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lostnbronx

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lostnbronx.nospam@nospam.gmail.com

I'm a writer, podcaster, and voice actor. My family and I live in the mountains of Arizona, with a cat and a dog. The days here are sunny (not always), the winters are mild (they often aren't), and the people are nice (for the most part). What the heck, you gotta live somewhere.
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hpr3171 :: A Week On Soylent

Monday, 2020-09-28. 00:12:15. Clean. general.
soylent, food, health, diet, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx tries eating nothing but Soylent, so you don't have to.

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hpr2957 :: Lord D's Film Reviews: Ever

Tuesday, 2019-12-03. 00:17:05. Clean. Lord D Film Reviews.
review, film, lord d.

Lostnbronx reviews a recent drama/romance.

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hpr2937 :: Lord D's Film Reviews: His Girl Friday

Tuesday, 2019-11-05. 00:48:57. Clean. Lord D Film Reviews.
review, film, lord d.

Lostnbronx reviews an old screwball comedy.

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hpr2932 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 10

Tuesday, 2019-10-29. 00:54:15. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2927 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 09

Tuesday, 2019-10-22. 00:26:24. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2922 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 08

Tuesday, 2019-10-15. 00:32:47. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2917 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 07

Tuesday, 2019-10-08. 00:28:05. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2912 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 06

Tuesday, 2019-10-01. 00:33:33. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2907 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 05

Tuesday, 2019-09-24. 00:52:00. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2902 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 04

Tuesday, 2019-09-17. 00:54:46. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2897 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 03

Tuesday, 2019-09-10. 00:40:46. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2892 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 02

Tuesday, 2019-09-03. 00:37:27. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2887 :: Stardrifter RPG Playtest Part 01

Tuesday, 2019-08-27. 00:36:42. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, gaming, stardrifter, game construction, playtest.

Lostnbronx and friends playtest a new, original RPG system.

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hpr2862 :: Art vs. Commerce In Storytelling

Tuesday, 2019-07-23. 00:13:50. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, art, commerce, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx examines stories as both art and products.

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hpr2789 :: Pacing In Storytelling

Thursday, 2019-04-11. 00:16:38. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, pacing, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx takes a stab at explaining why the pace of your story matters.

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hpr2776 :: Sub-Plots In Storytelling

Monday, 2019-03-25. 00:18:13. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, sub-plots, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx looks at the importance of tightly-structured subplots in storytelling.

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hpr2762 :: What You Really Are

Tuesday, 2019-03-05. 00:16:36. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
gaming, D&D, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx looks back at his early gaming days.

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hpr2753 :: Specific Settings In Storytelling

Wednesday, 2019-02-20. 00:17:07. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, setting, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx looks at why you might choose specific settings for your tales.

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hpr2728 :: The Unreliable Narrator In Storytelling

Wednesday, 2019-01-16. 00:13:34. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, narration, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx looks at unreliable narrators and narrative techniques in stories.

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hpr2718 :: Genre In Storytelling

Wednesday, 2019-01-02. 00:12:30. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, genre, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx takes a look at the importance of genre in storytelling.

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hpr2687 :: Some Additional Talk About Characters -- 02

Tuesday, 2018-11-20. 00:12:30. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, characters, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx takes a look at what sorts of characters work best for certain types of tales. Part 02.

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hpr2680 :: Some Additional Talk About Characters -- 01

Friday, 2018-11-09. 00:12:26. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, characters, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx takes a look at what sorts of characters work best for certain types of tales. Part 01.

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hpr2670 :: Character Arcs In Storytelling

Friday, 2018-10-26. 00:14:53. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, character arcs, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx looks character arcs, and their role in storytelling.

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hpr2643 :: The Payoff In Storytelling

Wednesday, 2018-09-19. 00:11:17. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, endings, lostnbronx.

A brief look at the emotional structure of story endings.

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hpr2584 :: Plot Twists In Storytelling

Thursday, 2018-06-28. 00:11:59. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
storytelling, plot twists, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx examines plot twists, including the different types, and how they can be used.

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hpr2563 :: Action In Storytelling

Wednesday, 2018-05-30. 00:17:45. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
storytelling, action.

Lostnbronx looks at different uses of action in storytelling.

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hpr2548 :: Single Vs Multiple Characters

Wednesday, 2018-05-09. 00:17:30. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
storytelling, writing, characters, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx looks at why single or multiple main characters are better in stories.

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hpr2541 :: Microphone Wind Screen Demo

Monday, 2018-04-30. 00:06:24. Clean. general.
recording, wind screen, muff, outdoors, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx demonstrates the effectiveness of his new microphone wind screen.

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hpr2536 :: Lostnbronx examines points-of-view and tenses in storytelling.

Monday, 2018-04-23. 00:16:53. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
storytelling, stories, pov, tense, writing, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx examines points-of-view and tenses in storytelling.

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hpr2531 :: Plot And Story

Monday, 2018-04-16. 00:14:26. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
storytelling, plot, story, character, background, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx shares some thoughts about the nature of plot and story in storytelling.

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hpr2527 :: Reviews Vs. Critiques

Tuesday, 2018-04-10. 00:13:59. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
storytelling, review, critique, lostnbronx, film, writing, audio drama, tv.

Lostnbronx contrasts "reviews" with "critiques", which are not the same things.

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hpr2522 :: Flashbacks In Storytelling

Tuesday, 2018-04-03. 00:10:56. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
storytelling, flashback, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx takes a breezy look at the narrative technique of the flashback.

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hpr2508 :: False Prophets

Wednesday, 2018-03-14. 00:09:10. Explicit. general.
space, spacex, elon musk, tesla, electric cars, cult-of-personality, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx considers how a cult-of-personality may affect space exploration.

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hpr2502 :: Volume Of Thought

Tuesday, 2018-03-06. 00:07:20. Clean. general.
lostnbronx, thinking, thoughts, volume, noise, music, confusion.

Lostnbronx attempts to measure the "volume" of his own thoughts.

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hpr2489 :: CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING

Thursday, 2018-02-15. 00:27:14. Explicit. general.
opus, opusenc, ffmpeg, avconv, webm, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx creates a tiny video, from a large audio file.

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hpr2484 :: The Big Idea

Thursday, 2018-02-08. 00:19:24. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
writing, storytelling, lostnbronx, science fiction, fantasy, history, historical romance, story structure.

A breezy look at what a "big idea" means in storytelling.

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hpr2475 :: Information Underground -- Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll

Friday, 2018-01-26. 00:43:21. Explicit. Information Underground.
sex, alcohol, women, prohibition, freedom, history, pornography, oppression, playboy, hugh hefner.

The IU guys examine the first Sexual Revolution in America, back during Prohibition.

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hpr2472 :: Forum Failure

Tuesday, 2018-01-23. 00:16:40. Clean. general.
forum, lostnbronx, platform, community.

Lostnbronx talks about his recent experiment in running a forum.

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hpr2445 :: Information Underground: Backwards Capitalism

Friday, 2017-12-15. 00:48:16. Clean. Information Underground.
information underground, capitalism, klaatu, deepgeek, lostnbronx.

Klaatu, Deepgeek, and Lostnbronx talk about markets, innovation, and opportunity.

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hpr2439 :: Internal Logic of Stories

Thursday, 2017-12-07. 00:19:12. Clean. Random Elements of Storytelling.
stories, storytelling, gaming, rpg, movies, writing, star trek, stardrifter, warp, starjump, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx talks about stories and story consistency.

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hpr2431 :: Information Underground: Local Control

Monday, 2017-11-27. 00:40:31. Explicit. Information Underground.
community, information underground, klaatu, deepgeek, lostnbronx.

Deepgeek, Klaatu, and Lostnbronx natter on about local participation and responsibility.

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hpr2426 :: Let's Talk About Addiction

Monday, 2017-11-20. 00:10:55. Explicit. Health and Healthcare.
addiction, mental health.

Lostnbronx shares some thoughts about the need to talk about addiction.

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hpr2421 :: Project Interest

Monday, 2017-11-13. 00:08:38. Clean. general.
foss, collaboration, writing, projects.

Lostnbronx wonders how some projects die for lack of interest.

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hpr2411 :: Information Underground: Co-op Paradise

Monday, 2017-10-30. 00:44:51. Clean. Information Underground.
web server, email server, server, co-op, co-operative, gopher, privacy, information underground.

Deepgeek, Klaatu, and Lostnbronx discuss their long-running server co-operative.

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hpr2409 :: RPG Counternote

Thursday, 2017-10-26. 00:19:15. Explicit. Tabletop Gaming.
rpg, role-playing game, pc, gaming, klaatu, lostnbronx.

Lostnbronx offers his thoughts concerning Klaatu's recent episodes about RPG's.

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hpr2396 :: Information Underground: State of independence

Monday, 2017-10-09. 00:42:40. Clean. Information Underground.
art, independent art, media, marketing.

Deepgeek, Lostnbronx, and Klaatu talk about the state of independent art.

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hpr1947 :: ocenaudio

Tuesday, 2016-01-19. 00:11:31. Explicit. general.
audio editor, ocenaudio, VST.

ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor.

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hpr1739 :: Theater of the Imagination: Part 07

Thursday, 2015-04-02. 00:27:34. Clean. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION.
audio drama, lostnbronx, recording, hardware, art.

Episode 07 of lostnbronx's series about dramatic audio media.

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hpr1683 :: Theater of the Imagination: Part 06

Wednesday, 2015-01-14. 00:45:57. Explicit. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION.
audio, drama, audio drama.

lostnbronx interviews Julie Hoverson, a modern audio drama enthusiast

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hpr1609 :: Sigil And The Process Of The Epub In FOSS

Thursday, 2014-10-02. 00:38:02. Clean. general.
sigil, epub.

lostnbronx rambles on and on about his current process for creating epubs using FOSS tools

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hpr1198 :: THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION: 05

Wednesday, 2013-03-06. 00:28:33. Explicit. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION.
USB, audio, old time radio.

Using external USB audio equipment; some old-time radio recommendations

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hpr997 :: Poorly Recorded Thoughts On Rural Computing

Monday, 2012-05-28. 00:11:58. Explicit. general.
mobile computing, DSL, land line, cellphone, coverage.

Rural communications problems versus the urban equivalent

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hpr778 :: George Washington Carver

Tuesday, 2011-07-26. 00:02:24. Explicit. general.
summer shorts.

A "Summer Short" introduction to one of Lostnbronx's personal heroes

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hpr762 :: THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION: 04

Monday, 2011-07-04. 00:22:04. Explicit. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION.
condenser microphone, XLR, phantom power, pop filter, audio drama.

lostnbronx speaks about dramatic audio

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hpr721 :: THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION -- PART 03

Sunday, 2011-05-08. 00:17:58. Explicit. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION.
audio drama, script.

lostnbronx describes Audio Drama and how to make your own

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hpr677 :: THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION: PART 2

Tuesday, 2011-03-08. 00:16:34. Explicit. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION.
audiocast, broadcast, audio drama, RSS.

Some descriptions of the base concepts

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hpr566 :: Shotgun

Saturday, 2010-08-21. 00:07:43. Explicit. general.
time management, productivity, gopher, phlog.

An experimental scheme to micro-manage personal free time

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hpr560 :: Old soldiers

Monday, 2010-08-02. 00:23:57. Explicit. general.
Podcasting, Podfading.

A discussion of "podfading" - the fading away of once-active podcasts

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hpr508 :: Pocket Full of Miracles

Friday, 2010-01-29. 00:21:20. Explicit. What's in My Toolkit.
cargo pants, penknife, phone, sansa e270, paper abacus, notebook.

lostnbronx talks about the contents of his pockets

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hpr504 :: Hacker Public Radio Round Table 8

Wednesday, 2010-01-13. 00:58:20. Explicit. RoundTable.
sci fi, movie, film review, review.

Discussion of the movie THX 1138

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hpr482 :: Lugging it Home

Saturday, 2009-11-14. 00:16:51. Explicit. general.
Linux user group.

Lostnbronx talks about real and virtual Linux User Groups

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hpr429 :: She went back to Windows

Tuesday, 2009-08-25. 00:18:15. Explicit. general.
Linux, Windows, FOSS, rant.

Going back to Windows

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hpr400 :: Homeless where the heart is

Monday, 2009-07-13. 00:22:58. Explicit. general.
FOSS, community, rant.

Lostnbronx has thoughts on the FOSS community

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hpr375 :: SAP - the Simple Audio Player

Monday, 2009-06-08. 00:13:34. Explicit. general.
audio player, command line.

lostnbronx talks about SAP - Simple Audio Player

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hpr354 :: The Jerks Among us

Friday, 2009-05-08. 00:12:07. Explicit. general.
Technology, Computers, People.

Rant by lostnbronx about jerks

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hpr334 :: Toti

Friday, 2009-04-10. 00:32:48. Explicit. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION.
audio drama, audio books.

Theater of the Imagination - part 1

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hpr313 :: Recesion Era Media

Thursday, 2009-03-12. 00:21:51. Explicit. general.
multimedia, alternatives, podcasts, music, video, Rockbox, bittorrent.

Recession era multimedia with LostNBronx

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hpr290 :: NaNoWriMo.org

Monday, 2009-02-09. 00:30:11. Explicit. general.
NaNoWriMo, writing.

Lostnbronx and his experience with the NaNoWriMo writing challenge

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hpr276 :: ANCIENT ORANGE MEAD

Tuesday, 2009-01-20. 00:27:32. Explicit. general.
wine, home brewing, fermenting, mead, yeast, waterlock, bottling.

lostnbronx makes Orange mead wine

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