast lets me drift right off.

Podcasts make cooking and cleaning and yardwork so much more bearable for me. Sometimes I get completely engrossed and wind up doing a far deeper clean than necessary just to have an excuse to continue listening.

But I absolutely can't code while listening to people speaking, my brain is just too old for that.

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by MartinCron »

Anyone with an iOS device who is new to listening to Podcasts, I strongly suggest buying the Podcaster app. It's just a few bucks and about 100 times nicer than using iTunes on the phone or on the desktop.

Yes, I know that "better than iTunes" damning with faint praise.

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by K2h »

AlexMuir wrote: post #32
akh wrote: post #30

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Thanks Alex. I guess you're planning on uploading it as 3x 10min clips on YouTube?

So sorry. I've tried uploading the full version but Youtube rejects it as too long. I'm going to have to give up as it's taking a lot of my resource and I've got to get to bed - flight in a few hours. I will get on top of Youtube for next week. Anyone's welcome to upload this week's if they have an account that can post longer than 10mins.

Does Vimeo not have the 10 min time restriction?

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by jcurbo »

MartinCron wrote: post #56

Anyone with an iOS device who is new to listening to Podcasts, I strongly suggest buying the Podcaster app. It's just a few bucks and about 100 times nicer than using iTunes on the phone or on the desktop. Yes, I know that "better than iTunes" damning with faint praise.

Just about anything is better than the built in. I use Instacast myself.

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by akh »

K2h wrote: post #57
AlexMuir wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So sorry. I've tried uploading the full version but Youtube rejects it as too long. I'm going to have to give up as it's taking a lot of my resource and I've got to get to bed - flight in a few hours. I will get on top of Youtube for next week. Anyone's welcome to upload this week's if they have an account that can post longer than 10mins.

Does Vimeo not have the 10 min time restriction?

Vimeo doesn't have a time restriction, their free version has a 500MB/week upload limit (1 video/week), which should be more than enough for this: http://vimeo.com/join

Re: HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram

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Post by saturdaysaint »

nextparadigms wrote: post #25

I'd prefer a video podcast, even if there's just talking involved. I can't just listen to something anymore, because I'd have to do something else in the same time, and then I won't be able to focus on listening. With video I can just watch it.

Try speeding it up. For information-centric podcasts where comic timing isn't central, I find speeding up actually increases my retention, even when doing something else (I like to walk and do chores). Works like a charm for audiobooks too.
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