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So, no podcast yet, right? Didn't want to miss anything. That's a pretty cool idea. I'm all for some kind of subculture where media have tiny size limits, and i

• ajroach42 7y ago
  Nah, this was just me screwing around with encoders while I was avoiding editing my podcasts. When I actually release, I'll do it at a bitrate that's more listenable, but still optimized for space.
  • themodelplumber 7y ago
    Right on, I love that you're paying attention to the space factor. I'm a casual podcaster, about 10 episodes in last I checked :) and I totally know what you mean about editing. I have to do it right after recording or I'll procrastinate for weeks!
• xvector 7y ago
  There is something beautiful about efficiency. Small computers (check out /r/sffpc), efficient codecs, those competitions where people make games/music/graphics in just a few KBs (forget what those are called - “demoscene”?). The fact that compressed Wikipedia without images fits on an 8GB USB. It all fascinates me. It is amazing to see us push the boundaries of communication under such restrictions
  • z0r 7y ago
    There's a demoscene magazine intermittently published in 'demo' form: http://www.hugi.scene.org/ http://www.hugi.scene.org/
    • kozak 7y ago
      Would be cool to make a demo that would fit on a magazine page in something like a QR code (scannable with a normal phone).
• 1-6 7y ago
  It's certainly another tool available to reach people in regions where there are an oppressive dictatorships running media like North Korea.