Thread: Radio stations in the net

mean = awesome

Didn't know it could be used that way. Thanks.

Originally Posted by basurero

mean = awesome

Must be Kiwi speak.

Originally Posted by DDT

Originally Posted by basurero

mean = awesome

Must be Kiwi speak.

I checked urbandictionary, the 2nd record was "really cool". And one of the 1st one was "tight". So I thought it was pretty common.

Pretty common slang among the younger generation.... also you can say "heinous" in the same sense.

It's all so confusing. How can you decide what meaning it was used with? Since the meanings are opposite, how am I supposed to know what did you mean?
Like the last one - heinous. Longman dictionary says: American English spoken informal "extremely bad".

Wow, it's my 2000 post!

I admitt, it could be difficult to know, especially if it is written down. If you are in a real-life situation, however, you'll know from your fellow interlocutor's expressions etc....

You can also figure out from the context:

That sounds mean! You could, like, listen to it on the bus!

I fail to see how a radio station can be mean in the more common sense of the word... therefore we know something is amiss.... it must mean "COOL"

Sorry I can't explain stuff... I'm stupid....

Я поздравляю тебя с двухтысячным сообщением!

I see what you mean, but when there's no context, just a standalone phrase/word? I think you can only guess if it doesn't happen in real life.

Я поздравляю тебя с двухтысячным сообщением!

Спасибо :)

Вот и учите все возможные языки... Ничего не выучишь. Это в любом случае утопия.

Hey guys, don't think that I'm lazy, well I am lazy but just a little :) Anyway, I took a look at NPR site and found out that they had podcasts of their programs. So I thought, Barmaley, kalinka and others who listen to NPR, could you suggest some particular programs? Here's the list http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podca...php?type=topic

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Вот и учите все возможные языки... Ничего не выучишь. Это в любом случае утопия.

Эт ты к чему? :o

Про то, что написал Боб Уайтман и вашу с basurero здешнюю беседу.

As far as I know, you have to have a iPod mp3 player to use podcasts.

Try this local NPR affiliate to listen over the net (just click "listen live" at the top):
http://www.wvtf.org/broadcastschedule.htm

I like "Whad'Ya Know" (a news-quiz show) and "A Prairie Home Companion" (a really good variety-type entertainment show) both on Sundays...

Oh, and please remember that in English we don't say "in the Internet" but "ON the Internet." Probably doesn't seem very logical, but that's the way it is... Remember you catch fish in nets, but you Google them on the net!

Originally Posted by Barmaley

As far as I know, you have to have a iPod mp3 player to use podcasts.

False.

Originally Posted by BlackMage

Originally Posted by Barmaley

As far as I know, you have to have a iPod mp3 player to use podcasts.

False.

Okay, thank you for your incredibly short, useless response. I may very well be incorrect, but why don't you offer some information that will actually be useful for Net Surfer and other interested MRers?

Originally Posted by Barmaley

As far as I know, you have to have a iPod mp3 player to use podcasts.

No. It's regular mp3 files so you can play them on any device which supports mp3 playback.

Try this local NPR affiliate to listen over the net (just click "listen live" at the top):
http://www.wvtf.org/broadcastschedule.htm

Umm, what's the difference between listening from that link and listening from www.npr.org?

I like "Whad'Ya Know" (a news-quiz show) and "A Prairie Home Companion" (a really good variety-type entertainment show) both on Sundays...

Thanks, I found the first one as a podcast, as for the second one unfortunately they don't make podcasts:

Many listeners have asked us to make A Prairie Home Companion available as a podcast. There are several reasons why we are unable to do that at this time, and we've listed a couple of them below.

We cannot offer the whole show up because of rights issues with the musicians we feature on our show. Their intellectual property is being broadcast to the listening audiences. We would have to get each artists' permission, not only to distribute their music in this way, but they would also have to be comfortable with the fact that it could be shared easily...

Oh, and please remember that in English we don't say "in the Internet" but "ON the Internet." Probably doesn't seem very logical, but that's the way it is... Remember you catch fish in nets, but you Google them on the net!

Thanks for the correction and the explanation, I'll remember it :)

Originally Posted by net surfer

http://www.wvtf.org/broadcastschedule.htm
Umm, what's the difference between listening from that link and listening from www.npr.org?

The link I gave you was the local affiliate, whereas NPR is the national headquarters for it all. It'll just be somewhat different content on different schedules.

Thanks, I found the first one as a podcast, as for the second one unfortunately they don't make podcasts:

That's really lame! It's a really good show -- probably my favorite. Even though you don't get it in podcast/mp3 form, you should still be able to listen to it over the stream if you look at the local npr site I gave you above. I'm not sure about the time issues though; you should be able to listen at like 2000-2200 Moscow time on Sunday though; not sure if that's appealing to you...

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Okay, thank you for your incredibly short, useless response. I may very well be incorrect, but why don't you offer some information that will actually be useful for Net Surfer and other interested MRers?

Anything that can play an .mp3 file can play a podcast. (Assuming they don't use some weird proprietary format)

Originally Posted by BlackMage

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Okay, thank you for your incredibly short, useless response. I may very well be incorrect, but why don't you offer some information that will actually be useful for Net Surfer and other interested MRers?

Anything that can play an .mp3 file can play a podcast. (Assuming they don't use some weird proprietary format)

OK. Thank you providing a useful answer.