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Richard Hauser
Richard Hauser
9 years ago

Show lengths: For me, make them as long as you want, as I love the long shows. So if that was the reason to cut them short, then don’t, but don’t kill yourself. Ninety minutes is plenty for my $.20. Also, 90 minutes is probably less daunting for new listeners.
Keep up the great work.

Jake
Jake
9 years ago

Speaking of radios… Is Murs-radio down? I tried to access it from the MSB and it was gone.

Ben Falk
Ben Falk
9 years ago

I am glad Jack shifted over the question to localization – of course localization efforts are at the core. It’s part of what we all need to work with, IMHO. But I think the life-boating focus of the question has other implications than just localizing – it hints at resistance. I know i didn’t address that, but that topic begs to be addressed by the question, I think.

Tina Paxton
9 years ago

I’m with Erica — get both! Jack is right about some of the negatives about muscovies but I totally love my muskies. I also have Welsh Harlequins and am enjoying them as well. With one musky drake and 3 hens, I can reach Fall with some 20-30 juveniles to dispatch. That is not a huge number when talking about meat production but for a 1/2 acre property, that is not too shabby. One negative on the meat side that neither Erica or Jack mentioned is FAT. Muscovies are a lean bird. Duck fat is AMAZING so for that you would want a pekin so you can have meat and fat. I’ve had a few pekins (rescues) and find them noisy and obnoxious. I don’t like them. Muscovies are also just silly puppy dogs — they will wag their tails and beg for treats with shameless abandon.

MichiganNimrod
MichiganNimrod
9 years ago

I agree with Mr.Glance.

I will note, at least on the UV5R series, you can lock the keypad on Baofengs. Will help with neophytes pressing buttons, somewhat. Hold one button for a second and its unlocked.

Beats nothing. They’re a pain in the ass to program. But they’re cheap. Tit for tat.

Great show.

Mike
Mike
9 years ago

For the record, I’m ok with the long shows. I have this thing called ‘choice’, where I’m not forced to finish listening to the whole episode all at once. I can restart and finish at any time. =) I actually prefer the longer shows, but I won’t cry if they’re shorter either. I realize it takes a lot of production time. I’m getting more than my money’s-worth either way, and yes, I’m in the MSB.

Lukkas
Lukkas
9 years ago

Jack, is there any chance you could copy the blurb you did on local economies after Ben’s answer to the Lifeboat question and host it independently?

It’s a really hard hitting piece and one I’d like to share with a ton of people in my local community and e-communities.