Charles Tan, over on his Bibliophile Stalker blog, has a lengthy and detailed analysis of the “Best Fancast” category nominees for the recently announced Hugo awards. It’s HERE.
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Category: News
Sword & Laser’s new YouTube show starts tomorrow
It wasn’t shown in the trailer but I’m assuming there’s a bookshelf full of books somewhere in that android’s dungeon!
Posted by Jesse Willis
The effect of Levelator on a low volume podcast (SPOILER: it’s striking!)
Here’s a rather striking visualization of the difference the use of Levelator makes. The podcast name has been blurred so as to not prompt any more threats of physical violence (humorously intended or otherwise).
On the left we see an original podcast, with a volume so low that you can’t hear it wearing earbuds (in a noisy environment) on the right is the levelated file, showing the effect that Levelator has.
I’ve just made a donation to Levelator in the amount of $10.00.
Just think about that, if poor poverty stricken Jesse gave Levelator $10.00 from his coffee fund it must be absolutely wonderful!
It is. Get Levelator, it’s free and it makes quiet podcasts loud.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Thank You: AdSense $$ for January and February 2012
For nine years SFFaudio has been giving and giving and giving – and all we’ve gotten from it is a fun hobby, some so-called “internet” friends, and the occasional regular stack of audiobooks.
What’s the point in that?
What’s the point of anything without actually getting the bills paid?
Huh?
Who’s gonna pay for it?
You?
Yeah, I didn’t think so.
Hang on …. what’s this, a letter in the mail?
…. it’s from Google?
…. Huh.
Ok, so … yeah … so like I was saying, thanks for nothing … except paying attention to us … and paying us compliments … and actually paying for the cost of running the site.
But, other than that…
Yeah.
Thanks.
No seriously, thank you.
I’m serious now.
Thank you.
Really.
But you best be keeping it up.
What?
Don’t look at me like that.
What?
Are you saying I’m supposed to buy coffee with my own money?
Inconceivable!
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Neil Gaiman reads an excerpt from The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains
Somebody, in reaction to my note that I was, in fact, listening to the Nebula nominated short stories, said to me:
“I assumed you didn’t read past 1950.”
It’s untrue! And unfair besides.
And while I freely admit a general preference for an older story, over a newer story, that preference is not one caused by nostalgia. Not at all.
All I prefer, really, is vetted stories, proven stories, stories with a gravitas unyielding. And it just so happens that stories that have endured a few decades of time’s alkaline indifference and come through, in toto, are better than some random tale, newly written, printed, or posted.
I make exceptions, especially when an author is a proven power.
And here’s one such. Neil Gaiman, one of my favourite writers, reading a short excerpt from The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains, which is absolutely wonderful, and available in full HERE.
As a bonus, and more proof that I’m not chronologically prejudiced, see that dude right beside Gaiman? That’s one of my other favourite writers, a living writer, he’s right there, sitting on Gaiman’s left, it’s Lawrence Block!
Posted by Jesse Willis