{"id":572,"date":"2011-03-28T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2011\/03\/28\/snoutcast-58-humans-vs-robots\/"},"modified":"2011-03-28T23:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T06:48:00","slug":"snoutcast-58-humans-vs-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2011\/03\/28\/snoutcast-58-humans-vs-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"SnoutCast #58: “Humans vs. Robots”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, dudes, if you ever wanted to hear DeeAnn breathing heavy into your ear, I guess this is the episode for you.<\/p>\n

Also: we talk about using automation vs. human volunteers when running Games and similar events!<\/p>\n

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[ Download mp3<\/a> – 36 MB ]<\/small><\/p>\n

00:00 – Too Many Monkeys<\/a> Teaser
02:20 – “organic”<\/i>
04:00 – what is a robot, really?
05:56 – (this topic prompted by GameStorm<\/a>)
08:02 – paper audit trails for convention registration and GC help calls
12:20 – automation does make hint\/confirm systems more fair…
14:05 – …but some GCs have more fun talking to teams on the phone
14:46 – the workplace RTFM analogy
19:07 – lightning round: 3 examples!
21:06 – (Paul and Storm have much<\/a> to answer for)
21:23 – Example 1: GC Help\/Hint Line (already discussed)
21:34 – Example 2: Clue Locations
27:40 – Example 3: Applications
31:33 – DeeAnn explains the meaning of life
33:02 – Curtis may need to make another flowchart<\/a>
33:54 – closing statements (and rebuttals)
36:32 – check PuzzleHuntCalendar.com<\/a> for upcoming events!
38:55 – The End<\/i> <\/p>\n

Got a comment or question? E-mail podcast@snout.org<\/a> or post at snout.org\/podcast<\/a> !<\/b><\/p>\n

Music: instrumentals from “Code Monkey” and “The Future Soon” by Jonathan Coulton<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

[ Subscribe to SnoutCast<\/a> \/ iTunes link<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

\"CKL\" \"DeeAnn\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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