I must apologize for the poor quality of the audio recording of Once upon a time in a queue essay published on the 24th. It was recorded at 6:30 in the morning while I was half asleep. I've done a new recording today and have replaced the original audio files now.
For those who are curious and interested in how I record and the equipment, I use a Samson C01U USB Microphone purchased for 100 dollars. It is a condenser mic and works very well with Apple Powerbook running Audacity for audio capture. -From the September Newsletter.
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