{"id":41977,"date":"2018-02-19T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=41977"},"modified":"2018-02-18T21:49:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T02:49:45","slug":"diecast-198-internet-strangers-house-of-the-dying-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=41977","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #198: Internet Strangers, House of the Dying Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a 10-month hiatus, the Diecast returns! We’re still messing around with the format. Will we get other hosts? Will the show vary in length? Will the show continue to be weekly? I have no idea. We’ll see what works.<\/p>\n


Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div>
\nHosts: Shamus<\/a> and Paul<\/a>. Episode edited by Issac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The podcast-specific RSS feed is broken and isn’t going to be fixed anytime soon. I’ve tried a number of plugins for making podcast stuff, and most of them overbearing, overcomplicated things that assume your blog only exists to host a podcast. Also, I always get complaints that the RSS feed doesn’t work in iTunes or whatever, which is the only thing I want the plugin to do<\/em>.<\/p>\n

People are always telling me how easy and turnkey it is and how service X or plugin Y fixed everything, and it always ends up eating a bunch of time, causing confusion, and failing to work as advertised. I don’t know what sort of hassle you’re supposed to go through to get podcasting RSS to work, but it’s evidently more hassle than I’m willing to put up with. <\/p>\n

Show notes:<\/p>\n

Open: Surprise! Cold open.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note that the Diecast email is a thing again. It’s in the header image. Send us questions. <\/p>\n

01:27: Paul’s introduction, work on Minecraft.<\/strong>
\nHere is Paul’s write-up<\/a> on his work on Minecraft.<\/p>\n

07:35 Meeting internet friends, and the scary story of Gavin Free.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might know Gavin Free from the Slow Mo Guys<\/a>. And here’s the crazy story of the stranger that broke into his house<\/a>.<\/p>\n

14:45: House of the Dying Sun<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n