[access-uk] Re: the blind geek zone is closing
- From: Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:43:56 +0000
In one way, it is a pity when anything closes, but people have to move
on and someone else with always be able to pick up the baton, or white
stick.
I was thinking that if it was about money, and no-one else could
scrape together the $20 a year to host the actual files commercially,
then I'd step in. But there's no need for even that as
https://archive.org/details/audio will host the entire archive for
free, like they do with librivox and many other collections.
However,at the same time, while maybe interesting from a historical
perspective, many of the tutorials are now out of date, and a lot of
the "regular" podcasts from other contributors are what I'd call
"therapeutic" podcasts, insofar as the podcast is really only produced
for the benefit the maker of the podcast. Some are almost unlistenable
either for exceptionally poor quality, background noise, or just inane
rambling
On the other hand there's some good stuff in there too - what this
need is someone to curate this collection and sort the wheat from the
chaff. THEN decide about where to host it.
On 11 January 2015 at 08:45, Marvin Hunkin <startrekcafe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi.
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> Nik.
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> Can you post this on the group.
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> Just heard that the blind-geek-zone will be closing for gooid in bebuary,
> lack of resources and lack of funding.
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> Rick Harman, did put up all the archives over 20 gb of the blind cool tech
> podcasts.
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> So.
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> If any one has the means, or the cash, or the time.
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> Maybe some one who has the nous, maybe to host the archives.
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> Any thoughts?
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> And looking forward to bills new web work shop tutorials.
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> And will a new blind geeks site be up on the web any time soon?
>
> Marvin.
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> Marvin Hunkin
>
> Blind Information Technology Student
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> http://www.upskilled.edu.au
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> Marvin Hunkin
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> Blind Information Technology Student
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> http://www.upskilled.edu.au
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