Date   : Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:14:27 +0100
From   : mfirth@... (Michael Firth)
Subject: Video: Steve Furber talk @ Acorn World 2009

Muzer wrote:
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>> On 13 Oct 2009, at 11:26, Andy Ford wrote:
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>>> Did the Q&A video make it online ?
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>> Alright, some bad news:
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>> I've pulled the video off the camera and, as I feared, the sound  
>> quality is awful, being recorded from the back of a room in which many  
>> other people were talking. There seems little point in uploading a  
>> massive 30-minute video when you won't be able to hear anything.
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>> But just in case anyone is really desperate, I've made available an  
>> MP3 of the audio track. If anyone has magic ears, perhaps they might  
>> be able to transcribe it. You can just about hear Steve, but I think  
>> most of the questions are utterly inaudible.
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>> http://homepage.mac.com/mwongozi/things/SteveFurberQA.mp3
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>> Sorry! But I'm afraid I don't think I could have done any better.
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> I've just played it for a minute or two, and it is easy to hear Steve,
> but the questions as said are almost inaudible - you'd have to listen to
> them 3 or 4 times to figure out even the gist of what is being asked.
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To be honest, even for those of us in the room hearing the questions was 
pretty close to impossible, so if they can be worked out from 4 
listenings of the recordings that's not too bad.

I guess it may have been easier to hear from other locations in the 
room, I only have the reference of what it was like from one point!

Regards

Michael