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Any chance we could live stream this in Boulder?

by rch 12y ago

brandonb 12y ago
Unfortunately we're not doing any recordings -- it's hard to be candid and recorded for all history at the same time. :(
- protomyth 12y ago
  You're talking about a government website and not recording? I am a little worried that you don't think you can be candid about what is being done with our tax money.
  - srj 12y ago
    I imagine recording a discussion is particularly stifling when it pertains to government contracted work. In government it's all about how blame should be assigned and not about moving forward productively.
- yeukhon 12y ago
  If you can't get professional to record the event, just launch a Google Hangout broadcast on the speaker's computer so the sldie is recorded, add a microphone to him/her under $20 and you good to go. If the speaker is close to the computer just use the built-in microphone.
- angersock 12y ago
  It's not hard, it just requires honesty and integrity. Check's already cashed, right?
- enjo 12y ago
  This is an absolutely baffling comment. Particularly for a community (hackers) that value openness and transparency above pretty much all else. What in the world are you talking about, to a general public audience, that can't be heard by the rest of the world?
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  - dangrossman 12y ago
    This is a highly politicized topic. Recording/streaming the event makes it very easy to take an out-of-context soundbite and turn it into a media story that actively hurts their ongoing efforts to improve the marketplace. They may want to keep the TV cameras out for the same reason they're not present in just about any kind of political discussion/negotiation; by the time anyone in government is speaking to media, the private discussions that crafted their story have already taken place. You really can't be candid when there are influential people looking to pick apart everything you say.
    - Bill_Dimm 12y ago
      Recording/streaming the event makes it very easy to take an out-of-context soundbite... I would have concluded the exact opposite. Making a full recording available allows any attempt to quote part the meeting out of context discoverable and provable. Without a recording, anyone that attends the meeting could jot down a quote that serves their purpose and report it without anyone being able to dispute the context (aside from relying on the memories of other attendees).
      - msie 12y ago
        Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Once a juicy soundbite makes the news rounds, a release of the full-recording isn't going to change anyone's mind.
  - abstractbill 12y ago
    YC talks aren't recorded, for similar reasons. When you know every word you say will be potential fodder for a sensationalist news story, it's harder to be blunt about what went right and wrong.
    - angersock 12y ago
- iamdave 12y ago
  Define: "Hard". Technologically "hard" or Politically "hard" ?
  - wutbrodo 12y ago
    Do you really think that the presenters haven't figured out video recording? It's obviously the latter.
- rhizome 12y ago
  Understandable. It's only the face and future of public heath security for the nation, there's no real reason why everybody should know what's going on behind the scenes.
- itbeho 12y ago
  Is that called "transparency"[1]? [1] http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOp...
- rch 12y ago
  I understand your concern, but how about just a similarly controlled space in Boulder? There are a few to choose from, each with adequate equipment and personnel.

Any chance we could live stream this in Boulder?

by rch 12y ago

Any chance we could live stream this in Boulder?

Unfortunately we're not doing any recordings -- it's hard to be candid and recorded for all history at the same time. :(

protomyth 12y ago
You're talking about a government website and not recording? I am a little worried that you don't think you can be candid about what is being done with our tax money.
- srj 12y ago
  I imagine recording a discussion is particularly stifling when it pertains to government contracted work. In government it's all about how blame should be assigned and not about moving forward productively.
yeukhon 12y ago
If you can't get professional to record the event, just launch a Google Hangout broadcast on the speaker's computer so the sldie is recorded, add a microphone to him/her under $20 and you good to go. If the speaker is close to the computer just use the built-in microphone.
angersock 12y ago
It's not hard, it just requires honesty and integrity. Check's already cashed, right?
enjo 12y ago
This is an absolutely baffling comment. Particularly for a community (hackers) that value openness and transparency above pretty much all else. What in the world are you talking about, to a general public audience, that can't be heard by the rest of the world?
- deleted 12y ago
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- dangrossman 12y ago
  This is a highly politicized topic. Recording/streaming the event makes it very easy to take an out-of-context soundbite and turn it into a media story that actively hurts their ongoing efforts to improve the marketplace. They may want to keep the TV cameras out for the same reason they're not present in just about any kind of political discussion/negotiation; by the time anyone in government is speaking to media, the private discussions that crafted their story have already taken place. You really can't be candid when there are influential people looking to pick apart everything you say.
  - Bill_Dimm 12y ago
    Recording/streaming the event makes it very easy to take an out-of-context soundbite... I would have concluded the exact opposite. Making a full recording available allows any attempt to quote part the meeting out of context discoverable and provable. Without a recording, anyone that attends the meeting could jot down a quote that serves their purpose and report it without anyone being able to dispute the context (aside from relying on the memories of other attendees).
    - msie 12y ago
      Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Once a juicy soundbite makes the news rounds, a release of the full-recording isn't going to change anyone's mind.
- abstractbill 12y ago
  YC talks aren't recorded, for similar reasons. When you know every word you say will be potential fodder for a sensationalist news story, it's harder to be blunt about what went right and wrong.
  - angersock 12y ago
iamdave 12y ago
Define: "Hard". Technologically "hard" or Politically "hard" ?
- wutbrodo 12y ago
  Do you really think that the presenters haven't figured out video recording? It's obviously the latter.
rhizome 12y ago
Understandable. It's only the face and future of public heath security for the nation, there's no real reason why everybody should know what's going on behind the scenes.
itbeho 12y ago
Is that called "transparency"[1]? [1] http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOp...
rch 12y ago
I understand your concern, but how about just a similarly controlled space in Boulder? There are a few to choose from, each with adequate equipment and personnel.