[PLUG-AV] Retail therapy, was Re: Hedgedoc notes, [nick at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au: Re: Location details for AV Hack day]

[Harry McNally]

No problem. And on the last point, I can grow the list of links into HedgeDoc.

The only concern I have is we then delay testing until a further on meeting; 
the China Free Postage is the latency.
I can buy the lapel mics to at least have those for testing at the Artifactory 
meetup. It is small beer. Give the word and I can.

All the best
Harry

On 18/7/22 11:29, Nick Bannon wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 08:45:30AM +0800, Harry McNally wrote:
>> [...]
>> Going back over HedgeDoc, should we buy in at least the parts for further
>> testing (today/tomorrow) to arrive before the next meetup ? if so, would
>> they be:
>> Lapel mic, ... ?
>> That link I sent for lapel mics is pretty typical so I think the cheapest
>> supplier would do.
>>
>> Or, should orders go out for all of the gear for Node 2 (and Node 3?). Are
>> we satisfied with the mixer, ... (other parts) ?
>> If we are going for a biggish amount of stuff, I'd prefer to use the PLUG
>> card rather than buy in myself for PLUG as before.
>> All the best
>> Harry
> Latter more than the former, I think. Ideally I'd prefer to do more of
> it at meetings than between them, because:
>
> * shopping can be fun!
>    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone_practice
>      * > examples of close-mic vocal tracks include many songs on Elliott
>          Smith's Elliott Smith and Either/Or, Lily Allen's "The Fear"
>      * https://yewtu.be/q-wGMlSuX_c
> * there's inevitably a bunch of these messages going to and fro, chat
>    and email, not everyone who should have a chance to see them does
> * easy use of PLUG's funds directly, immediate forwarding of actual
>    text receipts, less of the makework emails, pending reimbursement
>    requests, tracking, confirmations...
> * final checks that we're in budget (there's a standing budget for AV
>    bits and pieces, we usually have a committee member or two present to
>    take responsibility)
> * final checks that the shopping items look fit-for-purpose, we haven't
>    missed a better value product or vendor or sale
>    * Still hoping to find a mixer with a compatible UHF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavalier_microphone
>    * and/or mono microphone pan control
> * weighing up buying cheap bits and pieces now, vs putting together a
>    grant request for a complete hardware refresh
>
> So if we make a shopping list now (with direct purchase links) and action
> it next time, that sounds good to me.
>
> Next meeting: PLUG+POSH 2022-08-14 at Perth Artifactory
> * https://www.meetup.com/perth-linux-users-group-plug/events/svrstsydclbsb/
>
> Hedgedoc notes, TODO/agenda: https://demo.hedgedoc.org/I4cRmNnUQiyYBF3jXk6JyA#
>
> Nick.
>