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Podcasting from Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-one-can-hear-you-podcast dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Podcasting has officially made it into orbit! According to a Geekzone article, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson delivered a short monologue off the southeast tip of Indonesia in which he described the morale of the Discovery crew at the end of their well-publicized mission: 'It's been a fantastic mission up here, absolutely amazing. Some of the hardest work that any of us have ever done. We haven't had a whole lot of sleep, and we've been extremely busy and really happy.' A transcript of the podcast as well as the MP3 itself can be found at Nasa's site."

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  1. Podcasting? by Andorion · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You mean he recorded a message?

    1. Re:Podcasting? by Fizzlewhiff · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Why the Apple tag? Apple didn't invent podcasting, they just embraced and extended it.

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  2. Okay, I give up. by xerxesVII · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What the hell makes a podcast so different from an MP3 that it deserves its own word? I'm honestly not trolling here, it's just that the word is driving me nuts.

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  3. So lemme get this straight... by fimbulvetr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    1. Nasa publishes an MP3.
    2. Someone finds the link to it.
    3. Someone realizes they can listen to it on their portable media device.
    4. This automagically turns into "podcasting".
    5. Someone submits it to Slashdot under Apple using "Ipod" in the summary, solidifying it's chances of making it to the front page.
    6. ???

  4. Re:Change the name... by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Apple didn't invent podcasting and has no control over it. It is named after the most popular audio player out there so that the masses will immediately get a general idea of what it's about.

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