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� Forogar � wrote: What is the unladen flying speed of an African swallow?
20.1 mph[^]
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What's a "podcast"? Who's pod; and what are they casting?
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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Gerry Schmitz wrote: What's a "podcast"? Who's pod; and what are they casting?
I believe it is when a family unit (known as a pod) in the northern hemisphere gathers bait and casts it upon rough seas. At times the seafaring Gullible Fish will strike the bait and the members of the pod will jump excitedly and dance. 
But I'm not sure. That's why I was asking here.
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no*6, yes
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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jeron1 wrote: no*6, yes
Scratches head...wonders if dev is using base 0 index.
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The only podcasts I really get into are retro gaming and/or retro hardware related. TheRetroHour[^], on Spotify, is one of my favorites.
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Looks (sounds) interesting. Thanks
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raddevus wrote: [ ] Do you listen to any Tech Podcasts?
If anyone remembers Leo Laporte from TechTV, he's launched his own podcast "network" after TechTV shut down. A lot of his podcasts are more mainstream than developers might like, but there's a few that are still technical enough; Security Now perhaps being the most hardcore of them. Windows Weekly focuses on Windows news, and I mostly listen to it for entertainment; I just like the banter. This Week in Tech is more about tech news in general, and I could take it or leave it.
Other shows they produce focus on Apple and Android, and those are just too fanboy-ish for my tastes.
raddevus wrote: [ ] Do you listen to any Software Development Podcasts?
No. They're all terrible.
raddevus wrote: [ ] Do you listen to any Podcasts?
Beyond those I've mentioned above, I listen to No Agenda, which is purely news deconstruction (although there's a lot of focus on US politics, especially these days obviously). They essentially focus on exposing the BS there is in the media presented as "news". They cover enough material to keep me informed so I generally don't bother with the mainstream media--this podcast alone makes their coverage redundant. And they dig a lot deeper.
raddevus wrote: [ ] Do you ever use SoundCloud?
Nope. Give me a raw RSS feed and I'm a happy podcast listener.
raddevus wrote: [ ] Do you listen to podcasts on your computer?
Yes.
raddevus wrote: [ ] Do you listen to podcasts on a device? (is it just apple?)
Yes. No to Apple. "No to Apple" in general. My device of choice is my old Zune. Still works fine, and it manages podcasts on its own exactly as podcasts should be managed. The only reason I listen to some podcasts on my computer instead of the Zune is that some of them have dropped older encryption algorithms, and the Zune software doesn't know how to handle them.
raddevus wrote: [ ] Do you ignore podcasts?
Obviously, no.
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Great answers. THanks for sharing and I'll try the leo laporte podcast.
I was just looking for some podcasts myself.
dandy72 wrote: [ ] Do you listen to any Software Development Podcasts?
No. They're all terrible.
That's kind of what I thought.
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dandy72 wrote: Leo Laporte from TechTV
Around the summer of '97 is when I moved off to the wilderness and got back into computers. (after a 10 year hiatus) Luckily, at least I had satellite TV and one of my favorite channels was ZDTV w/Leo LaPorte. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Do you listen to _any_ Podcasts? - The History of English Podcast[^]
Do you listen to podcasts on a device? - I play it from my iPhone, but i always listen in the car.
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Thanks for answering. I'll check that one out.
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I never listen to any sort of tech podcast. My brain is already full of useless tech stuff. It will go into overload and explode if I try to absorb any more! 
I used to listen to lots of, (non-tech), podcasts when I was commuting into the office, but have seriously lapsed since WFH. Now, whilst working, I just listen to music. I can't concentrate if people are talking at me - resulting in sh!t code and losing the thread of the podcast!!!  
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I've listened to over 100 (unabridged) books on tape, CD, ram player over the years as I commuted to and from work. I always tried to stick with non-fiction so I'd learn something but also listened to quite a few fiction. At one point all of my listening was related to how the brain works and I really learned a lot.
And I agree I don't even like listening to music with lyrics when I'm programming. I listen to smooth jazz (only instrutmental) almost constantly.
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raddevus wrote: People here are too old for the Podcast technology.
Given that statement, I actually found one (tech related) and tried to work while listening...doesn't really work for me. At least with a video you are kind of forced to focus/watch...just a couple of guys talking shop couldn't hold my interest. That said, it might work nicely with headphones while the wife is watching HGTV reruns.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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kmoorevs wrote: Given that statement, I actually found one (tech related) and tried to work while listening...doesn't really work for me.
Yeah, most of them are tough to listen to. They just get into the weeds on subjects and I get lost.
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You can make your own here[^]. Maybe I should allow them to be embedded in the forums...
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Wow, interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks! And being able to embed them in forums would be a nice option.
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[x] Do you listen to any Tech Podcasts?
[x] Do you listen to any Software Development Podcasts?
[x] Do you listen to any Podcasts?
[ ] Do you ever use SoundCloud?
[ ] Do you listen to podcasts on your computer?
[x] Do you listen to podcasts on a device? (is it just apple?)
[ ] Do you ignore podcasts?
i mostly download podcast to my phone and listen to them over bluetooth on my car radio.
the best podcast for my money is Software Engineering Radio
there is stuff you can learn at LispCast
Programming Throwdown is nice
this is bonus
The Retrobits Podcast
Command Line Heroes Podcast
On The Metal Podcast
and when i go for a really long ride with the car, there is nothing better than the AI podcast by Lex Fridman you can find on youtube. this thing is beyond podcast.
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Thanks very much for the great detailed answer. very interesting.
I'm going to check out the se radio podcast now.
Also checking out the redhat command line heroes podcast.
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raddevus wrote: People here are too old for the Podcast technology.
True laugh here Good results analysis !
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[X] Do you listen to any Tech Podcasts?
[X] Do you listen to any Software Development Podcasts?
[X] Do you listen to any Podcasts?
[ ] Do you ever use SoundCloud?
[ ] Do you listen to podcasts on your computer?
[X] Do you listen to podcasts on a device? (is it just apple?)
[ ] Do you ignore podcasts?
There are a couple of good C++ podcasts (one is more regular than the other). Also listen to one or two .NET podcasts and some other programming language related ones. I listen to more podcasts on other subjects, though - history, football (the non-US version of football!), music - very large variety of things.
Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p
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[x] Do you listen to any Tech Podcasts?
a bunch. Twit.tv has a range (another posted this)
added notes being:
All About Android - some rambling. some deatils points about version releases and changes.
Twit News - covers live events - meaning they talk over live events like apple or Samsung events.
This Week in Enterprise Tech - covers more tings like servers, security, it management related and news surrounding that
This week in Windows - lots of rambling talk, but some insightful things aswell.
[x] Do you listen to any Software Development Podcasts?
scanned and no one mentions .net rocks! https://www.dotnetrocks.com
been running since 2002, so no, age is not a thing to ignore podcasts.
They do cover more then just .net, they go deep and wide around software development.
Many a great guests
[] Do you listen to any Podcasts?x
others being film/movie and games: DLC, /film, radio5 film review
a few gimlet media casts: Science Vs, Startup,
BBC radio shows shared via podcast form: Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry, Comedy of week,
infinite monkey cage
and chatty celeb stuff (mainly cause they go deep compared to your daily chat show)
Anna Farris Unqualified
Michael Rosenbaum Inside of You
Jameela Jamil iWeigh
Kevin smith SMOD cast and Fatman Beyond
Jay & Miles x-plain the X-men - 6+ year running recap of x-men, i listen new and trying to catchup in backlog which might take some more time with so many i listen to.
[ ] Do you ever use SoundCloud?
no
[ ] Do you listen to podcasts on your computer?
no - phone, with Pocket Casts app
[ ] Do you listen to podcasts on a device? (is it just apple?)
Android phone - again Pocket Casts app
app has search ("Discover") - which allows searching for all the mentioned above casts
Also i listen to all these at 1.3 or 1.4 speed sound - as its 99% talking and chatty stuff while I walk or do something low focus like playing a video game (ones with minimal voice over)
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That's great stuff! Thanks for taking your time to give me some resources.
I'm really just looking to listen in the mornings as I eat breakfast.
Need something in place of news. 
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Tech podcasts:
- Digital Planet from the BBC
- PC Pro
Software Development podcasts:
- Software Engineering Radio (I normally skip it but sometimes there's an interesting topic/interviewee)
Any podcasts:
- Lots, mainly astronomy, science, skepticism, news and some comedy ones
Soundcloud: Nope
Computer: Nope
Device: Android phone
Ignore: Nope, I love-em.
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