Rick_from_Castify

• Rick_from_Castify 3 Dec 2012 15:22 UTC

  8 points

  in reply to: DaFranker’s comment on: LessWrong podcasts

  We definitely hear you. We’ll pass that suggestion and positive feedback onto George, he’s the reader. The subject material can certainly be dense, you definitely do not want to hit the 2X speed button on your iPhone!

• Rick_from_Castify 6 Dec 2012 0:22 UTC

  2 points

  in reply to: Endovior’s comment on: LessWrong podcasts

  Sorry about the confusion over the “subscription” of what is a one-time payment for a Core Sequence. The “subscription” status of this first Core Sequence was a result of the way we originally set up things with PayPal. We are working to change the one-time purchases to a “buy” option not a “subscription”.

  Our goal is to do exactly what you said at the end of your post. We will have a single subscription option where you can subscribe to all new promoted posts from Less Wrong. This will be a monthly recurring payment model. Then there will be a list of Core Sequences available for purchase (like buying an audiobook). You’d buy them individually.

  We will have some additional core sequences coming out shortly and hope to get the promoted posts subscription option up and running very soon. Thank you for your feedback!

• Rick_from_Castify 11 Dec 2012 21:55 UTC

  0 points

  in reply to: CannibalSmith’s comment on: New Se­quences and Gen­eral Up­date From Castify

  Hi Cannibal, why would you like us to release an episode under that license?

• Rick_from_Castify 12 Dec 2012 2:50 UTC

  −1 points

  in reply to: Endovior’s comment on: LessWrong podcasts

  Hello again Endovior, just wanted to let you know the changes have been made. Now it’s no longer a subscription but a single purchase. Thanks again for the feedback and your patience!

• Rick_from_Castify 12 Dec 2012 10:44 UTC

  0 points

  in reply to: ahartell’s comment on: LessWrong podcasts

  Hey ahartell, I just wanted to let you know that buying flow has changed. Now the sequences are a single purchase instead of a “subscription”. We are still planning on releasing a “subscription” model for all the LessWrong promoted posts in the near future.

• Rick_from_Castify 13 Dec 2012 11:16 UTC

  0 points

  in reply to: Endovior’s comment on: New Se­quences and Gen­eral Up­date From Castify

  1: Endovior, sorry about the order! You’re right, they are downloading out of order. We’re looking into why that is and when we solve it you’ll be able to re-download them in the correct order, I’ll keep you posted.

  2: Hopefully you didn’t smack your forehead too hard. We’ll gladly refund your purchase of The Simple Truth. As you know it’s a long essay so we’ve been offering it separate to see if people are interested in smaller purchases.

  I also wanted to let you know you can reach our support team at support@castify.co any time. You’ll most likely get a faster response time than posting your comments here. Thanks again for your feedback!

• Rick_from_Castify 17 Dec 2012 4:36 UTC

  −1 points

  in reply to: DSimon’s comment on: New Se­quences and Gen­eral Up­date From Castify

  The only difference I see with releasing it under that license is that it makes it legal to distribute it for free, and worse someone could actually sell the content for their own profit. Unfortunately we can’t afford to produce and manage the content for free.

  I’d be interested to hear if there is a different reason for wanting the episodes under that license.

Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

• Rick_from_Castify 24 Dec 2012 11:08 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: gwillen’s comment on: Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

  We can’t do CC-BY-SA because we’d have to use the same license, which would allow others to use the audio we’ve created outside of the Castify service.

• Rick_from_Castify 24 Dec 2012 23:37 UTC

  2 points

  in reply to: Kaj_Sotala’s comment on: Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

  I’ve changed the title, hopefully that brings everyone into the discussion.

• Rick_from_Castify 25 Dec 2012 2:56 UTC

  11 points

  in reply to: ChristianKl’s comment on: Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

  I guess I should have inserted in there that “We can’t run a business and do CC-BY-SA”. Of course we could use that license but then everyone would just share the recordings for free.

  We are not trying to be greedy we just want to build a viable business that provides a valuable service. If you see a clever way to do that and still use the CC-BY-SA license then please let us know. We are still new and are willing to consider different business models.

• Rick_from_Castify 25 Dec 2012 23:07 UTC

  −1 points

  in reply to: Emile’s comment on: Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

  LessWrong refers to the SIAI /​ CFAR folk including Eliezer.

• Rick_from_Castify 25 Dec 2012 23:27 UTC

  0 points

  in reply to: ChristianKl’s comment on: Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

  Very true. It’s hard to know how everyone will use the files once they get them onto the computer. What would happen if we released all copyright protection like Zenhabits? I have no idea. It’s an interesting idea. I wonder how it would play out in reality. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but we do have Eliezer’s large essay “The Simple Truth” available for free so people can try out the service.

  LessWrong is a unique situation for us. Most of the other blogs we will be partnering with are written by a sole blogger who will want us to use some form of copyright protection. This is why we’ve asked for opinions on the topic here to see what everyone would like to do.

  I personally think that an opt-out or opt-in system seems the most fair as it gives the individual the option.

• Rick_from_Castify 26 Dec 2012 10:14 UTC

  3 points

  on: Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

  So we’ve talked through the implications of having some posts under the CC-BY-SA licence and others under the CC-BY license and we think we could incorporate both into a single podcast feed as Viliam_Bur suggested.

• Rick_from_Castify 26 Dec 2012 10:23 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: EricHerboso’s comment on: Li­cens­ing dis­cus­sion for LessWrong Posts

  What would the default license be when someone chooses to “opt out of CC-BY”? Would it be CC-BY-SA?

Se­cond ma­jor se­quence now available in au­dio format

• Rick_from_Castify 1 Feb 2013 18:10 UTC

  3 points

  in reply to: PhilGoetz’s comment on: Se­cond ma­jor se­quence now available in au­dio format

  You get a podcast feed link which you can add to iTunes or to any podcast catcher program you choose to use. There are some benefits of doing it this way, the files are bookmark-able (your last listening place is remembered) and you can set your podcast software to automatically sync the 5 least recent unplayed files for example.

  If you are anti-podcast though we could certainly share the files with you in a zip. Just shoot an email through to support@castify.co and we’d be happy to do that for you.

  PS: If you’d like to test it out, just sign up for the Free essay from Eliezer here: http://​​castify.co/​​channels/​​3-eliezer-yudkowsky-the-simple-truth

• Rick_from_Castify 1 Feb 2013 23:25 UTC

  5 points

  in reply to: PhilGoetz’s comment on: Se­cond ma­jor se­quence now available in au­dio format

  The first major sequence is “Mysterious Answers to Mysterious Questions”; however, the wiki suggests to start with the minor sequence “Map and Territory”. Links to all three below.

  Map and Territory: http://​​castify.co/​​channels/​​4-less-wrong-map-and-territory http://​​wiki.lesswrong.com/​​wiki/​​Map_and_Territory_(sequence)

  Mysterious Answers To Mysterious Questions: http://​​castify.co/​​channels/​​1-less-wrong-mysterious-answers-to-mysterious-questions http://​​wiki.lesswrong.com/​​wiki/​​Mysterious_Answers_to_Mysterious_Questions

  A Human’s Guide to Words: http://​​castify.co/​​channels/​​16-less-wrong-a-human-s-guide-to-words http://​​wiki.lesswrong.com/​​wiki/​​A_Human%27s_Guide_to_Words

Re­duc­tion­ism se­quence now available in au­dio format

• Rick_from_Castify 3 Jun 2013 23:09 UTC

  0 points

  in reply to: Maelin’s comment on: Re­duc­tion­ism se­quence now available in au­dio format

  A sample has been added. “Joy in the Merely Real” http://​​castify.co/​​channels/​​43-reductionism