A re-encoding MP3 streamer …
I was just talking with Doc Hodges about this for his web site. He has recently been publishing his MP3 collection (securely for himself and his family) so that they can listen from anywhere in the world. We talked about the fact that his current web interface has the ability to cue up songs for streaming, but at the default encoded rate. This tool could be used to create a lower bit-rate encoding on the fly so that when bandwidth is tight …

Icicle 0.9 (Default). A reencoding streamer for Icecast. [freshmeat.net]

Wow … News on my NoizCast streaming MP3 station …
I was just sitting here and saw the new Wired News Radio post come out, and I started to think about how I can listen to it. I have downloaded the MP3 to my laptop and listened to it in the car a few times (using a cassette tape adapter), but it’s not exactly what I wanted. What I just thought of is that I’ll insert the downloaded file into my NoizCast playlist as I get it going again this weekend. That way the latest Wired News Radio will automatically be rotated into my playlist and I’ll hear it when I listen to my music stream … and anyone listening to my stream will also hear the news as it’s updated … kinda’ cool …

From Wavy Gravy to the Navy. Psychedelic music programmer-turned-sailor Andy O’Meara is feeling yellow on a submarine. Also: A judge clears the way for music publishers to sue Napster…. Kozmo takes more than an hour to shut its doors and lay off 1,100 workers…. and more, as we compress the day’s Wired News. (2:23 min) [Wired News]