The Geek Fu Morning Show

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• 1. Oliver replies at 22nd May 2005 um 11:22 pm :

  About the essay: I’ve tried to be less of a hypocrite towards my kids and even point out situations where an action is clearly against the “rules”. I’m hoping they pick this up as honesty and integrity leading to understanding. I want them to understand the situation and make the “right” choice themselves later on.
  The hard part is disagreeing with the wife in some situations. Is is more important to point out pretense or agree with the wife…

• 2. Brian P replies at 23rd May 2005 um 8:22 am :

  Amp/Mixer: Radio Shack. $40: http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=32-2056
  That’s the one we bought and now use. Most local Radio Shacks have it in stock. Email me with questions.

  brian

• 3. PaulJ replies at 24th May 2005 um 10:32 am :

  I appreciate (and agree with) your principle — that you shouldn’t give away your work for free, but remuneration doesn’t always come in the form of hard cash.

  In my podcast The Rev Up Review, I’m currently reading instalments of my SF short story “The Journey of Jonathan Cave.” That story has been previously published, and I was paid for it. But the next story I’m going to read, “Travel With Confidence,” is unpublished (though it was accepted by a publication that folded before my story saw the light of day).

  I’m doing this for several reasons:

  a) To add value to The Rev Up Review;

  b) To provide what is in effect a sample of my writing, so that people can judge for themselves the validity of my reviews;

  c) To ‘walk the talk’: demonstrating that I am what I say I am — a writer.

  So, I may not be getting paid in hard cash for the stories I’m reading in The Rev Up Review, but I’m getting other benefits: a following for the podcast, validation as an author, and my name ‘out there.’ The podosphere is as yet relatively small compared with the average slush pile, and there are opportunities to get noticed. Just look how well Scott Sigler is doing with Earthcore — consistently in Podcast Alley’s top ten for weeks now.

  I’m not giving away my fiction for no return, even if it appears to be free. By making a story available bit-by-bit as part of The Rev Up Review, I’m benefiting both the story and the podcast.

  Best,

  Paul

• 4. Mur replies at 24th May 2005 um 11:13 am :

  Thanks paul, your comments have very valid points.

  I didn’t make it clear in this podcast that the previous podcast was about giving your stuff away for free so that *other* people could make money (example was KYOU radio, where you give them your podcast to broadcast over the air; you get nothing and the station gets any ad, sponsorship, or other revenue). I give away my writing every week, and I’ve never sold an essay.

  And thanks for the info on your podcast, I’d love to check it out. The more SF podcasts out there, the better!

  Mur

• 5. raequel replies at 25th May 2005 um 8:35 am :

  Hey mur,
  it’s me again…i went ahead and did it! i now have a podcast. and as such i have no idea
  what i’m doing! if you want to check out the link! thanks again for inspiring me!
  Raequel

• 6. Chip replies at 25th May 2005 um 8:46 am :

  Starting a podcast myself soon, and i was wondering how much bandwidth i should buy?

• 7. Dani replies at 25th May 2005 um 11:37 am :

  I’m with you on the math thing. I’m not a gamer, but I am a knitter. When you are a plus-sized gal who knits, it isn’t always easy to find patterns sized to fit you. The formula for increasing a pattern’s size isn’t terribly difficult but I just don’t want to do it. My vintage pattern collection is going to waste because of my aversion to math!

• 8. Mur replies at 25th May 2005 um 12:47 pm :

  Raequel - excellent, send me the URL!

  Chip, I like the bandwidth offered at startlogic.com, but I hear that podlot.com has an excellent podcast hosting service.

  Dani - knitters unite! And good luck with the pattern annoyances. But I have faith!

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