Google+ Hangouts for DIYbio?

[CodonAUG]

Is there any interest or has anyone tried using the Google+ hangouts for sharing and teaching bio techniques?  

I have seen the astronomy community use the Google+ hangouts to great effect (6 astronomers showing feeds from their telescopes and answering questions and discussing topics).

I think it would be a good way to connect those in the community (like me) who do not have any local bio hackerspaces connect with others.

[Bryan Bishop]

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 8:57 AM, CodonAUG wrote:

I think it would be a good way to connect those in the community (like me) who do not have any local bio hackerspaces connect with others.

Another alternative is irc. This "hangout" is 50+ strong.

irc.freenode.net

##hplusroadmap

#diybio

#biopunk

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[Lee Nelson]

Is there any interest or has anyone tried using the Google+ hangouts for sharing and teaching bio techniques?  

Please add me to any DIY Bio circles. I am already at the 5000 limit.

Thanks,
Lee

[CodonAUG]

The Google+ Hangouts are better than IRC for some things.  Being able to have multiple simultaneous video feeds from multiple people would let the community share techniques, educate people, or just video chat.

[Eugen Leitl]

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 07:43:42AM -0700, CodonAUG wrote:
> The Google+ Hangouts are better than IRC for some things. Being able to

Except that they're a proprietary technology operated
by an enterprise, and not open source protocols and implementations,
run on own infrastructure.

> have multiple simultaneous video feeds from multiple people would let the
> community share techniques, educate people, or just video chat.

I notice that top-posting and not trimming replies (message unchanged
below) is also considered "better".

> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:38:13 AM UTC-7, Bryan Bishop wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 8:57 AM, CodonAUG wrote:
> >
> >> I think it would be a good way to connect those in the community (like
> >> me) who do not have any local bio hackerspaces connect with others.
> >
> >
> > Another alternative is irc. This "hangout" is 50+ strong.
> >
> > irc.freenode.net
> > ##hplusroadmap
> > #diybio
> > #biopunk
> >
> > - Bryan
> > http://heybryan.org/
> > 1 512 203 0507
> >
>

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[ruphos]

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Eugen Leitl <eu...@leitl.org> wrote:

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 07:43:42AM -0700, CodonAUG wrote:
> The Google+ Hangouts are better than IRC for some things.  Being able to

Except that they're a proprietary technology operated
by an enterprise, and not open source protocols and implementations,
run on own infrastructure.

Except that's philosophy and not a valid reason as to why a text based chat protocol is more helpful than multiple video streams.

 

> have multiple simultaneous video feeds from multiple people would let the
> community share techniques, educate people, or just video chat.

I notice that top-posting and not trimming replies (message unchanged
below) is also considered "better".

What, couldn't find a spelling error to critique?

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[Eugen Leitl]

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 09:52:21AM -0700, ruphos wrote:

> Except that's philosophy and not a valid reason as to why a text based chat

Politics, actually.

> protocol is more helpful than multiple video streams.

If you're using video for more than just talking heads you've
got yourself a case. If not, not.

>
> > have multiple simultaneous video feeds from multiple people would let the
> > > community share techniques, educate people, or just video chat.
> >
> > I notice that top-posting and not trimming replies (message unchanged
> > below) is also considered "better".
> >
>
> What, couldn't find a spelling error to critique?

You've got the wrong nazi.

[CodonAUG]

Should anyone have the time, check out the live "StarParties" Google+ hangouts by Pamela Gay and Fraser Cain.  They and other astronomers hang out and share information and talk about astronomy.  I think our community would benefit from these type of video events because we could  share techniques and converse in a more human way than we otherwise could with just a chat.  There are lots of people who do not have biology backgrounds that could benefit from these live interactions - more so than with this google group or irc.

[Cathal Garvey]

Compromise time: what good open source VIDEO conferencing systems are there, which are well suited to the 'interactive broadcast' style of a hangout?

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[Nathan McCorkle]

On Jun 28, 2012 10:54 AM, "Eugen Leitl" <eu...@leitl.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 07:43:42AM -0700, CodonAUG wrote:
> > The Google+ Hangouts are better than IRC for some things.  Being able to
>
> Except that they're a proprietary technology operated
> by an enterprise, and not open source protocols and implementations,
> run on own infrastructure.
>

Buuuuut this google group is out of our controllable infrastructure

[QDragon Leet]

i'd also be very interested in something like this 

is there a G+ group?

[CodonAUG]

Seems like there is:

https://plus.google.com/s/diybio