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Starting your own podcast is hard. Making your podcast better is even harder. So we asked 14 successful podcasters one question: Whats a podcasting tip that most people dont think about? Heres what they said. Eric Eddings, co-host ofThe Nod Ruthlessly edit! People are listening to more and more podcasts, so every second they are listening youre fighting for attention. Listen back to your recording and jot down every moment you got bored, distracted or confused....

It was around the waters of this island that Mocha Dick was first spotted in 1810. ‘Any news from Mocha Dick?, whalers would ask each other at port. Depiction of Isla Mocha from the book that narrates the adventures of Dutch pirate Joris van Spilbergen. Reynolds describe Mocha Dick as a freak of naturewhite as wool, and covered with barnacles. From its back protruded no less than twenty harpoonsrusted mementos of many a desperate encounter....

Ive always felt a little left out of the traditional nerd stereotypes. But in the spirit ofAnalog Week, Im trying to learn. A slide rule is a multi-purpose calculator tool. Its what people used to do math in the days before calculators and now ever-present phones and computers. It looks like a ruler, but has a slide-y part in the middle. You dont have to track down vintage slide rules to play along: theres avirtual slide rule right here....

I remember the first digital camera I ever used. It was the size of a salad bowl and stored images on a 3.5 disk. Yes, the same size we used to shove into our computers. Each imagea disk could hold about 20 photoswas 0.3 megapixels. (It was a Sony Mavica, OK nerds?) Maybe a little more, if you got doubles to share with your friends. Those days are long gone....

I would argue that buying a Fathers Day gift is more challenging than buying a Mothers Day gift. But then Fathers Day rolls around and we get bombarded with garbage ideas, like pens or grilling accessories. (How many whiskey stones does one man need? The answer is zero. He needs zero whiskey stones.) A good Fathers Day gift is ideally a sentimental nod to his parenthoodandsomething he actually likes. He does not want a Worlds Greatest Dad trophy....

Just off the southeastern coast of mainland China, lies a group of two islands collectively called Kinmen. Kinmen Islands location is the most peculiar. The Kinmen Islands in particular saw heavy shelling. Taiwan began to do likewise on even days of the week. This odd arrangement continued until China normalized relations with the US in 1979. Its sound reportedly travelled as far as 25 kilometers. The Wall is a popular tourist attraction today....

And some of them, like thissemi-automatic hammerand thismotorcycle cover, are actually useful for everyday tasks. Here are our favorites. Themanual coin sortershakes each denomination of coin down to a different level. Themagnetic window washerwipes down both sides of a window at once. Thewind-up tube squeezergets all the goo out of a paint tube. An adult can help a little kid cut paper withdouble-handled training scissors. Were not supposed to like kitchen monotaskers at Lifehacker, but themini rice ball makerlooks fun....

Having a favorite notebook is even dorkier thanhaving a favorite pen. Its a pile of paper that you write on. But the subtleties and special features really affect your workflow. Here are the Lifehacker staffs favorite notebooks and why we love them. I have aruled, classic Moleskine in red, which I love. Sturdy, fits in my bag, gets the job done. TheMUJI brand 5mm grid A5-size notebookfits that criteria. Nick Douglas, Staff Writer: Perforation, perforation, perforation!...

I thought that there must be parents that do a good job though. I want to be a good parent. And so the redditor put outthe question: Children of good parents, what did your parents do right? When I was little we lived near a freeway. She had a map. Did she show it to me? She said, Lets see. This was in the 80s, before GPS or cellphones. I was maybe 10 and she let me navigate home....

I always forget to research what Im going to play before I go, though. Shooting hoops First, venture to pick a basketball-themed game thats easier by default. Tiny ball, gigantic hoop? Regular ball, regular hoop? Trickier, but not impossible. And does the hoop move at all or do anything else weird? you might still find plenty of shooting success, youll just have another variable to contend with. Whats most important about these games, I think, is to establish a consistent rhythm....

Instead, it approaches humans and makes a loud chirping noise to attract their attention. Then it flies in the direction of the nest. Over the centuries, local tribes have learned to follow the bird. On the contrary, its the birds that trained the humans to follow their lead and hunt for them. This is one of the most extraordinary partnership between humans and a wild animal. The unusual collaboration was first reported by a Portuguese missionary named Joao dos Santos based in Mozambique in 1588....

You probably havent had to do longhand math in years, but you do mental math every day. Here are some shortcuts that will help you do more math in your head. So 68% of 25 = 25% of 68 = 68/4 = 17. If the second number has some bigger digits than the first, it gets more complicated. To avoid borrowing places, you want to get rid of those bigger digits....

You have to play video games with your children. It isnt optional anymore. Its your parental responsibility. Plus gaming with your kids is super-fun, and will bring you closer together. Like they say: The family that plays together, stays together. But I havent touched a video game since they took theDefendermachine away from the Pizza Palace! Hey, I got you. So let them pick what you play together. You might be pleasantly surprised by their choices....