[nfb-talk] the stream so far

[David Andrews]

The best laid plans ..... and all that.  One problem, I am sure, is 
that many convention spaces are reconfigured throughout the 
week.  Back in 1981, for about a year, I recorded conferences for a 
living, and know how difficult that was, in much simpler days, 
analog, no streaming etc.  They know it isn't working and are trying to fix!

Dave

At 10:24 AM 7/5/2011, you wrote:
>Well Dave, I half agree with you and half not.  I stand by what I 
>said; but, I might  perhaps be willing to put it a different way, I 
>stand by the substance of what I said.  If I were hiring the people 
>to do this, I would want to make sure they had access to everything 
>they needed in a timely fashion so they could do what ever they had 
>to.  IF I were the company hired, I'd want to have my people there 
>so I could test out everything possible to make sure that, if I hit 
>a snag of some kind, (as I grant you is likely in an unpredictable 
>situation), I would then have the needed time to track it down and 
>get it solved.  This, among other things, means I'd want to make 
>sure I could get access to the meeting rooms so I could do my work 
>and then when it's all working, get out of the way so things can 
>proceed.  Again, I grant you that in an unpredictable situation, 
>snags will inevitably come up; and, that's why I would wish for the 
>extra time to test out the geer and if things are found, I would 
>then have the time to track down and put them right.
>
>
>
>
>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 10:10 AM, David Andrews wrote:
>
> > Ray, you act like they don't know what they are doing.  While the 
> problems are unfortunate, it bothers me that you and others are so 
> willing to criticize.  It is absurd to think that they don't know 
> what they are doing, or didn't test anything.  It can be difficult 
> working with audio and video at an ad hoc location, and most of the 
> legs of the journey are not under their control.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 08:49 AM 7/5/2011, you wrote:
> >> Okay.  The only stream that to which I can get access now is the 
> mp3 stream.  Here's a description of what I'm hearing.
> >>
> >> I'm now listening to almost nothing but amplifyer noise.  There 
> are very distorted voices in the background and nothing can be 
> understood.  To speak frankly, This is not a very professional 
> approach.  The time to make sure that all the equipment is working 
> correctly is long before you actually start the event; not after 
> the damn thing has started.  IF I were doing this, I'd want to be 
> there at least a good hour before the thing started and I'd be 
> checking every detail of everything.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
> >>
> >> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
> >>
> >> Skype name:
> >> barefootedray
> >>
> >> Facebook:
> >> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
> >