The person bringing you the CPU and the code is me.
The person bringing you the bandwidth is Steven Herod.
Yes, there will be an RSS feed. It'll be a virtual copy of the
official posse episode feed, which definitely works for iTunes (you
can sign up to podcasts that aren't in the iTMS by using Advanced,
Subscribe to podcast...'). If there's an issue with another player,
let me know and I can look into it. Or, better yet, download the atom/
rss yourself, fiddle with it until it works, and mail me that. Kinda
hard to debug without the device/software in question otherwise :P
Software-wise, it's all done - this is how it works, for your
perspective:
In iTunes, or any other podcast manager, you use 'advanced, subscribe
to podcast...' and put in a URL I'll be handing out next week or so.
That podcast is a virtual copy of the real podcast. It has the same
description, almost the same name ('TEMPO' is suffixed), and the same
podcasts, starting at #228 most likely. The mp3s that get released by
it are also virtual copies; they have the exact same ID3v2 tags, so
same image, same notes, same everything. It's just 83.3% as long. This
feed will be delayed about ~2.5 hours (high quality re-tempo takes a
while, and ADSL upload of ~50MB takes about half an hour on top of
that!)
The only holdup is my ISP (my home server does the recoding and then
uploads it to Steven Herod's server for hosting). They've gone
bankrupt. A new ADSL provider has been arranged for, but they need to
do the usual swap-some-wires song and dance and I have no idea how
long it'll take. Once that's up, tempo posse will be released.
If people like the service, and if Steven can handle the bandwidth, I
may add the ability to mail a list of chapter markers to a preset mail
address which then get integrated right into the mp3, but no promises.
On Feb 3, 4:56 pm, Ed G <[email protected]> wrote:
> Unless you were already planning to, would it be possible to set up an
> RSS feed for it? This way updates can be subscribed to and downloaded
> automatically from almost any podcast player/reader (zune, itunes,
> ipodder, google reader, etc). Here's one description of the format for
> it:http://www.podcast411.com/howto_1.html
>
> On Feb 2, 9:44 am, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hosting problem solved, someone was kind enough to offer. Will check
> > if he wants his name publicized.
>
> > On Feb 1, 11:48 pm, Michael Neale <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Yes I have no problem with the length of any podcasts I listen to - I
> > > pretty much listen to podcasts only when working out, so longer is
> > > better (just makes me push that bit further). So longer == healthy !
>
> > > On Feb 1, 5:17 am, Jared Bangs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Reinier Zwitserloot
> > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > I ran java posse 227 through the sox tool's tempo filter to speed it
> > > > > up by 20% without changing the pitch (in laymans terms: no chipmunks!)
>
> > > > > ...
>
> > > > > Anyone got some bandwidth left over? I can script automatic uploads +
> > > > > run the RSS feed, as long as someone else hosts the files.
>
> > > > > Could be a solution for Dick's repeated failed attempts to put the
> > > > > posse episodes on a diet. I like em fullsize, so perhaps this is a
> > > > > good enough reason not to cut into the discussions.
>
> > > > Count me in the camp that appreciates them "full size", and wouldn't
> > > > mind if they were a bit longer from time to time.
>
> > > > The most enjoyable parts for me are when the guys are just talking
> > > > about java-related stuff they're really interested in, whether this
> > > > means they're going off on a tangent or not. It's always (I think)
> > > > more enjoyable to listen to someone talk about something they care
> > > > about or have an opinion on, and if it doesn't directly fit with a
> > > > news item or extends the episode a bit, that doesn't bother me.
>
> > > > Perhaps if we're looking for volunteers for a technical solution,
> > > > someone could volunteer to do an AAC version with chapters broken up
> > > > by topic / new story, so that those who are concerned about the length
> > > > can skip ahead a bit more easily. Of course, this would only work for
> > > > players that support this (not mine), but it might be worthwhile for
> > > > some benevolent soul who has compassion for those who are really
> > > > concerned about the length.
>
> > > > In any event, I'd rather the posse not feel pressured to constrain
> > > > what they may want to say, since I think that would be detrimental to
> > > > the quality of the content.
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