Sounding good, so I think.
Coming up to the end of the month, what should I read for this year’s Halloween? The Rope? The Call of Cthulu? Another Edgar Allen Poe story?
How was the bus ride? PUKE!
Would you wait 30 minutes for a tanghulu? We did. It was WORTH IT!
New SLV podcast up, Episode 61 - all about why I came to China. Thinking… how many episodes can I do a month and how big does the file have to be?
Calculations for SLV podcast: what if I lowered the bitrate? You don’t need 48,000KHz do you?48MB48x4 = 192MB40x4 = 160
162/4 = 40.5 (at 48,000 KHz) = 32 minute podcast
And Starbucks changing things up, looks like they want to make people quit and reduce the workforce.
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00:00 Introduction and Weekend Recap01:42 Halloween Audiobook Plans06:30 Bus Ride Woes09:52 Unexpected Bus Complications10:29 Dealing with a Sick Passenger15:30 The Aftermath and Reflections18:53 Money-Saving Travel Tips19:15 Podcast Quality Assurance19:56 Audio Tweaks and Improvements21:30 Podcasting Challenges and Adjustments22:27 Language Log Podcast Insights23:30 Technical Difficulties24:14 Podcast Format and File Size Considerations29:15 Starbucks in China31:02 Tong Hulu Adventure36:54 Conclusion and Farewell
