GeezerCast https://www.geezercast.com Podcasting to my unborn grandchildren Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:06:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.geezercast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-Mike2012-32x32.jpg GeezerCast https://www.geezercast.com 32 32 Mike O'Connor no podcast GeezerCast https://www.geezercast.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg https://www.geezercast.com I'm an aging hippy radio, systems, Internet geezer type guy who's having a great time thinking about what I want to tell my unborn grandchildren in a podcast.Podcasting to my unborn grandchildrenmike@haven.comMike O'Connor GC071 – Enough is enough: back after four and a half years https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/316 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.geezercast.com/?p=316 Continue reading GC071 – Enough is enough: back after four and a half years →]]>
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I’m returning with a podcast to my unborn grandchildren that puts me on record in opposition to the Charlottesville protest.  This is a reflection about the paradox of tolerance and the need for speaking out against hatred and violence.  It’s been four and a half years since the last episode, so there are more stories to tell, but those will keep for another time.

 

]]> full 9:46 mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noI’m returning with a podcast to my unborn grandchildren that puts me on record in opposition to the Charlottesville protest.  This is a reflection about the paradox of tolerance and the need for speaking out against hatred and violence.  It’s been four and a half years since the last episode, so there are more stories … Continue reading GC071 – Enough is enough: back after four and a half years →Mike O'ConnorI’m returning with a podcast to my unborn grandchildren that puts me on record in opposition to the Charlottesville protest.  This is a reflection about the paradox of tolerance and the need for speaking out against hatred and violence.  It’s been four and a half years since the last episode, so there are more stories … Continue reading GC071 – Enough is enough: back after four and a half years →Politics GC070 — Election and frac sand updates https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/173 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:35:54 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=173

A rainy Sunday morning inspired me to blow the dust off and update my unborn grandchildren on the elections this week, comment about how cool Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog is and relay the improving news on the frac sand battle.

Click HERE to listen to this 10 minute podcast.

]]> full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noA rainy Sunday morning inspired me to blow the dust off and update my unborn grandchildren on the elections this week, comment about how cool Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog is and relay the improving news on the frac sand battle. Click HERE to listen to this 10 minute podcast.Mike O'ConnorA rainy Sunday morning inspired me to blow the dust off and update my unborn grandchildren on the elections this week, comment about how cool Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog is and relay the improving news on the frac sand battle. Click HERE to listen to this 10 minute podcast.Politics GC069 – ICANN https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/166 Mon, 21 May 2012 02:30:38 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=166 Continue reading GC069 – ICANN →]]> The second in a double-header day of Geezercasting.  This is a really brief discussion of ICANN, where I’ve been volunteering a fair amount of my time over the past 7 years or so.  ICANN manages the domain-name and numbering systems that glue the Internet together and I helps wid dat.  My unborn grandchildren may get a charge out of all this.

Click HERE to listen to this 17 minute podcast.

]]> full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noThe second in a double-header day of Geezercasting.  This is a really brief discussion of ICANN, where I’ve been volunteering a fair amount of my time over the past 7 years or so.  ICANN manages the domain-name and numbering systems that glue the Internet together and I helps wid dat.  My unborn grandchildren may get … Continue reading GC069 – ICANN →Mike O'ConnorThe second in a double-header day of Geezercasting.  This is a really brief discussion of ICANN, where I’ve been volunteering a fair amount of my time over the past 7 years or so.  ICANN manages the domain-name and numbering systems that glue the Internet together and I helps wid dat.  My unborn grandchildren may get … Continue reading GC069 – ICANN →Pursuits GC068 – Frac Sand https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/159 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:51:16 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=159 Continue reading GC068 – Frac Sand →]]>  Hi all, a somewhat gloomy (not grouchy, just gloomy) Geezercast that started off perky but got dragged off into Frac Sand Land by accident.  This issue has soaked up a lot of time for Marcie and me over the last several months.  So my unborn grandchildren need to hear about it.

Definitely click on Jim Tittle’s photo if you want to see what we’re up against.

Click HERE to listen to this 20 minute podcast.

 

]]> full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor) GC067 — A 1-year anniversary “Best Darn Government Money Can Buy” podcast https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/148 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:32:23 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=148 Continue reading GC067 — A 1-year anniversary “Best Darn Government Money Can Buy” podcast →]]> This time I explore the real-life embodiment of “the parting on the left is now parting on the right” lyric by the Who (bonus points for the name of the song).  Y’see, I’m starting to think that the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street people could actually find themselves agreeing with each other if they’re not careful.  Far be it from me to bring that up, though.

Click HERE to listen to this 11-minute podcast.

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]]> full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noThis time I explore the real-life embodiment of “the parting on the left is now parting on the right” lyric by the Who (bonus points for the name of the song).  Y’see, I’m starting to think that the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street people could actually find themselves agreeing with each other if … Continue reading GC067 — A 1-year anniversary “Best Darn Government Money Can Buy” podcast →Mike O'ConnorThis time I explore the real-life embodiment of “the parting on the left is now parting on the right” lyric by the Who (bonus points for the name of the song).  Y’see, I’m starting to think that the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street people could actually find themselves agreeing with each other if … Continue reading GC067 — A 1-year anniversary “Best Darn Government Money Can Buy” podcast →Politics, Skepticism GC066 — A “layered” tune, annotated https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/136 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:19:07 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=136 Continue reading GC066 — A “layered” tune, annotated →]]> A friend of mine asked that I explain my latest parlor-trick approach to music making.  There are lots of different ways of making tunes on computers, but I’ve been fiddling around with a sortof “live layered jam” approach where I cycle through a loop, adding an instrumental part each time through.  Loads of fun to do.

So click HERE to listen to this 11 minute podcast of a little 12-bar tune being built up layer by layer.

]]> full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noA friend of mine asked that I explain my latest parlor-trick approach to music making.  There are lots of different ways of making tunes on computers, but I’ve been fiddling around with a sortof “live layered jam” approach where I cycle through a loop, adding an instrumental part each time through.  Loads of fun to … Continue reading GC066 — A “layered” tune, annotated →Mike O'ConnorA friend of mine asked that I explain my latest parlor-trick approach to music making.  There are lots of different ways of making tunes on computers, but I’ve been fiddling around with a sortof “live layered jam” approach where I cycle through a loop, adding an instrumental part each time through.  Loads of fun to … Continue reading GC066 — A “layered” tune, annotated →Fun, Life, Music, Pursuits GC065 — What if Google turns evil? https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/129 https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/129#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 16:46:35 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=129 Continue reading GC065 — What if Google turns evil? →]]>
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All kinds of news from the farm (big new-bird news for Marcie, big new-fiber news for me).  Plus the big story of the last few weeks — online privacy.  Which then morphs into my personal story of moving myself off of Google services as much as I can.  I tell a bit about what’s been bothering me about all that information that Google collects, plus ruminating about the delicious application-candy they use as bait to draw me in.

Click HERE to listen to this 17 minute podcast.

]]> https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/129/feed 2 full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noAll kinds of news from the farm (big new-bird news for Marcie, big new-fiber news for me).  Plus the big story of the last few weeks — online privacy.  Which then morphs into my personal story of moving myself off of Google services as much as I can.  I tell a bit about what’s been … Continue reading GC065 — What if Google turns evil? →Mike O'ConnorAll kinds of news from the farm (big new-bird news for Marcie, big new-fiber news for me).  Plus the big story of the last few weeks — online privacy.  Which then morphs into my personal story of moving myself off of Google services as much as I can.  I tell a bit about what’s been … Continue reading GC065 — What if Google turns evil? →Media, Skepticism, The farm Geezercast Special — the Bounty Boogie https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/121 https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/121#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 02:03:00 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=121 Continue reading Geezercast Special — the Bounty Boogie →]]> Richard, and the rest of the crew of the tall ship Bounty, are heading out in a couple days.  They’re leaving from San Juan Puerto Rico with a destination of St Petersburg, Russia — so this is a two-way crossing of the Atlantic.

I decided to dedicate this little tune to the Bounty.  It’s long, much like this voyage — and the many watches that they will all be standing.  It’s a little boring, which is my fondest hope for the voyage as well.  It’s in the key of E, so Rich and his crew mates can jam along on just about any instrument that’s likely to show up on the ship.  It’s a bit of a lullaby, for those moments when things are hard.  But it’s also a little jaunty, which describes Rich and the rest of the crew to a T.

Best listened to under headphones (think, iPod) — the bass part totally disappears when I listen to it on my PC.

Safe journey and smooth sailing.

Click HERE to listen to this 14 minute MP3.

 

]]> https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/121/feed 2 full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noRichard, and the rest of the crew of the tall ship Bounty, are heading out in a couple days.  They’re leaving from San Juan Puerto Rico with a destination of St Petersburg, Russia — so this is a two-way crossing of the Atlantic. I decided to dedicate this little tune to the Bounty.  It’s long, … Continue reading Geezercast Special — the Bounty Boogie →Mike O'ConnorRichard, and the rest of the crew of the tall ship Bounty, are heading out in a couple days.  They’re leaving from San Juan Puerto Rico with a destination of St Petersburg, Russia — so this is a two-way crossing of the Atlantic. I decided to dedicate this little tune to the Bounty.  It’s long, … Continue reading Geezercast Special — the Bounty Boogie →Fun, Life, Music GC064 — ICANN .XXX and Japan Tsunami https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/114 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:59:27 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=114 Continue reading GC064 — ICANN .XXX and Japan Tsunami →]]>
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This Geezercast is a reflection on my recent trip to the ICANN meetings (in San Francisco this time), the huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan that happened just as I was flying out there and the continuing hijinks of the Republican governor and legislature here in Wisconsin.

Click HERE to listen to this 13 minute podcast.

]]> full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noThis Geezercast is a reflection on my recent trip to the ICANN meetings (in San Francisco this time), the huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan that happened just as I was flying out there and the continuing hijinks of the Republican governor and legislature here in Wisconsin. Click HERE to listen to this 13 minute … Continue reading GC064 — ICANN .XXX and Japan Tsunami →Mike O'ConnorThis Geezercast is a reflection on my recent trip to the ICANN meetings (in San Francisco this time), the huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan that happened just as I was flying out there and the continuing hijinks of the Republican governor and legislature here in Wisconsin. Click HERE to listen to this 13 minute … Continue reading GC064 — ICANN .XXX and Japan Tsunami →Politics, Pursuits GC063 — Madison protests https://www.geezercast.com/index.php/archives/102 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:19:43 +0000 http://www.geezercast.com/?p=102

This Geezercast focuses on the giant labor protests in Madison, WI over the last week.  Takes me back to the days when I lived there (early ’70’s) and all the community organizing stuff that was going on.

Click HERE to listen to this 14 minute podcast.

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]]> full mike@haven.com (Mike O'Connor)noThis Geezercast focuses on the giant labor protests in Madison, WI over the last week.  Takes me back to the days when I lived there (early ’70’s) and all the community organizing stuff that was going on. Click HERE to listen to this 14 minute podcast. Photo CreditMike O'ConnorThis Geezercast focuses on the giant labor protests in Madison, WI over the last week.  Takes me back to the days when I lived there (early ’70’s) and all the community organizing stuff that was going on. Click HERE to listen to this 14 minute podcast. Photo CreditPolitics