[nfb-talk] I think they forgot to turn it on

[David Andrews]

Jim:

How do you know that the NFB is using a rube goldberg approach?  Were 
you involved in the planning and execution?

I am sorry too that it isn't working but you and everybody else seem 
to be pretty eager to condemn without knowing what is going on.  They 
are trying to offer the stream in 3 different formats this year, the 
schedule, URL's  etc. were announced in advance -- this hardly seems 
rube goldberg to me.


Also, I listened to stream last year, and the most listeners I ever 
saw on at once was about 150 during banquet, most of time under 
100.  So people ask, and bitch and moan when it doesn't work, but it 
doesn't look like it is that widely used to me.

Dave

At 09:34 AM 7/5/2011, you wrote:
>Hello
>All!
>
>I'm afraid the NFB hasn't ever been serious about live streaming 
>audio especially when it comes to conventions.  I fully realize that 
>this is an expense but with the costs going up to go to conventions, 
>I think the expense could be justified.  Until that happens,we will 
>always have this roop goldburg approach to streaming conventions.  I 
>wish it weren't so but one cannot depend on the stream nor hear it 
>at a later time till the Monitor comes out.
>
>Jim
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 7:36 AM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] I think they forgot to turn it on
>
>
>>I can't hear anything.  When I try to open up the windows media 
>>stream, I get a page error.  Same thing with all the other 
>>streams.  I have a direct file download for the mp3 stream and it 
>>comes up with no audio either. Frankly, I am beginning to wonder 
>>whether they know what they're doing!
>>
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>
>>Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>
>>Skype name:
>>barefootedray
>>
>>Facebook:
>>facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>>
>>
>>
>>On Jul 5, 2011, at 8:22 AM, mr. hooper wrote:
>>
>>>ac tually it is on but i think their audio board isn't set up 
>>>right if you turn your volume way up you can here it.
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>>>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 8:14 AM
>>>Subject: [nfb-talk] I think they forgot to turn it on
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hey,
>>>>
>>>>I think they forgot to turn the streaming for the convention on. 
>>>>Nothing is active right now and it's already 15 minutes past the 
>>>>starting time!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Sincerely,
>>>>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>
>>>>Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>>
>>>>Skype name:
>>>>barefootedray
>>>>
>>>>Facebook:
>>>>facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1