Over on http://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/bad-voltage-podcast/1828 Jono compared Bad Voltage to Top Gear for open source. I’m wondering who is, and what is the open source equivalent of, Captain Slow, The Hamster, and The Orangoutang?
Should we expect episodes coming up where one of you is staring at the kernel compiling yelling “MOAR POWER!!!”?
I was wondering that exact same thing the other day! I feel like we should have something we do for every guest. Something we can score them and rank them on. Even if it’s a bit arbitrary.
I have devoted much thought to this and can’t think of anything. No problem with the resulting values being arbitrary, but the test they do can’t be arbitrary. Suggestions welcomed
Before we do an interview we ask them for their chosen subject. At the end of each interview we have one minute of quick fire questions on their subject and then their score for the number of correctly answered questions goes onto a leaderboard.
Good luck with coming up with something that maps across multiple people…
I think the same thing would be them being experts in their area. Now, this doesn’t have to be technology…it could be music, movies, video games…whatever. I think it would be a fun way of pitching guests against each other for fun.
But that quiz idea just isn’t doing it for me. Stu is right… it’s gotta be something measurably similar for every guest. Like a game score or a race time.
Maybe we come up with a tongue twister and we time how long it takes them to say it properly?
But it is measurably similar…it is their knowledge at their chosen subject. It is arguably as variable as Top Gear…some of the celebs on Star In a Reasonably Priced Car will be much more into cars and racing than others.
Hmm… we could do a quiz… about the hosts of Bad Voltage. That way at least it’s always about the same topic?
“Which Bad Voltage host took ballet class until the age of 12?”
“What is Stuart Langridge’s eye color?”
“Who is the oldest member of Bad Voltage?”
“Which Bad Voltage host has won ever single contest to date and is also super, duper handsome?”
I dunno, I think this seems a little bit egotistical. My thinking about the quiz is we could then surprise our audience with what the guests chosen topic is.
“And now, before we wrap up with Jon “Maddog” Hall, we have the Bad Voltage Ultra Knowledge Blastfest and Jon’s chosen subject is…Garden Gnomes. With one minute on the clock. Go. Question 1:…”.
I think it’s rad that we are brainstorming and spitballing about parts of the show – in a place where everyone can follow along and take part (as they want to). That rules.