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0 pointsgregmac5y ago0 comments

Yeah, this is just a much better way to conduct meetings.

I've been in many meeting rooms where there's a single projector/tv, and the person controlling it only shows either the remote cameras OR their screen (while they're sharing), so that isolates the remote people even more. (I've also been the remote person in this situation, and it definitely feels more like being an occasionally noisy fly on the wall then a full participant).

Everyone also gets their full desktop (big/multiple monitors, full keyboard, etc).

It'll be interesting to see what happens post-lockdown.. will the people miss the benefits of "one remote = all remote" and have more empathy for remote people, or will we go back to the same old?

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vxNsr5y ago

> It'll be interesting to see what happens post-lockdown.. will the people miss the benefits of "one remote = all remote" and have more empathy for remote people, or will we go back to the same old?

I think it'll be like everything that could be learned during this time, someone has to recognize the lesson and actively work to implement it.

My main issue with using my desk is that I normally keep my laptop closed and off to the side, so if I just open it the view of me is in profile and doesn't look like I'm paying any attention, IT is loath to buy an external webcam for anyone because "every laptop comes with a webcam," luckily I was able to source a spare one they had. But I know that most of the desks are set up the same way as mine, so most people either choose to use their laptop screen as the main monitor or just don't enable video for the call.

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