only 160,000? Crap. Here's hoping our sped up version won't be very popular...
On Feb 4, 10:22 am, Steven Herod <[email protected]> wrote: > The only thing I'm concerned about is the air gap between what my > hosting company says they give me and what they are actually > provide :o) > > They promise about 8TB per month, that should be enough for about 160 > 000 posse downloads. > > We'll see! > > On Feb 4, 7:32 pm, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
