Τα καλύτερα Nathan Lowell podcast (2024)

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Day 2545: Bright Monday 24:20

5d ago24:20

24:20

Talked a lot about Shepherd.com this morning. A bit about Sunken Spaceship and noted that I’ve checked into The Wandering Inn for the week.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2544: Overcast and Dreary 23:30

6d ago23:30

23:30

I almost skipped this morning until somebody reminded me that Sunday is the most peaceful, quiet day of the week for morning walks. It’s a chilly, dreary morning but I feel better for having braved it. It won’t be long before I’ll be cursing the ice and snow instead of the minor inconvenience of wet and cloudy mornings.…

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Day 2543: Late Post 24:10

10d ago24:10

24:10

Almost forgot to post. Thank heaven for my checklist! I talked about Wandering Inn, shepherd.com, and X4.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2542: Waiting for the Sun 25:07

12d ago25:07

25:07

In a reversal of recent efforts, I waited until the morning warmed up before heading out for the walk. The rest of the day has been delayed accordingly. I talked about writing – particularly the shift from “writing about the cat” to “visiting with Roger” and reading Wandering Inn.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2541: Mile 72 24:54

14d ago24:54

24:54

What a long strange trip it’s been. Didn’t talk much today. A little about the usual suspects.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2540: Wandering 24:57

15d ago24:57

24:57

Wandered around about the batch files. (Note: the Dropbox link didn’t work this morning). Talked a lot about Wandering Inn and how it’s a very interesting story structure.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2539: Slept In 24:38

16d ago24:38

24:38

Almost 5:30 before I got up. I’ve been running a bit late all morning. There’s still time in the day. ETA: To save y’all the trouble, learned about using wget to grab the file and mutagen to tag it. Haven’t spent the time to try it yet, because Roger needs me, but I’m on the path. Thanks.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2538: Noisy Morning 24:50

17d ago24:50

24:50

I’m pretty scattered this morning with very little to talk about beyond the morning I spent at the KIA dealership.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2537: Mono 25:23

19d ago25:23

25:23

I’ve stripped down the post production stream to the minimum steps to get the file from my phone to the server, encoded as an mp3. I didn’t add a duplicated second track to make it stereo. Didn’t do any “cleanup” of the audio. Didn’t even use Audacity to convert it, just a ffmpeg commandline call. Let’s see if that helps. I talked about the problem…

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Day 2536: Weekend 24:40

21d ago24:40

24:40

Another day, another trial. I think this file is marginally better but listening to it, I’m really not happy with the quality. Even with the mic gain pushed almost to nothing, I’m still getting clipping. It’ll have to do until I come up with something better. I’m open to suggestions.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2535: Eh. Not Great 23:59

22d ago23:59

23:59

I got the new mic and it’s not the panacea I hoped for. At least not entirely. The mic volume is still too hot and I noticed a lot of clipping. I tried a light clip repair through Audacity but it’s not ideal. I’ve got a lead on an app that lets me lower volumes on an app by app basis and I’m going to do some testing with that today and hope for a b…

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Day 2534: Sluggish Start 24:47

24d ago24:47

24:47

Off to a slower start this morning in spite of getting up early again. Talked about finding an old friend (Ashley’s Book of Knots) and struggling to clean up the audio for this podcast. (A new mic is on order). I went back to the old phone to record until the new gear arrives. It’s not good but it’s better than the new phone – which doesn’t seem ri…

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Day 2533: Fall Weather 21:18

25d ago21:18

21:18

Finally. Lovely 40F morning with only a few clouds. Talked about writing a lot. Not much else. The recorder flaked out on me around minute 21 and I had to clip out some weird, unintelligible bits in post production. Listening to the audio quality, I’m rather distressed that the new phone isn’t nearly as clear as the old recorder. I’m going to try t…

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Day 2532: Noisy Morning 24:27

26d ago24:27

24:27

Heavy trucks in the neighborhood. Lot of brain fog, too. Talked about the usual suspects. Good stuff happened with yesterday’s writing. Hoping to repeat it today.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2531: Quiet Sunday 25:11

27d ago25:11

25:11

Not much to talk about. Getting back to writing. Playing X4. Wandering Inn is becoming a fascinating work, now that I’ve given it a fair shake.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2530: Up and At ‘Em 24:29

28d ago24:29

24:29

Was up very early this morning and got out with the sunrise. Not much to talk about. More about Wandering Inn. More about X4. Some pen talk. The usual.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2529: Old School 23:42

29d ago23:42

23:42

I went back to the old phone, making sure it was fully charged before leaving the house. I have a new adapter for the mic coming today (in theory) and I can work on using one device again. A fresh machine offers, perhaps, improved opportunities. I talked too much about being overdressed for the weather, the clouds, Wandering Inn, and X4, among othe…

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Day 2528: New Phone. Who dis? 23:33

1M ago23:33

23:33

Clunky but I think it works. Lemme know how the audio quality is. Later start than I wanted because I baked bread this morning. I talked about why I have a new phone, Wandering Inn, and X4.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2527: Due East 23:15

1M ago23:15

23:15

The sunrise is due east this morning but it’s hidden behind the cloud deck on the horizon (and probably the trees. Ah, well. It was still a pretty morning for a walk. I talked about X4, Honour Rae’s All the Skills, Sarah Painter’s The Island God, and having to get a new phone. Saw some silent geese flying low overhead, but already in their V.…

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Day 2526: Try Again 21:52

1M ago21:52

21:52

New mic. Same old set up. It should be back to “normal” for some definition of the word. Windy out there this morning and some of it snuck in around the wind filter on the mic. Talked about cars, reading Sarah Painter’s Ward Witch (Unholy Island 1), and playing X4.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2525: Noise Reduction 23:06

1M ago23:06

23:06

I’ve run a noise reduction pass post-production in addition to my usual. It should be little less obnoxious. I have plans and talked about them. I also updated this Linux installation and got an updated Audacity. I hope it still works.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2524: Magic Ears 22:01

1M ago22:01

22:01

I’ll probably still look for a better solution but for the moment, I’ll try recording through my hearing aids. Something I never thought I’d say. It sounds a bit noisy to me, but I don’t have a good baseline to compare it to. Let me know if this is not going to work? I talked about Shannon Eichorn’s debut novel, Rights of Use. It’s darn good. Also …

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Day 2523: Monday Morning 22:33

2M ago22:33

22:33

Meandered around about pens, X4 Frustrations, and made it home in no time flat! ETA: A lot of noise artifacts between minutes 13:00 and 15:00. Sorry. They don’t show up on Audacity and I can’t clear them up. Probably hardware issues.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2522: Bread 23:05

2M ago23:05

23:05

I got the bread baked before I left this morning. The lumpiest, ugliest looking loaves I’ve produced to date. Even including the sour dough way back whenever that was. A very weird outcome to a very standard recipe.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2521: Pointless Ramble 24:35

2M ago24:35

24:35

After yesterday’s rant I felt pretty mellow. Talked about pens and Jerry Boyd.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2520: Manly Men 21:45

2M ago21:45

21:45

I talked about finally getting the Waterman Atria to write, and ranted about a post about writing science fiction and fantasy and why tradpub doesn’t publish “for men” any more. Fair warning: It might just be sour grapes because my membership card in the Manly Men Club has been stamped “Void.” I’ll admit it felt good to rant. I haven’t had a decent…

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Day 2519: Pens and Games 23:05

2M ago23:05

23:05

Talked about my frustration with the Waterman Atria repair, X4: Foundations which might be my new favorite space trading game – assuming I can ever figure out how to trade – and the Bic pen. To the YouTube!Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2518: Jabber Jabber 22:25

2M ago22:25

22:25

I seemed to talk non-stop this morning. Maybe finding a new nib for my Waterman Reflex, cleaning the feed on my Atria/Forum. I talked about spending time in Shackleford House yesterday and how eager I am to get back there today. Haven on Prime Video. Branwen OShea’s Finding Humanity series. And, of course, a greeting to the Willow Sisters.…

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Day 2517: Cool-ish 22:59

2M ago22:59

22:59

I was chilly when I started but warmed up. Mostly talked about pens (I love my Waterman Phileas) and my fading infatuation with Fallout 4. Very nice morning for a walk, though. I’ll have to do it more often now that the weather isn’t trying to kill me. At least until it starts trying again.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2516: New Month 23:33

2M ago23:33

23:33

Let’s hope I’ve got new energy to dive into Autumn and make it work for me. I talked about Zola and pens. Almost exclusively, I think.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2515: Noisy Morning 23:21

2M ago23:21

23:21

Lots of traffic. Way too many people. Talked about Bronwen OShea’s The Calling, Zola progress, and maybe spending time with Roger today.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2514: Old Man Rambles 23:12

2M ago23:12

23:12

Talked about Zola, Way of the Wielder, and finding focus.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2513: Busy Day 24:25

2M ago24:25

24:25

I’ve got a ton of things to do today. A crowded schedule this morning although it eases off this afternoon. I talked about 11ty and Zola a bit.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2512: Up Beat 24:16

2M ago24:16

24:16

I feel really good this morning. Talked about Zola, Sarah Hoodlet’s Way of the Wielder, and little else.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2511: Overcast 23:39

2M ago23:39

23:39

Late start but cool temps and overcast convinced me to take the walk anyway. I talked about Rim Jumper and P D Ball’s Princess Cayce series. Zola versus Grav and Hugo. Fallout 4. Why The Librarians may not be working for me and why I can’t watch Outer Range or Black Mirror.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2510: Random Walk 23:07

2M ago23:07

23:07

Talked about Rim Jumper, Zola, and my Esterbrook SJ. Also forgot my water bottle this morning so I was pretty gummy by the time I got back.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2509: Warm One 23:29

2M ago23:29

23:29

I overslept and then lingered over breakfast but made myself get out there anyway. Talked about Person of Interest, Rim Jumper, Zola (static website generator), and possibly visiting with Roger today. Toward the end I got a phone call (which I clipped out) from the people installing the new awnings on our freshly painted house. The colors were a go…

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Day 2508: Muddled Meander 25:01

2M ago25:01

25:01

I tried to talk about a bunch of things but kept getting derailed by my own mutterings. Rangnow, Person of Interest, computer on wheels. That’s all I remember besides the neighbor who thinks I need to get a cancer screening every 6 months and a jogger that startled the hell out of me. And hair.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2507: Progress 24:09

2M ago24:09

24:09

I’d remembered that buying a car was a tedious process. My experience this time has borne that out. The number of times I heard “just a couple of minutes” in the last 24 hours beggars belief. I talked about getting the new vehicle, Tim Rangnow’s Rim Jumper series (I’m into book 4), and the process of discovering the Cat and rekindling my joy in wri…

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Day 2506: So Far, So Good 24:24

2M ago24:24

24:24

Lots of things in motion this morning including me. I talked about noisy traffic, potentially migrating some of my wordpress blogs to a static site generator (again), and the tv show, Person of Interest. The way the characters have changed over the course of the many shows. I’m nearing the end and looking forward to it almost as little as I would t…

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Day 2505: Struggling Along 23:29

2M ago23:29

23:29

Obviously, I’m struggling to get this podcast back into something like regular production. I bit the bullet this morning to walk when I probably shouldn’t have but I survived. Talked about cars, pens, and Tim Rangnow’s Rim Jumper series.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2504: Soggy 24:31

3M ago24:31

24:31

Finally. Everything is a bit soggy and it started to rain before I got back but I managed to get a nice walk in without getting soaked. Talked about bread, a lot. Pens a bit. Just finished KT Hanna’s Library Reset: Overdue. Really fun book. Too bad the sequel won’t be out until November. Really underscores the frustration some of you must feel wait…

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Day 2503: Not the Hellscape I Expected 24:10

3M ago24:10

24:10

Two wildfires within 100 miles to the west. 74F before sunrise. I walked anyway and it wasn’t terrible. A cooling breeze helped cut the heat back a bit. The smoke has dispersed enough for the moment that I couldn’t smell it (although I might just be inured to it). I had plenty of shade even if the sun was higher that I would have liked. Talked abou…

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Day 2502: Cars, Man. Cars. 22:18

3M ago22:18

22:18

I whined about the economics of car ownership where a minor fender bender can total a vehicle. Also Mackey Chandler’s Family Law series and why I find it so engaging. Also there’s a forest fire about 35-40 miles west of us. Fun times.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2501: Early Bird 23:20

3M ago23:20

23:20

Managed to get up early enough and stay focused enough to get out for the walk at sunrise for a change. It’s a beautifully cool morning where I talked about Skylar Ramirez (probably damning with faint praise, but I really did enjoy the series), Mackey Chandler, and the post-it notes on my monitor. I did not talk about that-which-shall-not-be-named,…

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Day 2500: 5000 Miles 25:14

3M ago25:14

25:14

It’s taken a while and honestly I didn’t think I’d make it this long when I started out 13 years ago. I talked about Ramirez, choices, privilege, and how much luck looks like success instead of a dice roll.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2499: So Close 24:17

3M ago24:17

24:17

Just rambled along today talking about 5,000 miles, Skylar Ramirez, and Fallout 4.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2498: Cliffs 23:14

3M ago23:14

23:14

I feel like my reading of this Ramirez series is a bad Monty Python sketch. Every day I find something else I really don’t like but I accept – grudgingly – because I like the characters. Along the way, I seem to have become even more of a grumpy old man than I thought.Από τον Nathan Lowell

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Day 2497: Novellas 23:12

3M ago23:12

23:12

I talked (again) about why I don’t like novellas as a form and present tense in story telling even as I acknowledge the the Skylar Ramirez books are both and I’m enjoying them.Από τον Nathan Lowell