Comments on: Empowering creativity: a hit record(ing) from Dave Winer

By: Jeremy Bowers

Jeremy Bowers — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:52:29 +0000

The bell curve is still real enough, but on average, any given person will be well above average in at least one way. Part of the joys of decentralization is being able to “get somewhere” with that formerly-niche talent.

As a practical matter, that means everyone should experiment with a lot of things. Who knows what you might be really good at, or really enjoy? (Usually the two are connected.)

By: Euan

Euan — Sat, 14 May 2005 19:25:48 +0000

OK Kosso – maybe not so much editing as focus – a lot of podcasts I have heard are rambling and many self indulgent. Don’t get me wrong – I am all for chewing the cud and taking the time to have lots of colour round conversations but too much can make audio unlistenable. At least with text you can skp ahead and skim.

By: Dave Winer

Dave Winer — Sat, 14 May 2005 00:02:08 +0000

A continuation of the thread started in the Pisa podcast. Only 18 minutes.

http://mp3.morningcoffeenotes.com/cnMay13.mp3

By: kosso

kosso — Fri, 13 May 2005 21:37:15 +0000

I dont think there’s the need for editing. possibly an easy way to ‘bookmark’ tracks and annotate ‘events’ in the timelines of whatever media we create? media event tagging systems (go! METS!) Then people can cut the wheat form the chaff (or least what THEY think is wheat and chaff) – not cut it out for everyone.

By: Euan

Euan — Fri, 13 May 2005 18:49:41 +0000

The biggest thing that many podcasts lack IMHO is editing. Pros benefit from judicious pruning so why shouldn’t amateurs?

It’ll come though – people will learn fast what works and what doesn’t – it’s the web isn’t it!?

By: David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson — Fri, 13 May 2005 18:45:52 +0000

Hi Julie,

Nice post. I like the part about humming long after the music has ended. My kids go to a Waldorf School, and from day one they are encouraged to disconnect from mass media and to develop their own creative talents. Amazing creativity and simple beauty has resulted from this process in young people. This is precisely why I started blogging. To express myself. I can’t wait to see what a truly free creative society will produce. Exciting times we are living in, indeed…

By: Jeff Powell

Jeff Powell — Fri, 13 May 2005 18:30:22 +0000

Julie –

Nice work on this post. I also enjoyed this particular podcast and take heed in the (duplicate) comments posted by bart daniels. He’s just expressing his opinion and as Dave says, “Come as you are, we’re just folks here” — Perhaps it was self-indulgent Bart, however given the context it was presented in (he was asked to present at the conference which required covering his own background) which didn’t come across any more self-indulgent than most other blogs. Dave has done more to influence the direction of the web than most of us could ever conceive of doing in our lifetimes. You didn’t care for it? That’s cool – go find something else that you enjoy – or, better yet – why not do someting yourself. You make a comment about ‘so many people think podcasting is a joke’ — by like all blanket statements, it’s purely subjective. For every person I’ve heard saying such things, I’ve heard 5 far people who feel the exact opposite – by hey, that’s life.

By: bart daniels

bart daniels — Fri, 13 May 2005 17:13:49 +0000

winer a singer? you must be kidding. that podcast he did was the most self-indulgent piece of crap imaginable. this is why so many people think podcasting is a joke.

By: Euan

Euan — Fri, 13 May 2005 15:51:00 +0000

Thanks for transcribing it Julie – great quote!