While letting iTunes update the list of podcasts, I randomly asked the twitter what podcasts people listened on a regular basis. I received a reply from @donreisinger doing a little self-promotion (which was not needed!) and from @n2teaching with a couple suggestions I did not have on my list.

Instead of posting my list of podcasts on twitter, I might as well post them here and point folks to this list. The list changes from time to time and there are a few old selections in here, which I probably should re-visit. It includes a mix of tech, development, humor and good-for-running selections.

Diggnation, The Digital Home podcast from CNET, Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders, HBR IdeaCast, Hivelogic Radio, Lullabot Podcast, MackBreak Weekly, Manager Tools, The Maniacal Rage Podcast, The Merlin Show, net@night, One Phat DJ Podcast, Podcasts at Penn State - ETS Talk, Podrunner, Rails Envy Podcast, RedMonk Podcasts (itmanagement), The Rissington Podcast, Ruby on Rails podcast, Security Now!, The Talk Show, This American Life, This Week in Photography, This Week in Tech, Venture Voice, Windows Weekly, WNYC’s Radio Lab

update: decided to update the post with links to the actual pages where one can subscribe to the shows.

After asking for input we finally decided on Netflix for our movies. Feedback from current Netflix users, a very good description about Blockbuster’s treatment of movies as a commodity and a well timed trial coupon all played a factor in our decision, but also as a technologist I see Netflix provides a more interesting environment and one I would like to experience.

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Our first two movies were Inside Man and Click. We got these a couple of days after we selected them into our queue so I was very impressed by the distribution process and its timing. I don’t have a degree to give you a professional review of the flicks but Inside Man was our favorite of these two. It had a good story to tell and although you could argue it was a bit predictable it kept us engaged through the end. We gave it 5 stars.

Click on the other hand was a little slow and quite predictable. It followed pretty much the romantic-comedy formula that has been Adam Sandler’s staple for the last few movies. We watched it because all of our Sunday shows were reruns so at least we got it off our queue on a slow evening. I believe we gave it 2 stars.

We get our movie rentals from the local Blockbuster mostly because it is just a couple of blocks away and convenience is a great thing. Also, when Sarah suggests we get a movie, it usually means that I will watch the movie while she catches some zzzz’s after watching only part of the movie. This is not a bad thing except we try to catch up on recent releases which are usually a 2-day rental and once in a while we incur some late fees because I forget to take the movie back on time.

We have been talking about signing up for a movie rental service and Netflix was the logical choice until the recent Blockbuster media blitz made me think more about this. I am still thinking Netflix, specially after today’s announcement to deliver movies directly to the pc, but it would be nice to have the option to exchange a movie at the local store for those rare days we want to watch more than one movie. I would be interested in finding out other’s experiences with either Netflix or Blockbuster’s TotalAccess service.

Lately I’ve switched away from NPR for the morning commute in favor of listening to my ipod. However, once in a while I catch a few minutes of public radio as I make my way to the highway. Today I was lucky enough to catch this gem and reminded me that NPR is still good for a laugh once a while. I wonder if Jane Goodall would be willing to join as a consultant?

For moms who are too grossed out or busy to pick nits, there’s a new option. Franchises of professional nit-picking salons are popping up around the country.

I am not much of a video-gamer and other than the classic video games (FIFA, Madden, Doom, Unreal Tournament) I really don’t follow the industry. However, you have to check out Will Wright’s video during the 2005 Game Developer’s Conference where he shows ‘Spore’. It looks like a fantastic game.

I believe the game is still under development but I would probably buy it today if it was available.