Comments on: The Cartoon Me http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/ Podcasts & Videocasts from an American salaryman. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David Rutledge http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-7775 David Rutledge Fri, 07 Apr 2006 22:27:26 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-7775 Hmmm...I thought you'd modeled your visage after <a href="http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life2/allies/" rel="nofollow">Gordon Freeman</a> at first glance. Anyway, thanks for turning me on to an interesting online playground. "There" seems to be more than just the usual virtual chatroom. Hmmm…I thought you'd modeled your visage after Gordon Freeman at first glance.

Anyway, thanks for turning me on to an interesting online playground. "There" seems to be more than just the usual virtual chatroom.

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-4444 Rich Pav Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:33:43 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-4444 Seeing how reliant the client is on MS Explorer and how the company doesn't seem to be raking in much money, I can understand why they don't support Mac. I get the feeling they have their hands quite full already. Developing and supporting a Mac version could hurt them financially unless the new users were to spend gobs of in-world money. If they were to ask me, I'd tell them they need to open their API so deveopers can add more activities. Right now the only game you can play with other users is spades. I think their biggest problem is that once you've done everything you can and bought everything you wanted, the novelty wears off for most people and they leave. Seeing how reliant the client is on MS Explorer and how the company doesn't seem to be raking in much money, I can understand why they don't support Mac. I get the feeling they have their hands quite full already. Developing and supporting a Mac version could hurt them financially unless the new users were to spend gobs of in-world money.

If they were to ask me, I'd tell them they need to open their API so deveopers can add more activities. Right now the only game you can play with other users is spades. I think their biggest problem is that once you've done everything you can and bought everything you wanted, the novelty wears off for most people and they leave.

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-4437 Rich Pav Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:25:23 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-4437 I plug a pair of binaural mics into the iRiver. I've never gotten good results from the built-in mic. It picks up too much handing noise and I always get a clicking sound on the recordings too. I plug a pair of binaural mics into the iRiver. I've never gotten good results from the built-in mic. It picks up too much handing noise and I always get a clicking sound on the recordings too.

]]> By: edwin http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-4420 edwin Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:50:26 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-4420 Hello Rich - Firstly, thank you for your podcasts. I've been listening/watching light flom the start but never commented, I guess I'm a bit shy :) So, why do I like your podcasts? Maybe a short bio will explain: I served as a US Marine in Okinawa (I visit Tokyo many times too) from '93-'96 and just fell in love with some aspects of Japanese living, specially the lack of christianity, I'm agnostic. When my term ended I really wanted to stay in Japan but, having just transitioned from Hispanic to American culture I decided to wait. Well, needless to say, I never made the move. So its great to see today's Japan again even if it's through the lens of your camera. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. In a different order, did you forget to mention that There.com isn't Mac friendly? It isn't. Bummer. It looks like fun. Edwin. Hello Rich – Firstly, thank you for your podcasts. I've been listening/watching light flom the start but never commented, I guess I'm a bit shy :) So, why do I like your podcasts? Maybe a short bio will explain:
I served as a US Marine in Okinawa (I visit Tokyo many times too) from '93-'96 and just fell in love with some aspects of Japanese living, specially the lack of christianity, I'm agnostic. When my term ended I really wanted to stay in Japan but, having just transitioned from Hispanic to American culture I decided to wait. Well, needless to say, I never made the move. So its great to see today's Japan again even if it's through the lens of your camera. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
In a different order, did you forget to mention that There.com isn't Mac friendly? It isn't. Bummer. It looks like fun.
Edwin.

]]> By: maroon_fox http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-4335 maroon_fox Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:33:23 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-4335 Hey Rich, long time listener, first time commenter. I have to say, I really enjoyed the video, it inspired me to register to There, dunno if I'll see ya on there sometime, but it'd be kewl to hang if I do, heh. Anyway, when I first fired it up I TOTALLY thought you had started like a "Herro Flom Japan" animation, that scared me, lol. I have a small question that goes along with Simon's, when you use the iRiver to record your podcasts do you use the mic from the unit or something else, I think you might've mentioned it sometime before... but my memory sucks. latez Hey Rich, long time listener, first time commenter. I have to say, I really enjoyed the video, it inspired me to register to There, dunno if I'll see ya on there sometime, but it'd be kewl to hang if I do, heh. Anyway, when I first fired it up I TOTALLY thought you had started like a "Herro Flom Japan" animation, that scared me, lol.

I have a small question that goes along with Simon's, when you use the iRiver to record your podcasts do you use the mic from the unit or something else, I think you might've mentioned it sometime before… but my memory sucks.

latez

]]> By: emmett j. http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 emmett j. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 07:12:09 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-4017 hey rich! what a scream! great to see that your off-air time has been well spent ... and i mean that! down/fun/creative time is necessary. aloha! hey rich!

what a scream! great to see that your off-air time has been well spent … and i mean that! down/fun/creative time is necessary.

aloha!

]]> By: Simon http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-3828 Simon Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:37:11 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-3828 and how much space does it typically take for recording a podcast of 15 or so minutes? and how much space does it typically take for recording a podcast of 15 or so minutes?

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-3808 Rich Pav Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:26:51 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-3808 I was also tempted to learn about SL scripting, just to get an idea of how people did some of the amazing things I saw. But in the end, I decided to stick to There because I want to be able to share the experience with my kids. Maybe we'll set up a house or design our own skin for one of the vehicles. Last weekend Tony said he wants to learn how to make games when he grows up. I wanted to teach him how 3D modeling software works, but he insisted on waiting until he grows up. I'll try again in a few years. I'll make a geek out of him yet! I was also tempted to learn about SL scripting, just to get an idea of how people did some of the amazing things I saw. But in the end, I decided to stick to There because I want to be able to share the experience with my kids. Maybe we'll set up a house or design our own skin for one of the vehicles.

Last weekend Tony said he wants to learn how to make games when he grows up. I wanted to teach him how 3D modeling software works, but he insisted on waiting until he grows up. I'll try again in a few years. I'll make a geek out of him yet!

]]> By: Rich Pav http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-3799 Rich Pav Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:26:34 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-3799 Yes, I use the 799, but any iRiver with an input jack will work. Yes, I use the 799, but any iRiver with an input jack will work.

]]> By: Simon http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-3798 Simon Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:22:35 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-3798 that looks pretty much identical to you, impressivly done. oh Rich, is this the iRiver you have: http://www.iriveramerica.com/prod/ultra/700/ifp_799.aspx if so, i wanted to buy it so i can record podcasts on the go instead of lugging my laptop. if so, i wanted to get one that looks pretty much identical to you, impressivly done.

oh Rich, is this the iRiver you have:
http://www.iriveramerica.com/prod/ultra/700/ifp_799.aspx

if so, i wanted to buy it so i can record podcasts on the go instead of lugging my laptop.
if so, i wanted to get one

]]> By: Lon http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/comment-page-1/#comment-3770 Lon Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:37:28 +0000 http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/02/27/207/#comment-3770 I will say this for SL: you can do some amazing things with the scripting. For years I've tried to get my daughter interested in programming - I guess I was boring, old school - anyway, she is having a blast with vehicle motion scripts. Also, they have teen only areas that seem quite safe. So far none of us have had to spend real $. :) I will say this for SL: you can do some amazing things with the scripting. For years I've tried to get my daughter interested in programming – I guess I was boring, old school – anyway, she is having a blast with vehicle motion scripts. Also, they have teen only areas that seem quite safe. So far none of us have had to spend real $. :)

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