Awesome podcasts is a curated list of podcasts for software engineers. The list includes a whole lot of sections – one for each programming language out there, generic software engineering, tools, etc.
Also, have a look at this blog post I did a while back.
Slashdot runs a thread on which podcasts people are listening to and why (the crowd is mostly technical, so expect a certain one-sidedness (yup, that’s a real word).
One that I’ve picked up from the comments is Sysadministrivia.com.
If you want more ideas on what to subscribe to, have a look at this blog post I did a while ago. It links to a couple of podcast lists.
It’s been a few month since I reviewed my podcast subscriptions. Driving over 150 kilometers every working day gives me plenty of time to readjust my tastes and preferences. Just doesn’t leave me too much time to actually do something about it.
Podcasts are easy to subscribe to. Once you find the ones you like. Finding the ones you like takes forever though. Here’s where WP Tavern’s post “Awesome Geek Podcasts: A Curated List of Tech Podcasts” comes in handy. Cause it provides not one, but two lists of podcasts:
And while I’m familiar with many on that list, there’s a tonne of those that I haven’t heard, or heard about.
Any other recommendations?
In the last two years, the well-known fact of Google offering free WiFi Internet access in Mountain View, California has almost been forgotten (except, of course, by people living in Mountain View and Googlers themselves). At the time of news many were wondering about why Google is doing such a thing. Not it all suddenly became obvious…
Slashdot reports that Google is preparing for a bid in the upcoming auction set up by FCC for a 700 Mhz radio frequency. There are a few interesting twists about the offer – “open access” and “nation-wide”. With these news, it’s hard to see the Mountain View setup as something else rather than a test platform. With the recently released Android open mobile platform, the connections seem obvious.
The stakes for the band are high, and Google is planning to bid at least $4.6 billion USD dollars. And they are paying this all out of their own pocket (not sharing with another company, etc).  Wh? Because there are quiet a few things on Google’s agenda.
If you are like me, and need more information on this whole thing, here are a few pointers:
P.S. : Now those Indian telecoms have to re-think their position.
P.P.S. : In the completely unrelated news, Ubiquiti Networks announced world’s first 700 MHz WiFi radio. Here is the official press release.
I’ve mentioned the professional level of Cyprus television in a very recent post, and here I am, got hit with a deja vu. It’s Friday night, and I am at home, after taking a long walk, trying to avoid all pubs and restaurants. Watching Capital channel, which has a 1984 classic – “Starman” with Jeff Bridges.
About 40 minutes into the film, it suddenly restarts. No advertising, no breaking news. Just starts showing from the very beginning all over again. Instant rewind to the opening credits. It’s been going now for at least 15 minutes…
I am not going to watch it once again. Especially when there are no guarantees that they won’t rewind it again a couple of times.
Off to bed.