...yet another explanation of 'PFL'...
Tag: Radio Technology
“…Ha, but my life is but a box of wormgears.”
The musings of Marvin the Paranoid Android seem to sum up neatly some of the trickier bits of the lives we ourselves lead. (The quote is from Life, the Universe and Everything (1982), London:Pan Books, p. 45). Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide, created a genre-busting cross-platform cultural epic in the late 1970s … Continue reading “…Ha, but my life is but a box of wormgears.”
Tech determines it…
I love technology. I love the way it shapes my life. I love valves, diodes, transistors, microprocessors, plastic casings, rotary tone controls and sliding faders. Does all this stuff determine the culture around me? My answer (in a rather shy retiring way when talking about this amongst some academics) is yes: I'm a technological determinist. … Continue reading Tech determines it…
Automaton…
What is your attitude to pre-recorded radio shows? I spent the 1980s and 1990s presenting live radio shows, so they're very much in my blood. However, technology has changed enormously in the past few years. I think it's altered what 'radio' is. Let me start with an example. In Reidsville, North Carolina, in the USA … Continue reading Automaton…
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