Show #372

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geeknews 20 posts Saturday, 10. May 2008 04:59PM

While it may not have sounded like it on the show aka maybe it did :) I was so exhausted when I recorded show 372 that I was literally having a very hard time concentrating on the topics.

Probably in retrospect I should have just canceled that night and went to bed. So the questions on the table is, should I be like the mailman and produce a show no mater what or pull the plug for the specific episode.

jackstraw 6 posts Saturday, 10. May 2008 06:35PM

I thought the show was fine but then again I'm not opposed to getting it a day later if that's what your schedule requires.

barryj 2 posts Sunday, 11. May 2008 01:17AM

I subscribe to about 70 podcasts (I have a long commute) so I don't think I would notice if a GNC came a day late or not. As long as they keep coming!

norskvik 22 posts Thursday, 15. May 2008 02:58AM

I always get the Podcast the next day on iTunes, then download them unto my iPod. It works great and they can be listened to when the time is right in the day. By the way, I have listened to many tech shows and I like yours the best. It is well rounded and good. By the way, the Endeavor launch was cool. Glad that you got that recorded.

abair01 8 posts Friday, 16. May 2008 02:33PM

I think getting something out is really important. I listen to a lot of podcasts and todd's is the best. If there are bad days just keep sharing them. People have listened when they are great and not so great. Makes ya human and thats why makes the difference between the well polished boring mainstream stuff and the "Hey Im the guy next door and I can really fill you in" kind of guy.

So I say keep going even if its the silliest most off the wall thing you do.

norskvik 22 posts Friday, 16. May 2008 06:16PM

Todd

On Thursday 05-15-2008 show. You mentioned comments about POTS = "Plain Old Telephone Service" with add-ons. I opine, that nothing has surpassed POTS for quality, dependability and its ability to still work when there is a power outage.

I believe that two cans and a string is better than both VOIP = Voice over IP and Cellphones. Both of these system suffer. Voip suffers from Chop, Jitter, and Dropouts, depending on the internet and how busy it is at the time. Cellphones used to be great. You could hear a pin drop at the other end. That is until they took bandwidth for text messaging and web browsing. They left just enough bandwidth for voice to get by. Ever notice how background noise on a cellphone sounds like white noise. There is not enough bandwidth to send the real definition of the noise. Cellphones are also subject to dropout.

These are my thoughts on the subject for 39 years of Telecommunications so far. Enjoy!!