Consider those cannon blasts to be accompanied by enthusiastic hugs.
No one has said they couldn’t see the video, so I’m guessing the streaming held up. I only announced this version to this thread, to hold down the views. The YouTube version was hit very hard and I couldn’t have sustained that on my website.
I’d like to be able to stream some videos myself. Quality has always been primary for me. As the technology changed and I gained new sources, I’ve redone my entire collection of videos over and over again. YouTube drives me crazy by degrading all the quality I put into the videos, and I’d love to be able to show the originals in their high quality form.
It’s sort of like when I first put up my videos on the web, rather than their being sent around the community from international copy centers. I could handle such a limited download on the site that I would announce a time, it was first come/first serve, and the video came down after the initial rush. For some reason, this reminds me of Captain Grace Hopper, whom I invited to speak to my languages group in Boston, explaining the archeology of computers and how old ideas need to be remembered because their need will arise again. How desperately I wish I had been videotaping in those days.
What’s the views count on the youtube version??? I hope it’s monetized for you. I hope youtube leaves it up! Congrats.
Oh my, that was a while back. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper passed on January 1, 1992. I saw a couple of her lectures on film in the middle 1980s. Brilliant lady. And you, as well.