I thought I would do a little test in preparation for the talk on Saturday.
Apparently, I may be able to broadcast the talk “Simple Living in the City” live on air, if I can get access to the mixer panel. So to test it out, I thought I would try the software and hardware tonight, to make sure it all works on the day.
What do I need from you? Well all I need are a few volunteers for about 30 minutes.
Check out the countdown to see when I am going to start broadcasting, then start the embedded player around that time. I will play some music for about 10 minutes before hand, then I will start talking about something sustainable. The test will go for about 30 minutes.
There is also chat room facilities if you click on my name in the player, but you may have to close the blog page window so you don’t get an echo.
I will monitor the chat window to answer any questions, and if people can hear me alright.
Think of this as advanced podcasting!
So over to you. I hope this works.
Well, that went reasonably well. Fancy that, 6 listeners for my first live show! Thanks for the feedback Yahoo2, Pinky1, and Kerryn. I appreciate it.
Looking forward to Saturday’s broadcast.
it was perfect timing Gav, I have only just got you back after your migration, i knew the big T’s dns was slow to update but this was an eternity. i didn’t want to distract you while you were on a roll with the broadcast. The question ” Is excess home grown fruit and veggies really waste?” wandered through my brain while I was listening to you. if I grow my own seed and compost, I dont think it is. I think it would be interesting to put a $/yr value on the power and transport changes for your presentation on the weekend
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That is incredible Steve. I have never seen DNS replication so slow. The Big T were the last DNS service in Australia and indeed the world to update. I tracked it via whatsmydns.net
Anyway, I do think that there is rarely waste with home produce. The proud grower usually finds some use for the excess, even if it given to the chooks who will provide you with eggs and manure. I always manage to find someone to take it off my hands, or I preserve it myself to eat in the winter. As for seedlings, nothing is wasted if you grow from your own seeds. I throw excess seedlings back into the compost bin.
I will be giving a few dollar values in my presentation on Tuesday, but don’t know if Greg will ask on Saturday.
Thanks for listening to the live broadcast and providing valuable feedback.
Gav
I have consistently overestimated peoples ability to understand figures, even those that are living and promoting a greener lifestyle.
Now when they ask, “Was it all worth it?”
I can boil it down to, “What would it cost to live THIS YEAR if we had never made any changes at all?”
The first time I calculated this for a couple I thought I had made a massive mistake, it was well over $20K.