[sandyarmstrong]

Did you try that with this video? I had enough trouble with the speaker rushing words in a thick accent at normal speed (not even meant as a criticism...just one of those things you come across at these conferences).

Sometimes speeding up just isn't a viable option. I'm glad I had the time to watch the whole video last night, but I too am looking forward to blog posts, documentation, and code releases. Way easier for me to digest quickly, and at my own pace.

[pluma]

I actually don't find him that difficult to understand at 1.5x. But it's probably a matter of exposure -- as a German living in Europe I'm used to all kinds of European accents in English and common mispronunciations, whereas I'd probably barely be able to keep up if it was an Indian accent, for example.

[eyko]

I watched it at 1.5x and it's perfectly understandable, although it's probably because, like @pluma, I'm also a non native english speaker living in Europe.

[iamdanfox]

Completely agree - speeding up only really works with certain accents and presenting styles.