When I worked on a PC with video, occasionally the hard disk setting would go off from DMA (Direct Memory Access) and frames would drop like crazy. Is DMA still enabled for your HDDs? If not then frames will drop.
]]>What the professionals most lack are authenticity and personality. Podcast listeners want personal, two-way communication with someone charismatic and "famous." I guess that's the biggest difference between the appeal of being the fan of a podcaster and a traditional media celebrity. You can think Matt Damon is a swell guy, but you'll never, ever have a real one-on-one conversation with him. Try to be his friend and you might be served with a restraining order.
What I find most interesting about this medium is that it takes fame, which since the beginning of history has been an extremely coveted, expensive and scarce commodity, and makes it available to anyone with a microphone and a PC.
]]>I'm hoping that I'll soon figure out why my PC is playing video so sluggishly so I can shit out some video podcasts over vacation.
]]>Really, what smoking does to your body should be just as disturbing to think about as cutting off your own member. It has just as dire of an affect on other parts of your body. The only differences are that you're not willfully damaging those parts, and the results aren't immediate. Let's face it, your lungs, heart, throat, liver, prostate, colon, etc. are even more important than your dick.
Suffering or dying from ailments caused by smoking are just as hard on the people who care for you as beating them to a pulp. Which is why when I think about smoking, I also think about beating one of my children to death. By associating the two together, I have completely lost the urge to smoke.
]]>That said, keep up the good work. Whether you like it or not, you're getting good at this podcasting thing. If anything your past podcasting experience has helped to keep the podcasts from being boring, even if you don't think so.
]]>Not just ruining lives, but ending them. Maybe you can do that next time.
]]>I don't understand the appeal of amateur (i.e. bad) podcasters, but I really do appreciate the handful of people who are unique and talented, but never would have had an outlet for their creativity had podcasting not been invented. I realize they're not born that way, which is why I'm putting myself through this torture. It's good torture.
]]>I could have done without the negative images – but it's good to hear that the strategy helped you to give up the cancer sticks.
The gem of this episode was the final bit about thanking people who annoy you because they are teaching you patience. You described one of my biggest pet peeves on the trains. I look forward to trying the techinique the next time I encounter it. Thanks!
BTW, are you going to break from the 50 in a row for the high holidays?
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