For Saturday 03 May 2025
Roger Nash
[{'start': '1.520', 'end': '9.160', 'text': "It's an early morning Saturday rap. The"}, {'start': '5.440', 'end': '11.840', 'text': 'Saturday rap for Saturday the 3rd of May'}, {'start': '9.160', 'end': '14.799', 'text': '2025. Actually recorded on the Friday'}, {'start': '11.840', 'end': '18.400', 'text': 'beforehand uh due to a bit of a an'}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '23.039', 'text': 'emergency total situation developing at'}, {'start': '18.400', 'end': '27.160', 'text': 'LOL Fest 16. More about that next week.'}, {'start': '23.039', 'end': '30.000', 'text': 'This was my week that ends on the 3rd of'}, {'start': '27.160', 'end': '33.120', 'text': "May. Yeah. If you haven't seen this"}, {'start': '30.000', 'end': '36.320', 'text': 'before, mostly complaining. Bit of tech,'}, {'start': '33.120', 'end': '38.879', 'text': 'bit of beer, bit of a drought, all those'}, {'start': '36.320', 'end': '41.160', 'text': 'sorts of things. I try to keep it under'}, {'start': '38.879', 'end': '44.879', 'text': 'eight minutes. I quite often'}, {'start': '41.160', 'end': '47.520', 'text': 'fail. But what can you do? Anyway, um'}, {'start': '44.879', 'end': '49.600', 'text': 'the week that was the week that was the'}, {'start': '47.520', 'end': '52.640', 'text': 'word or phrase of the week. And'}, {'start': '49.600', 'end': '55.280', 'text': 'everywhere you go, you see it. Even if'}, {'start': '52.640', 'end': '58.640', 'text': "you don't know, you see it. Especially"}, {'start': '55.280', 'end': '60.600', 'text': 'on Facebook about bands and such like.'}, {'start': '58.640', 'end': '65.040', 'text': "And it's AI"}, {'start': '60.600', 'end': '67.720', 'text': 'slop AI generated text usually nicked'}, {'start': '65.040', 'end': '71.360', 'text': 'from Wikipedia to be perfectly honest.'}, {'start': '67.720', 'end': '74.720', 'text': "And I'm just bored of it. And and it's"}, {'start': '71.360', 'end': '80.000', 'text': 'going to get worse. It really is. Uh AI'}, {'start': '74.720', 'end': '85.040', 'text': 'music, AI novels, AI adverts, AI, there'}, {'start': '80.000', 'end': '87.439', 'text': 'you go. AI is the thing. Anyway, um the'}, {'start': '85.040', 'end': '89.840', 'text': 'app of the week. I get a lot of these'}, {'start': '87.439', 'end': '93.040', 'text': 'from a website called Screencasts'}, {'start': '89.840', 'end': '95.280', 'text': 'Online, which I subscribe to um because'}, {'start': '93.040', 'end': '98.880', 'text': 'they show you how to use the apps. They'}, {'start': '95.280', 'end': '101.200', 'text': 'have full app training courses, usually'}, {'start': '98.880', 'end': '105.360', 'text': 'about half an hour to 45 minutes, and'}, {'start': '101.200', 'end': '107.040', 'text': 'then a sort of uh quick peep tips video'}, {'start': '105.360', 'end': '110.640', 'text': 'sort of thing, which is about 10'}, {'start': '107.040', 'end': '113.680', 'text': 'minutes. And they came up with Pimosa,'}, {'start': '110.640', 'end': '115.920', 'text': 'which I think is a front end for FF'}, {'start': '113.680', 'end': '119.680', 'text': 'FFmpeg.'}, {'start': '115.920', 'end': '122.000', 'text': 'um works on Windows and on the Mac.'}, {'start': '119.680', 'end': '125.119', 'text': 'Allows you to do various things. Extract'}, {'start': '122.000', 'end': '129.280', 'text': 'video, sorry, extract audio from video.'}, {'start': '125.119', 'end': '131.640', 'text': 'Um convert audio tracks, everything that'}, {'start': '129.280', 'end': '135.120', 'text': "FFmpeg does. And if you don't know what"}, {'start': '131.640', 'end': '137.040', 'text': "FFmpeg is, it's a command line utility"}, {'start': '135.120', 'end': '140.319', 'text': 'that does everything you need to do with'}, {'start': '137.040', 'end': '144.239', 'text': "audio and video, but it's a bit complex."}, {'start': '140.319', 'end': '146.560', 'text': 'And this this is a really good app. Um'}, {'start': '144.239', 'end': '149.280', 'text': 'the demonstration was really good to'}, {'start': '146.560', 'end': '152.080', 'text': 'really good say. Um but it is paid and'}, {'start': '149.280', 'end': '155.680', 'text': "it's not cheap. But if you just want to"}, {'start': '152.080', 'end': '157.720', 'text': 'cut things up and trim things off and'}, {'start': '155.680', 'end': '161.319', 'text': 'flip them over or make them bigger or'}, {'start': '157.720', 'end': '167.840', 'text': 'smaller without a full video editing'}, {'start': '161.319', 'end': '170.200', 'text': "suite. It's worth a look at. Um P OA. Um"}, {'start': '167.840', 'end': '172.720', 'text': "it's the website. Just go to"}, {'start': '170.200', 'end': '173.840', 'text': "pimosa.app. It's also on the Windows app"}, {'start': '172.720', 'end': '176.879', 'text': 'store.'}, {'start': '173.840', 'end': '180.640', 'text': 'Yes, it is. Three days trial as well'}, {'start': '176.879', 'end': '183.040', 'text': 'there. Um the thing of the week. The'}, {'start': '180.640', 'end': '185.280', 'text': 'thing of the week. Shortly after they'}, {'start': '183.040', 'end': '186.879', 'text': 'announced that they were 100%'}, {'start': '185.280', 'end': '189.920', 'text': 'renewables,'}, {'start': '186.879', 'end': '194.040', 'text': 'um Spain or the Iberian Peninsula to be'}, {'start': '189.920', 'end': '198.319', 'text': 'perfectly honest had a huge power'}, {'start': '194.040', 'end': '201.360', 'text': 'outage. I suspect that means that the'}, {'start': '198.319', 'end': '203.200', 'text': 'dash for renewables has been a little'}, {'start': '201.360', 'end': '205.599', 'text': 'bit too fast.'}, {'start': '203.200', 'end': '208.239', 'text': "and they haven't really looked at uh"}, {'start': '205.599', 'end': '210.400', 'text': 'things that can go wrong. Of course, no'}, {'start': '208.239', 'end': '214.519', 'text': "one's saying it's all because we're"}, {'start': '210.400', 'end': '219.040', 'text': 'using renewables, but uh the word is'}, {'start': '214.519', 'end': '221.680', 'text': 'inertia which tracks which um burns wood'}, {'start': '219.040', 'end': '225.840', 'text': 'pellets from Brazil in this country'}, {'start': '221.680', 'end': '229.200', 'text': 'provides a lot of we need to be careful.'}, {'start': '225.840', 'end': '232.879', 'text': 'We need to work these things out. Um,'}, {'start': '229.200', 'end': '235.280', 'text': 'and we need to say what is cheaper cuz'}, {'start': '232.879', 'end': '238.400', 'text': 'you know subsidies and such like.'}, {'start': '235.280', 'end': '241.280', 'text': "Anyway, back to the music. Um, and I'm"}, {'start': '238.400', 'end': '243.720', 'text': 'back to the 80s. Um, from an album'}, {'start': '241.280', 'end': '247.319', 'text': 'called Open Up and'}, {'start': '243.720', 'end': '249.560', 'text': "Say, it's Poison. Every rose has its"}, {'start': '247.319', 'end': '254.159', 'text': 'thorn. A bit'}, {'start': '249.560', 'end': '256.239', 'text': 'melancholic, a bit hair metal, a bit'}, {'start': '254.159', 'end': '259.840', 'text': 'reminds me of where I was and the time'}, {'start': '256.239', 'end': '262.520', 'text': 'that I was. And the video is rather good'}, {'start': '259.840', 'end': '266.320', 'text': "and it's a wonderful"}, {'start': '262.520', 'end': '269.360', 'text': 'song. I miss that sort of thing. Anyway,'}, {'start': '266.320', 'end': '272.320', 'text': 'the week that was Saturday, there was a'}, {'start': '269.360', 'end': '274.759', 'text': 'home bino. There were lots of videos.'}, {'start': '272.320', 'end': '278.560', 'text': 'There was lots of beers mainly from'}, {'start': '274.759', 'end': '282.400', 'text': "Tesco's. I enjoyed it. And the day the"}, {'start': '278.560', 'end': '286.880', 'text': 'day just went. And talking of beos on'}, {'start': '282.400', 'end': '288.320', 'text': 'Sunday booking beos which I have you'}, {'start': '286.880', 'end': '290.479', 'text': 'need to play around with the dates and'}, {'start': '288.320', 'end': '291.320', 'text': "all that sort of thing but I'm going"}, {'start': '290.479', 'end': '295.280', 'text': 'back'}, {'start': '291.320', 'end': '298.240', 'text': 'to back to just outside Bristol for a'}, {'start': '295.280', 'end': '300.400', 'text': 'new beer place. There you go. And I'}, {'start': '298.240', 'end': '302.320', 'text': "mowed the Porter Head is a place I'm"}, {'start': '300.400', 'end': '305.919', 'text': 'going to by the way. Um, I mowed the'}, {'start': '302.320', 'end': '309.520', 'text': 'lawn on Sunday and I need to mow the'}, {'start': '305.919', 'end': '312.080', 'text': "lawn again already because well, it's"}, {'start': '309.520', 'end': '315.199', 'text': 'been one of those weeks. Anyway, um,'}, {'start': '312.080', 'end': '318.320', 'text': 'also, um, on Sunday, Maris pipers went'}, {'start': '315.199', 'end': '321.199', 'text': 'in, tomato seeds went in, pepper seeds'}, {'start': '318.320', 'end': '324.479', 'text': 'went in, and also cucumber seeds went in'}, {'start': '321.199', 'end': '327.000', 'text': 'in my little unheated propagators that I'}, {'start': '324.479', 'end': '330.479', 'text': 'got off Amazon. And I am very pleased'}, {'start': '327.000', 'end': '333.039', 'text': "with very very pleased with I'll hope"}, {'start': '330.479', 'end': '335.680', 'text': 'they speed up the germination process'}, {'start': '333.039', 'end': '339.440', 'text': 'which can be rather a long time to be'}, {'start': '335.680', 'end': '343.759', 'text': 'perfectly honest. Monday I dug out my'}, {'start': '339.440', 'end': '346.720', 'text': 'bamboo socks because it was rather hot.'}, {'start': '343.759', 'end': '349.680', 'text': "In fact, it's been rather hot all week."}, {'start': '346.720', 'end': '352.479', 'text': 'There is no smock going to be worn today'}, {'start': '349.680', 'end': '354.400', 'text': 'to be perfectly honest. And I got into'}, {'start': '352.479', 'end': '355.800', 'text': "work on Monday. went to get my work's"}, {'start': '354.400', 'end': '358.880', 'text': 'laptop out'}, {'start': '355.800', 'end': '362.080', 'text': "and I'd left it at home. So, I work from"}, {'start': '358.880', 'end': '365.120', 'text': "home on Monday cuz I'm getting old and"}, {'start': '362.080', 'end': '368.720', 'text': "can't remember things. Um, also on"}, {'start': '365.120', 'end': '370.560', 'text': 'Monday, um, my radishes have germinated'}, {'start': '368.720', 'end': '373.960', 'text': "and I'm pushing through and going quite"}, {'start': '370.560', 'end': '377.199', 'text': 'well. And I planted some salad'}, {'start': '373.960', 'end': '380.960', 'text': 'leaves which are still germinating. I'}, {'start': '377.199', 'end': '383.520', 'text': 'hope they go very well. Uh, Tuesday, uh,'}, {'start': '380.960', 'end': '386.880', 'text': 'I cut my hair. you will have seen, but I'}, {'start': '383.520', 'end': '389.800', 'text': 'missed a bit. So, a colleague in work'}, {'start': '386.880', 'end': '392.479', 'text': 'got work scissors out and cut it'}, {'start': '389.800', 'end': '394.479', 'text': 'off. Yeah. Well, yeah, I should have'}, {'start': '392.479', 'end': '397.919', 'text': 'used the selfie camera to see the back'}, {'start': '394.479', 'end': '400.560', 'text': "of my head, but I didn't. Um, Wednesday"}, {'start': '397.919', 'end': '403.120', 'text': 'went to get new glasses. Caffili still'}, {'start': '400.560', 'end': '406.800', 'text': 'has the same road work. Still seems to'}, {'start': '403.120', 'end': '408.800', 'text': 'be nothing going on. It was hot. I hate'}, {'start': '406.800', 'end': '411.199', 'text': "road works when they're hot, to be"}, {'start': '408.800', 'end': '414.360', 'text': 'perfectly honest. also checked on'}, {'start': '411.199', 'end': '417.520', 'text': "Wednesday. Where's the chicken in"}, {'start': '414.360', 'end': '420.880', 'text': 'spoons? Uh I spoke to someone there an'}, {'start': '417.520', 'end': '423.680', 'text': "inside source and she said uh they don't"}, {'start': '420.880', 'end': '428.039', 'text': "know. Perhaps you're looking for a new"}, {'start': '423.680', 'end': '431.919', 'text': 'source or a new supplier. I think they'}, {'start': '428.039', 'end': '434.479', 'text': 'are. Anyway, new glasses really nice.'}, {'start': '431.919', 'end': '437.199', 'text': 'Really expensive, but really nice. and'}, {'start': '434.479', 'end': '441.360', 'text': 'on Thursday morning change the time I'}, {'start': '437.199', 'end': '444.319', 'text': 'get up to half an hour earlier um'}, {'start': '441.360', 'end': '447.639', 'text': "because that's the best time of day and"}, {'start': '444.319', 'end': '450.440', 'text': 'various reasons and such like'}, {'start': '447.639', 'end': '452.639', 'text': 'and you know so'}, {'start': '450.440', 'end': '455.360', 'text': "Friday I'm going to say yesterday but"}, {'start': '452.639', 'end': '459.520', 'text': "it's actually today off to the tree"}, {'start': '455.360', 'end': '462.639', 'text': 'forest industrial estate for lol fest 16'}, {'start': '459.520', 'end': '464.599', 'text': 'at bragdut lol the brewery of little'}, {'start': '462.639', 'end': '467.840', 'text': 'laughs or in English the tree forest'}, {'start': '464.599', 'end': '470.520', 'text': "brewery in the sun and I'm going to"}, {'start': '467.840', 'end': '473.280', 'text': 'saturate the airwaves with lots of'}, {'start': '470.520', 'end': '476.720', 'text': 'videos. Thank you for watching. Comments'}, {'start': '473.280', 'end': '481.599', 'text': 'wherever you see this. Very welcome.'}, {'start': '476.720', 'end': '481.599', 'text': 'Bye-bye. Oh, just under eight minutes.'}]