Stuff Slasher Saw

"We’re reaching the end of an era. The world of podcasting is maturing and changing, and I believe that we are hitting the end of that first, enthusiastic rush of people seeking to make their voices heard. Some might call it a Golden Age, but I’m not really sure that’s accurate. Gold Rush Age might be more apropos.

I believe that what we’re going to be seeing in the next 12-18 months is a fading of shows and personalities that helped start the podosphere. There’s no doom and gloom about this…it simply the way it goes."
Chris Miller's Blog
This is a sobering essay by Chris Miller on how podcasting is going to change a lot over the next few months. It is truly depressing, as well as sort of hopeful.
It comes as Evo Terra, podcasting pioneer, quits his work at Farpoint Media due to issues with how he was podcasting (or so I think). We love you Evo, and here is to hoping that you do something else amazing very soon.

Go On Scott Sigler!

Hi there everybody.
Just to let you know that we now have a new survey. And we want you to do it. Just once.
The last one went a bit wonky, when 2 people did it more then once, and it was really really long. Never good things.
This one consists of about 6 questions, and a free goody at the end.... When you complete it, you get a 'Secret' episode of VFTQ, which will never be on the feed. Go on. Treat yourself!

Radio Daddy sent out an email that said and I quote - "Unfortunatly with the ease of producing low quality podcasts and internet stations, children and the feable minded have become the majority operators of these. "
Wow - Both emails they sent today - the first one the quote comes from, and the second one when they try to back track are here.
Yes. They spell badly in an official company letter. Ouch.

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These are the new anti-sex measures which are expected to be put into place in CTYI 07

blubrry.com VFTQ 54 - Joe Murphy - VFTQ mini episode number 2, (AKA episode 54) www.viewfromthequad.com

Have fun, and go do something fun this week. Such as subscribe to the mailing list, buying a T-shirt and entering the Scott Sigler signed postcard competition. You can do all of these things by going over to www.viewfromthequad.com .

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The album Spamalot, taken from the theatrical performance of the same name, is comprised of songs inspired and composed by the people in the comedy group Monty Python.
We hear wondrous renditions of unforgettable songs such as Brave Sir Robin, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life and the unmistakable Knights of the Round Table.
The music in this album displays orchestral talent often extinct in other works of comedic music.
All types of tastes are catered for, with many genres in the one CD such as Ska, Jazz and Broadway music, as well as songs in the style of the romantic era.
Many of their songs directly parody songs which may often be heard on Broadway, with tenners who 'sing from the diaphragm a lot'.
Syncopated rhythms are in abundance with saxophones appearing in most songs at some point.
We can hear the rabid racism in this album, a topic which may upset some of my fellow class members. Such lyrics as “Finland Finland Finland” and
'Run away! Run Away!
From these horrible, nasty old Frenchies!' show the exact opinions the creators have about anybody who is not English.

In conclusion, I believe that this is a very good album, which will be celebrated for years on end.

Lately, my iPod has been acting up. (the 5th gen Video one). Because of the huge amount of podcast i listen to, trying to scroll through the podcast and song menus is a daunting task, cause it keeps freezing. Fear not! I have a solution for you! Defragging your iPod! Here is what i did to make the problem a little better.
0. Backup all your songs and movies if you are afraid of loosing them.
1. Create a new playlist. Call it 'Empty' and make sure that it IS empty.
2. Set your iPod only to sync to this one playlist. Don't let it sync to movies, podcasts or anything. Just this one playlist.
3. Sync your iPod. If you are anything like me, this could take up to 1o minutes, as what is happening is all your songs are being deleted from your iPod. (they will stay in iTunes and wherever you backed them up though.)
4. When your iPod is done deleting, delete the 'Empty' playlist and change your iPod settings so that you can sync everything again
5. Sync everything again.

VFTQ 53 - TMR audio dispatch - www.viewfromthequad.com
Attentin all TMR peoples. This cast is for you.

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