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[HPMoR] Trailer up

7 Post author: Eneasz 10 May 2011 06:15AM

Hopefully I'm not spamming the discussion board. Anyway, based on the highest-karma comment from the last post, I've created a trailer for the Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality podcast.

Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sozq1YsGgZ4

Comments (15)

Comment author: curiousepic 10 May 2011 11:01:42PM 3 points [-]

If anyone still reads/suggests posts on BoingBoing, that would be a great place to spread this.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 10 May 2011 11:47:52AM *  2 points [-]

This is the first time I've listened to this podcast, and it's a cool project. One bit of hopefully constructive criticism: you read a little too fast. This is actually a common problem in public speaking.

Comment author: Eneasz 10 May 2011 03:07:35PM 0 points [-]

Thank you! I'll try to slow it down. 6b is already recorded, but I'll keep it in mind going forward.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 May 2011 10:52:56AM 2 points [-]

I'm extremely tempted to get a youtube account so that I can unironically (supportive, that is) comment, "Cool story, bro!" as a response to the trailer.

I believe Yudkowsky said that people pestering him for updates was only counterproductive, so I will merely say that I've really enjoyed what I've read so far and hope for more to come in the future.

Comment author: Clippy 10 May 2011 04:49:09PM 2 points [-]

If you have a Gmail account, you already have a YouYube account.

Comment author: Eneasz 10 May 2011 03:10:35PM -1 points [-]

Well, my job is much easier. He does all the cognitive hard work, all I have to do is read what he wrote into a microphone. Thank you for the kind words. :)

Comment author: jasonmcdowell 11 May 2011 04:03:22AM 1 point [-]

I liked your choice of the complicated freeway image.

Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 10 May 2011 08:34:12PM 1 point [-]

Excellent job on the podcast, thank you.

Comment author: ewang 12 May 2011 12:01:50AM 0 points [-]

The only objection I have is to the use of a default font. It makes the whole thing look rather amateurish.

Comment author: Alicorn 12 May 2011 01:47:19AM 2 points [-]

Is there some big index of fonts and what each of them mean? I've been publicly ridiculed for doing my webcomic in Papyrus, but I had no way to know anyone had specific value judgments about it, I just saw it on the menu and thought it was pretty. I'd like a way to avoid that in the future.

Comment author: ewang 12 May 2011 11:04:24PM *  0 points [-]

Well, for most things Papyrus is good for, Centaur is too. It's a pretty underrated font.

Comment author: curiousepic 12 May 2011 10:54:57PM *  0 points [-]

http://inspirationlab.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/infographiclarge_v2.png There's a more recent one I'm trying to find, will update with it.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 12 May 2011 10:29:11PM 0 points [-]

It's not a list, but if you want to check on the general social opinion of a font, you can google the font name, possibly along with the word "font". For example, the first four results (for me at least; does anyone know how to stop Google from 'customizing' its search results?) for 'papyrus font' are a wikipedia page about it, a link to the google images search for it, "Papyrus Watch - Exposing the overuse of the Papyrus font" and "5 Terrible Fonts You Shouldn't Use in Print Design".

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 12 May 2011 10:55:27PM 1 point [-]

does anyone know how to stop Google from 'customizing' its search results?

Have you tried deleting Google's cookie?

Comment author: Alicorn 12 May 2011 10:48:11PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, "Papyrus Watch" is the site that made fun of me.