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@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ EmacsConf 2024 will be on **Dec 7** (Sat) and **Dec 8** (Sun), 2024 from
 2pm-10pm UTC, 3pm-11pm Zurich/CET, 7:30pm-4:30am(next-day) India/IST,
 10pm-6am GMT+8.
 
-You can view streams using the watch pages or in a streaming web
-player such as [MPV](https://mpv.io). If you need to reverse the video
-for easier viewing (ex: turning dark mode into light mode), try a
-command like `mpv --vf=negate URL`.
+You can view the live conference streams in a
+streaming web player such as [MPV](https://mpv.io)
+or via the watch pages in the table above. If you
+need to reverse the video for easier viewing (ex:
+turning dark mode into light mode), try a command
+like `mpv --vf=negate URL`.
 
 If you experience any disruptions (including weird audio), try waiting
 a minute or two and then reloading the page you're using to watch the
@@ -34,20 +36,31 @@ Youtube events:
 To participate in the Q&A, please check the [[talks]] index for a link
 to the talk page, and [[read these Q&A tips|qa]]. The talk page will
 have the Q&A details, including the Etherpad link, IRC channel, and
-optionally a BigBlueButton room (BBB) for Q&A. If you plan to
-participate in Q&A in the BigBlueButton room, please use headphones or
-earphones in order to minimize audio feedback. The link on the talk
-page will take you to a waiting room that will automatically refresh
-when the host has opened the Q&A.
-
-The Etherpad for general EmacsConf discussions is at
-<https://pad.emacsconf.org/2024>. The schedule and the talk pages link
-to the Etherpads for the specific talk. Please feel free to add notes
-and questions to the Etherpad.
-
-You can join IRC using <https://chat.emacsconf.org> or your favourite
-IRC client. Here are the irc.libera.chat IRC channels that we'll be
-using this year:
+optionally a BigBlueButton room (BBB) for live Q&A via web conference. 
+
+**BigBlueButton web conference** (Javascript required): If you plan to
+participate in Q&A in the BigBlueButton room,
+please use headphones or earphones in order to
+minimize audio feedback. The link on the talk page
+will take you to a waiting room that will
+automatically refresh when the host has opened the
+Q&A. BigBlueButton doesn't seem to work under
+Mozilla Firefox private browsing; please use
+regular Mozilla Firefox, Chromium, Google Chrome,
+or another browser.
+
+**Etherpad** (Javascript required): The Etherpad for general EmacsConf
+discussions is at
+<https://pad.emacsconf.org/2024>. The schedule and
+the talk pages link to the Etherpads for the
+specific talk. Please feel free to add notes and
+questions to the Etherpad. 
+
+**IRC**: You can join IRC using
+<https://chat.emacsconf.org> (Javascript required)
+or your favourite IRC client (no Javascript
+required). Here are the irc.libera.chat:6697 IRC
+channels that we'll be using this year:
 
 - \#emacsconf-gen: discussion for the General track
 - \#emacsconf-dev: discussion for the development track
@@ -58,18 +71,18 @@ You can use the `/JOIN` command in an IRC client to join a different
 channel. Ex: `/join #emacsconf-org` if you want to talk to the
 organizers.
 
-If you prefer to avoid Javascript, you can still
-ask your questions via IRC in the relevant track
-channel (\#emacsconf-gen or \#emacsconf-dev).
-Volunteers will read your questions out loud
-during sessions with web-conference Q&As or copy
-them into the Etherpad for you. If we miss your
-question because the discussion is very busy,
-we'll catch it afterwards and send it to the
-speaker.
+**Without Javascript**: If you prefer to avoid
+Javascript, you can still ask your questions via
+IRC in the relevant track channel (\#emacsconf-gen
+or \#emacsconf-dev). Volunteers will read your
+questions out loud during sessions with
+web-conference Q&As or copy them into the Etherpad
+for you. If we miss your question because the
+discussion is very busy, we'll catch it afterwards
+and send it to the speaker.
 
 **Videos**: Pre-recorded talk videos will be
-available on the talk pages after the talks go
+available on the talk pages and [on YouTube](https://youtube.com/@EmacsConf) after the talks go
 live, and other videos (including Q&A) will also
 be added to the talk pages once we process them.
 (Probably by January.) You can subscribe to