I’ll be posting my Tech5 audio daily news report every day. In this one I complain about the Gartner Group among other things.
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I hate to sound agreeable, but this Tech 5 daily posting is a great idea. Keep it up. Looking on the sidebar and clicking a separate link is just over the “PITA” threshold for what I’m willing to do, but if it’s right hear, todo está bien chévere.
As to the Gartner Group, I guess there must be some reason for them to exist beyond spllitting single press releases into 5 separate press releases (do they get paid by the press release?), but it’s not clear to me yet what that might be.
One thing is for sure, I’m not going to have a “second identity” on “Second Life” or any other place by 2011, 2022 or any other time until I shuffle off this mortal coil.
I think when they say “get a life”, they mean “do something interesting other than play video games and get fat on Cheetos”, not “pay for another life on some playground for perverts.
Before trying ‘Second Life’, this might be better. 😉
>>Before trying ‘Second Life’, this might be better.
It might be better for Second Life users, but I already “fornicate using my actual genitals”, thank you very much.
For the Second Lifers, I can guarantee them that the “actual genitals” thing beats Miss Palm and the Five Finger System by a long shot.
I love this podcast, but it sounds like a water bong in the background.
It sounds like you recorded this after being up for 30 hours. How about saving your tranquilizers for after?
I just took a nap (ie I’m well rested), and it sounds like a water bong in the background to ME TOO.
wtf IS that sound? Is John C. Dvorak partaking of the Chronic online?
Gosh!
No. Cal. is filled with that sound. Get used to it.
Regarding Gartner, the company represents a process that’s past its time. People relying on them as part of their decision making process are simply too lazy to find more effective ways of gathering information.
>>No. Cal. is filled with that sound. Get used to it.
OK, I’ve been listening to the Tech 5 thing for a while. And I grew up in the sixties. I’m used to it.
But would somebody just IDENTIFY THE FUCKING SOUND, PLEASE?
Thanks in advance.
8. Aquarium?
>>Aquarium?
REALLY loud aquarium. I’ve had several in my day, and you couldn’t hear a one of them from more than 2 or 3 feet away.
Is this an amplified aquarium? Dolby? Surround Sound? Is some Entertainment Mogul paying off John C. Dvorak? Is he toking on his bong while recording this?
Or is there another, benign explanation? You report, I’ll decide.
I’m so glad that the bubbling sound is getting the most attention. I will explain it in an upcoming episode. Maybe tomorrow. The problem is I expect that I’m going to be explaining it over and over.
11. While at it, is that your dog barking?
Mustard, I have to agree with you on the Second Life thing. I play with real dogs in my real back yard and I go to real mountains with a real backpack. Grazing on the bit plain ain’t always better.
All I can say is … smooooth. You are much more low-key on this one than on Cranky Geeks or TWiT.
Maybe this fits in with the bubbling … I go with #10 – bong hits for JCD?
Dang! The JCD Mindcontrol(TM) BETA was discovered! Back to coding!
So what about the CONTENTS of the story? What about considerable weight interested parties are able wield in diverting needed resources in something so…minor?
Cheers
11. Agreed. You don’t need new-age sound effects for the cast to sound cool. Just bitch about things, without sounding bored, and we’ll listen!
Waiting patiently for today’s news… I can’t do without your breakdown, John!