Not so stupid after all
My results have just arrived for my second year.One first, one high 2:2 and the rest are high 2:1s. My Kierkegaard course, which has tossed me around like crazy with grumpy tutors and unavailable books earned me a high 2:1 (three percent off a first) - totally out-of-the-blue. I would have been happy with scraping a pass in that course. Perhaps divine powers (or the lecturer) intervened and saved the day.
This morning, I had honey on my toast. It’s creamy and comfortable, which is how I’m feeling. Normally I have the sharp and yeasty Marmite on my toast.
I’m in good stead - if the Web 2.0 bubble bursts before I can start a company, build it up and cash out, I’ve at least got the academic background to become a lawyer or something. Just in case the market for creative geeks with OPML addictions goes away or I decide that I really like British weather or whatnot.
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Podshow
There’s been a lot of discussion about the RSS stuff with Podshow Plus. Yes, it’s mildly interesting, and it’s now fixed (apparently).
I don’t quite understand what Podshow Plus actually does. It seems to be a very confused Digg meets MySpace meets Podcast Alley. What does it actually do other than show me a podcast feed liberally covered in horrible banner ads.
If I’m looking for a podcast, the key bit is the RSS feed. I need to know the RSS feed. That way I can tell my aggregators (plural, since I currently have many). If I want to see what my friends are looking at, I’ll email them or find their listening list (in OPML). Each show has about four different pages, and only one of these has the link to the XML feed.
I’m going to blow my (company’s) trumpet here, but Podshow needs an about page. It’s looks to me like the podcasting version of Homer Simpson’s ill-fated Internet startup - “CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet”. Marge asked Homer: “What exactly is it your company does again?” and Homer responds: “The industry moves so fast it’s really hard to tell.” “;->”
This is crazy, you know. I’ve been listening to Adam for long enough, but I still don’t know what Podshow+ does. This shoudln’t be the case.
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