“Air” Rollercoaster, originally uploaded by nic0.
I bought a new battery for my iBook last night. Which means that after months of eyeing a room’s outlets anytime I wanted to use my computer, I’m finally back to the land of laptop users enjoying the convenience they paid for.
But part of me wonders if my newfound good technology karma was subtracted from NPR’s today.
While I was at work earlier today, I hit a slow moment while waiting on a CD to burn. And so I hit Twitter, only to find the following tweet from Andy Carvin:
Roller coaster today on All Things Considered; the tape machine crashed so they can’t play recorded stories; live interviews only.
By “tape machine,” he of course means a giant computer, but that doesn’t make it any better. Without that prerecorded audio, the entire program is flying by the seat of its pants.
For what it’s worth, I barely noticed any difference. I think it speaks well for ATC – and the staff’s grace – that despite tech calamity, the only hiccup seems to be a bit of verbal hesitation when an interviewee is a little too eager to start talking before a question is actually asked.
Granted, it’s possible that it was fixed by the time I started listening (still going at 7:00 central, via KCRW), because I’m hearing a few stories I’m pretty sure were pre-recorded.
I really expected everyone to sound less articulate or more stuttery – I now realize why they have the jobs they have.
(Especially you, Laura Conaway – I’m really happy to hear you on ATC!)
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