The Day the Podstock Revolution Grew Up

Sundays and Cybele
Originally uploaded by dreadfuldan.

I've been using gmail for 2 years as my standard email : Cant even remember last time I used Outlook, probably May 2004 as a secondary client. Anyway, today gmail was down all day for me till 5pm (altho it might have been an ISP level problem) : I could access other sites, but it was strange none the less. Which leaves me with a 610am Vline train from Bittern tomorrow/Wednesday (in 7 hours) which means a 5am alarm : Which isnt good because Im on the Macs till 130am-2am every night. Its 1020pm and Im downloading my 4 hours of power podcast travel tunes + casts. I prefer funny comedy stuff, not tech podcasts (in general) but esp for travel, so it makes the dreary just that bit better. I wish my Ipod with Video would arrive. Anyway, so I just downloaded Episode Twelve of Ricky Gervais, which given they've had millions of downloads, kaching - the next ones will cost'ya'us. The Itunes audience will pay, but unfortunately this is the start of ID3 Podcast Stratification : Take me to the Commission Flats, 12th Floor Laundry, Building C. Bit-Tech : "iTunes doesn't currently support the purchasing of podcasts through its own store, but does allow the purchase of audio spoken content through its link with Audible, which can be accessed through the Music Store.An Audible subscription to the show will cost $7 a month in the US and £4.50 a month in the UK. For the money, you'll get four half hour shows." I hope Karl does a breakaway free even more anarchic mindshow, and take the learing soon to be richer Gervais, away. As much as I liked the show. Stern, Gervais, Keith from K+TG getting an agent. The audio sellout is on. I agree with Gamer Andy's ambiguity on this development. "I'm not adverse to money. I keep mine in a jar on top of the refrigerator. I'd like to put more money in that jar. But that's my business, and it's (frankly) unrelated from what we do here at GA" If you want some great Aussie (mainstream free) podcasts - check out Hughesy, Kate and Dave, as well as Merrick + Rosso - Lots of good comedy, regular programming and free. Gervais may be selling out, but I know Cameron and Rich will be very happy to take the market share !