October 30, 2011 · 10:01 pm

Don’t Let It Go…Unheard #35

Today we tried our first show over at BlogTalkRadio. We discussed the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs for the entire first hour and part of the second, and then went on to briefly discuss Occupy Wall Street’s Rap Sheet, the latest news from the Middle East, and Herman Cain (including his “smoking” ad).

Thanks to all of you who joined in live over on the new platform. People seemed to like the fact that no registration is required to listen to the show (although I think you may have to sign in to use the chat feature), and a couple of you reported the sound to be fine as well. I also like the fact that, on this platform, I can play you the intro music during the live show! I hope you can join in again next week as we settle in a bit more.

Those of you who missed the live show, but would like to listen to or download it, can find it here:

Don’t Let It Go…Unheard #35 on BlogTalkRadio

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October 29, 2011 · 11:53 am

Don’t Let It Go…Unheard is moving to BlogTalkRadio — no registration required to listen live!

On Sundays I conduct a live webcast in which I discuss news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism. You are invited to get in on the discussion this Sunday, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Pacific Time.

Tomorrow we will be trying, for the first time, to broadcast the live webcast on BlogTalkRadio.

If you join in live, you’ll have the ability to communicate with me and other listeners via text chat, which is provided on my BlogTalkRadio show page, and also by phoning in, either on your phone or via Skype (using Skype’s calling service, which unfortunately is not free, but it’s cheap). The advantage of this platform is that there is no registration required to listen to the show. As before, if you are not able to attend live, the recorded podcast will be available later Sunday evening or Monday morning, so you can download it and listen to it at your leisure during the following week. (Note: I will try to divide the recorded podcast into two segments of one hour each for your convenience, but I’m not yet sure how this will work on the new setup. Stay tuned.)

Topics planned for this Sunday: Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs. Herman Cain’s leading in the polls, despite his missteps. Flat tax vs. “Fair” tax vs. 9-9-9, which (if any) do you support, and why? Recent developments in the Middle East and with the Occupy Wall Street movement. And more.

If you would like to listen to a recording of my most recent webcast, you can find it here. Thanks to everyone who joined in live for our first show there!

UPDATE: The show is now over and the archived recording should be available soon at BlogTalkRadio

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October 28, 2011 · 10:30 pm

Follow @AynRandBot on Twitter/X!

 

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One day early in July I was on Twitter, when I noticed that someone I follow had retweeted something from an account called @TSElibot (after T.S. Eliot, the famous poet, playwright and literary critic). I was unaware of there being anything similar for Ayn Rand, and so I registered the account @AynRandBot.

At first I just tweeted from the account sporadically, whenever I found a good quotation of 140 or fewer characters in my reading. I also drew from some extant online quotation resources, whenever I found a quotation that I particularly liked, and that would fit Twitter’s constraints.

Soon I realized that I would need to automate it for it to be of significant value (and for the account name to be authentic), and I found a tweet-scheduling service. I figured out how to schedule recurring tweets, but soon realized it would be best for the tweets to be delivered in a random order, until the database of quotations was exhausted, and then start again in a different order. So now I’ve figured out how to do that, too. There are currently over 400 tweets in my database; I add more whenever I get the chance. “The Bot,” as I call it, is nearing 1,900 followers from all over the world, many of whom retweet the quotations to their followers. Some also engage in discussions about the quotations, or even try to drag The Bot into debates about them!

If you would like to receive a steady stream of quotations from Ayn Rand in your Twitter feed, follow the Ayn Rand Bot. Retweets and mentions are greatly appreciated.

(Thanks to the Estate of Ayn Rand for giving me permission to operate the Ayn Rand Bot.)

If you’d like to donate to support the Bot, use this link. Thank you for your support!

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