re: stuffy/corporate. Agreed, but stating this represents the logical fallacy of false alternative. Removing the fart sounds is not a request to change the spirit of the podcast. e.g. I love the Scala/ Android jingles, the long podcasts, and the fact that the Posse drink wine/etc with windchimes in the background. All wonderful stuff.
On May 22, 4:28 am, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 It is all rather immature. > > However I do recognise that it is your podcast and you can do whatever > you want with it. > I would hate for the podcast to turn into a stuffy über corporate > broadcast which was totally stale and shades of calming beige and > heavily focused of leveraging synergies and leveraging technology to > improve profitability while lowering the total cost of ownership for > good measure. Even Sun's "This aint your dad's Java" podcast was very > liberal for an official corporate podcast. > > On May 22, 7:14 am, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > +1. Fart sounds might be funny... when you are 12! > > > On May 22, 2:30 am, Michael Easter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Big +1 with Tor re: NOT a fan of the farting sounds for Random Crap > > > (or in general). > > > > I could comment on it from my own sense of humour/taste, but the main > > > reason is that the schtick reduces my willingness to recommend the > > > podcast to others. > > > > Previously, I would rave about Java Posse to colleagues. Now, I stay > > > quiet because I don't want to endorse a podcast and have it reflect > > > poorly on me by association. > > > > (I'm no prude, and have been rightfully accused of pulling some > > > juvenile stunts on my blog. But fart sounds truly lower the bar, even > > > beyond _my_ comfort zone) > > > > Michael Easter -- 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.
