Comments on: Seeds of the Machina http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:27:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: eric http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-231276 eric Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:22:39 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-231276 a book glorifying luddite jesus freaks. can it get any worse? a book glorifying luddite jesus freaks. can it get any worse?

]]> By: Evo http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-120370 Evo Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:34:20 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-120370 Thanks for the thoughtful post, OP. The non-functioning links offsite is a problem we need to figure out a way to handle. We rely on the authors to give us the links and then to tell us when to change those links. These are broken (probably because the author has taken the external site down) and I'll remove them today. I need a way to find other broken links. Seems easy enough. The subscribe button on the page is missing, by design, so that no new people can't start the book and then grow frustrated (as you and others have) when they discover there aren't any more chapters. I *hope* that we'll get more chapters from Thomas (as I like the story, too) and that we can eventually turn it back on, allowing others to enjoy the *complete* story. Thanks for the thoughtful post, OP. The non-functioning links offsite is a problem we need to figure out a way to handle. We rely on the authors to give us the links and then to tell us when to change those links. These are broken (probably because the author has taken the external site down) and I’ll remove them today. I need a way to find other broken links. Seems easy enough.

The subscribe button on the page is missing, by design, so that no new people can’t start the book and then grow frustrated (as you and others have) when they discover there aren’t any more chapters. I *hope* that we’ll get more chapters from Thomas (as I like the story, too) and that we can eventually turn it back on, allowing others to enjoy the *complete* story.

]]> By: Onion Petal http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-119924 Onion Petal Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:04:53 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-119924 I'm glad the author is alive and I'm glad all of you have commented on the abrupt end of new episodes. I was thinking I had a bad link that accessed only a portion of the story. I've been on all the podcast sites looking for a way to get the rest. This story has a great plot and interesting characters. The grammar leaves something to be desired but the story is intriguing so I'm just ignoring it. Having listened to 11 episodes it doesn't feel the story is even halfway complete. I guess the author is bogged down by life. I really appreciate all of the podcast authors because what they do is for love of the craft, not money but I do wish they'd follow a protocol of not releasing podcasts until they have a number of episodes already "in the can" and can commit to completing the project within a certain time frame. That said, I hope we can all agree that family and work have to come first and that sometimes catastrophic things happen that ruin best laid plans. Hopefully whatever is going on in Mr. Moore's life isn't awful but while there's a chance that is the case we may want to be a little more sensitive in complaining and hunting him down. None of his web links work and the subscribe button for "Seeds of the Machina" at Podiobooks is no longer active. These things might be an indication of more than simple procrastination. I’m glad the author is alive and I’m glad all of you have commented on the abrupt end of new episodes. I was thinking I had a bad link that accessed only a portion of the story. I’ve been on all the podcast sites looking for a way to get the rest. This story has a great plot and interesting characters. The grammar leaves something to be desired but the story is intriguing so I’m just ignoring it. Having listened to 11 episodes it doesn’t feel the story is even halfway complete. I guess the author is bogged down by life.

I really appreciate all of the podcast authors because what they do is for love of the craft, not money but I do wish they’d follow a protocol of not releasing podcasts until they have a number of episodes already “in the can” and can commit to completing the project within a certain time frame.

That said, I hope we can all agree that family and work have to come first and that sometimes catastrophic things happen that ruin best laid plans. Hopefully whatever is going on in Mr. Moore’s life isn’t awful but while there’s a chance that is the case we may want to be a little more sensitive in complaining and hunting him down. None of his web links work and the subscribe button for “Seeds of the Machina” at Podiobooks is no longer active. These things might be an indication of more than simple procrastination.

]]> By: Hannah http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-81641 Hannah Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:22:41 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-81641 I found him on myspace! And he logged in today! Lets all interrogate him there! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=79843444 I found him on myspace! And he logged in today! Lets all interrogate him there! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=79843444

]]> By: Joan http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-66930 Joan Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:06:13 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-66930 I’d just like to see a note from our author telling us if we should stay tuned or give up. I will check back once more in a week or so and then cancel my subscription. It’s one thing to wait a reasonable amount of time with some intermittent communication from the author as to what’s up (a general update, not looking to pry) but, with no explanation, what else can I do? There was almost a year between episodes 10 and 11, which is a bit beyond reason. I was willing to stay on board assuming things were back on track. A real shame not to finish such a good story. PS. I see by Beth Moore's comment that you were up and about for DragonCon '07 so you must be alive and walking! Beth Moore - You say you saw Thomas Moore there, did you get any info on what the hold up is? I’d just like to see a note from our author telling us if we should stay tuned or give up. I will check back once more in a week or so and then cancel my subscription.

It’s one thing to wait a reasonable amount of time with some intermittent communication from the author as to what’s up (a general update, not looking to pry) but, with no explanation, what else can I do? There was almost a year between episodes 10 and 11, which is a bit beyond reason. I was willing to stay on board assuming things were back on track. A real shame not to finish such a good story.

PS. I see by Beth Moore’s comment that you were up and about for DragonCon ‘07 so you must be alive and walking!

Beth Moore - You say you saw Thomas Moore there, did you get any info on what the hold up is?

]]> By: Hannah http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-66220 Hannah Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:46:26 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-66220 What has happened to Thomas? In May I eagerly listened to the preview of chapter 12.. it's now September and we have heard nothing more? Not even a note telling us it's on it's way? Well, I really hope it is anyway! I do find some solace knowing it's not just me that is still hanging on! Joan, Beth, Jukaz and James I salute you =) Please Thomas! Give us a sign you are OK and we aren't doomed never know how the story ends? What has happened to Thomas? In May I eagerly listened to the preview of chapter 12.. it’s now September and we have heard nothing more? Not even a note telling us it’s on it’s way? Well, I really hope it is anyway!
I do find some solace knowing it’s not just me that is still hanging on! Joan, Beth, Jukaz and James I salute you =)

Please Thomas! Give us a sign you are OK and we aren’t doomed never know how the story ends?

]]> By: james http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-65672 james Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:46:48 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-65672 here we go again. here we go again.

]]> By: Beth Moore http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-60574 Beth Moore Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:34:16 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-60574 It was an honor to meet you! (DragonCon '07) Keep up the good work and it will all work out in the end. It was an honor to meet you! (DragonCon ‘07)
Keep up the good work and it will all work out in the end.

]]> By: Joan http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-56841 Joan Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:55:24 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-56841 I'm with you Jukaz! I really want to see where the story takes us and I just hate getting attached to a story and being stopped cold, lingering, waiting... I left a comment on Mr. Moore's blog, the last entry there was in May. I do hope our author is OK but some communiction would be really appreciated! There is a preview of Ch 12 over there. :) Joan I’m with you Jukaz! I really want to see where the story takes us and I just hate getting attached to a story and being stopped cold, lingering, waiting… I left a comment on Mr. Moore’s blog, the last entry there was in May. I do hope our author is OK but some communiction would be really appreciated!

There is a preview of Ch 12 over there.

:) Joan

]]> By: Jukaz http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-45771 Jukaz Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:04:17 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-45771 Oh why oh why did I not look at when your episodes were released? 1 chapter in a year? Oh gods... But I didn't look, and now I have listen to them all, and I keep checking for more! finished this book! :) its got a great story and I have really enjoy what you have available so far. Oh why oh why did I not look at when your episodes were released? 1 chapter in a year? Oh gods…
But I didn’t look, and now I have listen to them all, and I keep checking for more! finished this book! :)
its got a great story and I have really enjoy what you have available so far.

]]> By: Jukaz http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-45770 Jukaz Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:04:01 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-45770 Oh why oh why did I not look at when your episodes were released? 1 chapter in a year? Oh gods... But I didn't looked, and now I have listen to them all, and I keep checking for more! finished this book! :) its got a great story and I have really enjoy what you have available so far. Oh why oh why did I not look at when your episodes were released? 1 chapter in a year? Oh gods…
But I didn’t looked, and now I have listen to them all, and I keep checking for more! finished this book! :)
its got a great story and I have really enjoy what you have available so far.

]]> By: james http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-39021 james Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:18:14 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-39021 i agree that this is a good book. i don't think that this is the best. here are a few that are better. Half share, Quarter share, Full share, In the service or samurai, Hunting elf, these are just five. and are all done. Well full share has just started. i agree that this is a good book. i don’t think that this is the best.
here are a few that are better. Half share, Quarter share, Full share, In the service or samurai, Hunting elf, these are just five. and are all done.
Well full share has just started.

]]> By: Joshua C. http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-38098 Joshua C. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:48:12 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-38098 I just wanna say that this is my favorite book so far on podiobooks. I love the story, the characters and the I.R.I.S. and (sigh) drake. this story is set in a great time period, with believable, and very interesting plots for each and every charecter. keep up the great work!! ch.12 is what I want to hear, I would not be supremely surprised if this made 30 chapters. dude keep up the amazing work!!! I just wanna say that this is my favorite book so far on podiobooks. I love the story, the characters and the I.R.I.S. and (sigh) drake. this story is set in a great time period, with believable, and very interesting plots for each and every charecter. keep up the great work!! ch.12 is what I want to hear, I would not be supremely surprised if this made 30 chapters. dude keep up the amazing work!!!

]]> By: Traeonna http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-30234 Traeonna Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:15:51 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-30234 I'm SOOOOO glad there's a new update! I love this book so much and was sad when it took such a long break. That said, as a writer myself, I do understand when sometimes a break is needed. I can't wait to see where this story leads us! I’m SOOOOO glad there’s a new update! I love this book so much and was sad when it took such a long break. That said, as a writer myself, I do understand when sometimes a break is needed. I can’t wait to see where this story leads us!

]]> By: Dana http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-28352 Dana Mon, 28 May 2007 01:43:53 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-28352 No, don't put the puppy to bed! The puppy has a lot of work to do! :D No, don’t put the puppy to bed! The puppy has a lot of work to do! :D

]]> By: Thomas Moore http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-28034 Thomas Moore Thu, 24 May 2007 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-28034 Scott, I definitely agree about putting this puppy to bed. :) The extra stories from iTunes are all hosted on my website, which has very spotty uptime. Try again and if you're having problems toss me an email to garavondik [at] yahoo.com and I'll gladly walk you through them! -Thomas Scott,

I definitely agree about putting this puppy to bed. :) The extra stories from iTunes are all hosted on my website, which has very spotty uptime. Try again and if you’re having problems toss me an email to garavondik [at] yahoo.com and I’ll gladly walk you through them!

-Thomas

]]> By: Scott Koivu http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-26424 Scott Koivu Mon, 14 May 2007 01:54:40 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-26424 Thomas, Great work with Seeds of the Machina. Ok dude it's now May, lets get this puppy to bed man I can't wait to finish it up. Also, it seems that one cannot download some of the what I think are extra stories from I tunes, I click the link and it acts like it will download and even starts another podcast spot different from the book spot. Any idea whats up with that? Keep up the good work. Thomas,

Great work with Seeds of the Machina. Ok dude it’s now May, lets get this puppy to bed man I can’t wait to finish it up. Also, it seems that one cannot download some of the what I think are extra stories from I tunes, I click the link and it acts like it will download and even starts another podcast spot different from the book spot. Any idea whats up with that? Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Rachel Ann http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-26360 Rachel Ann Sun, 13 May 2007 12:29:53 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-26360 Yippeee!!!! Your back! Yippeee!!!! Your back!

]]> By: Sean McGaughey http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-23810 Sean McGaughey Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:47:07 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-23810 Hooray! I'm so glad you're back with another chapter Thomas. I can't wait to listen. Hooray!

I’m so glad you’re back with another chapter Thomas. I can’t wait to listen.

]]> By: Thomas Moore http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-23788 Thomas Moore Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:09:43 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/01/26/seeds-of-the-machina/#comment-23788 Some of you may have noticed that Chapter 11 has hit live after several months in limbo. Thanks everyone for hanging in there! Chapter 11 serves as a bridge to the final act of the story, and so expect to have many of the mysteries solved and loose ends starting to get wrapped up. Some of you may have noticed that Chapter 11 has hit live after several months in limbo.

Thanks everyone for hanging in there! Chapter 11 serves as a bridge to the final act of the story, and so expect to have many of the mysteries solved and loose ends starting to get wrapped up.

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