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Listen to podcasts or audiobooks. Or just think.

• dgellow 13y ago
  Do you have any audiobooks or podcasts that you'd be happy to share?
  • it_learnses 13y ago
    i'm also going to be commuting about 40 min by bus. I get motion sickenss if I read or look at a screen on the bus, so some podcasts would be very helpful!
    • chunky1994 13y ago
      Stumbling upon happiness: Dan Gilbert. It's witty and pretty fascinating, and one of the best books I've heard.
  • codfrantic 13y ago
    ThisAmericanLife is usually a really interesting listen, not anything Hacker specific but usually a nice insight in other (people's) worlds.
  • ToastyMallows 13y ago
    Stuff You Should Know is a great Podcast
  • ElongatedTowel 13y ago
    Finding good stuff is so damn hard. I'm listening to that stuff whenever I do anything that doesn't require too much focus. Time that adds up. Three I can recommend: http://shoptalkshow.com/ http://shoptalkshow.com/ - Webdesign and development mostly http://javascriptjabber.com/ http://javascriptjabber.com/ - If you're interested in JavaScript development http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive - Free older recordings of history podcasts. He adds a lot of emotion and perhaps bias to every story but as a result they are never dry and often from an unusual perspective
    • deadfall 13y ago
      +1 for Dan Carlin. I only listened to the history of the Mongols.
  • sahil_videology 13y ago
    Have you checked out Audible? There are plenty of options. I prefer biographies and self-help books. I recently listened to "Getting Things Done" by David Allen and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
  • DanBC 13y ago
    The infinite monkey cage http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/timc http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/timc In Our Time http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl In Our Time is an excellent radio programme, and every episode is available online. There is plenty of choice.
  • deadfall 13y ago
    I use to ride the train from San Francisco to Sunnyvale and was able to read a lot of books. I had to be careful though because if I got too into the book I would miss my stop. Audio Books: Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin -- https://librivox.org/the-origin-of-species-by-charles-darwin/ https://librivox.org/the-origin-of-species-by-charles-darwin... The Art of War by Sun Tzu -- https://archive.org/details/art_of_war_librivox https://archive.org/details/art_of_war_librivox Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift -- https://archive.org/details/gulliver_ld_librivox https://archive.org/details/gulliver_ld_librivox Podcasts: Ruby Rouges (ruby programming talks/programming in general)-- http://rubyrogues.com/ http://rubyrogues.com/ StarTalk with Neil Degrasse Tyson (Space, comedians, science) -- http://www.startalkradio.net/ http://www.startalkradio.net/