CubeCast Podcast Thread - Episode 24 released!

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Talking about cubing ideas wouldn't work, since every new idea gets discussed at length between a few people soon after it's conception usually. You wouldn't be developing, more just explaining to people.

It's annoying to pretend you don't know about something that you're asking about for the sake of the listeners. I do this sometimes already and don't want to have to do it more.
 
StachuK1992 said:
Usually, I notice that episodes are something along the lines of "Here's what's happening on SpeedSolving!" which frankly, I like. Sure, I browse the forums enough to know what's going on for the most part, and can get peoples' takes on recent ideas floating about, but actually /hearing/ others' reaction is nice. This week had a bit of that, but was much more "let's complain about noobs, talk about the few people on the show, and try to figure out how to help the entire community!" which is fine and all to discuss, but (esp the last point) doesn't seem like the place for this media.

To me, I've seen CubeCast as a means of entertainment. Maybe it /was/ just as funny and topic-driven as a normal episode, and I was in some funky zone, but I don't think so. I like that you mentioned the recent happenings with illegitimate solving and whatnot, but residing on one topic for such a long time (you did this a few times here) was somewhat of a drain, and definitely repetitive.
To repeat: don't focus too much on one thing for too long. It gets dull.

Having five people compared to the normal three was a huge jump. Although Macky and Thom didn't talk very much compared to the others, the focus on four faces and five voices compared to just three voices was a bit too much. Maybe this was just me, but four people would definitely be ample for this, if not back to three.

I liked previous episodes a lot.
This episode was a bit of a disappointment. Whether this was over-hype or just a funky format that I'm being pissy about, I'm not sure, but it did not strike me as fun as a normal episode.

Before I beat a dead horse here: I enjoyed the episode, but it was not to the quality I'm used to from you guys. I really think this was due to too much going on ('noise'), and spending too much time on the same topics.

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I don't know if it's just because I'm the host of the show or what, but I completely disagree with almost everything. Cubecast is and always will be a discussion/entertainment/talk show podcast. The show notes are identical to the previous episodes minus the QQ and puzzler. If discussions lead to some complaining or "problem solving", then it will lead to that. The repetitive part is true to a point, but that comes with discussing anything imo.

I think having 5 people adds more to the show than it takes away. Everyone already knows the personalities of Thom and I. Having a wider range of opinions to pull from is good. I think once everyone gets used to the new format, it'll be for the best.

Ionno, Thom and I both agree that the format barely changed in episode 20. And we also agree that we really don't know what you're getting at x3.
 
I thought the episode was about the same quality as previous episodes. I liked the video aspect, and I think the live format actually yielded a better set of listener questions.

But man...it sure seems like we live in the stone age with all the freezing and malfunctioning video. None of that is your fault, of course. Software never works right, and I've heard horrible things about Skype, etc. We were supposed to travel to Jupiter 10 years ago...and where's my jetpack?! Sigh...

One thing that is a problem with 5 people is that the audio distortions that occur when people talk at the same time is increased. But on the whole, it wasn't too much worse than usual.

I don't miss the quickfire questions.

anyway...enjoyed the show!
 
StachuK1992 said:
I really think this was due to ... spending too much time on the same topics.
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StachuK1992 said:
Maybe I'm just insane in being able to talk about something for a long time?
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Clarify. It looks like a contradiction but I feel like you mean something else.

My thoughts on the show-

I would have ordered the topics differently. Macky/David intros first, then robot, then Simon, then Sebastian. Holding off the introduction of the people on the show until over an hour into the show felt weird, I think that sort of thing should always come first. Once there is only one new person per week, then intro segments won't take as long. The 3 discussion topics are then ordered by importance and the amount of discussion material. I think the opening topic should be more lighthearted.

Stachu- after explaining advanced PBL methods for 5 minutes I can say that even if you were able to talk about L2LK for 30 minutes you would not enjoy doing it. It's not really possible to have a driven and interesting method-based discussion with this kind of format.

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But man...it sure seems like we live in the stone age with all the freezing and malfunctioning video. None of that is your fault, of course. Software never works right, and I've heard horrible things about Skype, etc.
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Yeah group video chat is a relatively new Skype feature as far as I know. I was asked to rate the performance of the function after the call ended, so its pretty clearly still under development and should improve with time. My freeze definitely came at the worst possible time, as my explanations of 2x2 methods depended on having video :/
 
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DavidWoner said:
I would have ordered the topics differently. Macky/David intros first, then robot, then Simon, then Sebastian. Holding off the introduction of the people on the show until over an hour into the show felt weird, I think that sort of thing should always come first. Once there is only one new person per week, then intro segments won't take as long. The 3 discussion topics are then ordered by importance and the amount of discussion material. I think the opening topic should be more lighthearted.
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Yea, I agree on that now that I think about it. I'll do a better job of that.
 
I thought it was a great episode, and despite what other people seem to be saying I found the most entertaining part of the show to be the discussion of the function of speedsolving/pwning nubs/ways to compile info well.
 
Though I still like listening to the podcasts in audio format when I am multitasking, it felt far more normal to be eating in front of a video than a straight audio format. Hopefully this format will become more frequent.
 
Maybe we need to make a CubeCast episode that talks about how we should stop bashing people on speedsolving. The forums can be such a harsh place...

(Fine I admit it! I am a postwhore!)
 
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