Throwaway account for obvious reasons...
I was on a meeting this morning where a developer colleague of mine was sharing his screen. The project manager, who is also on our team, was leading the meeting. We were demoing new reporting functionality. There were six coworkers from different departments on the call. The meeting was going way over time and excruciating deep into "what if?" outlier cases.
I've know the developer who was screen sharing since college and we have a very close working relationship. Not thinking, I messaged him saying "that [PM] has a habit of overcomplicating matters and we should be focused on building a solution that supports 90% of users really well."
To my horror, my IM was displayed on the shared screen! My developer colleague begins to type that he agrees, before realizing the situation.
After the meeting, I felt like the appropriate thing to do was contact the PM to apologize. She hadn't seen the IM. I let her know I enjoy working with her and like having her on the team.
Like mentioned, I feel like a complete idiot. I'm not sure what the blowback will be, if any. I'd hate to think my relationship with the PM has been damaged.
Thoughts?
After a couple of years of daily use of Teams, Zoom, Blue Jeans, WebEx etc etc I gave concluded that Teams is hot garbage. You can't even scale or move images around, your own image is relegated to the bottom corner, it remains active even when closed, the access controls are literally randomised such that a normal user who is not the host can kick someone off, it has awful integration with other apps, and the background and green screen filter system is almost a joke.
Wait they actually reply to you in real time? They don’t just disappear midway through the conversation? You can actually see what they look like? You can tell if you have any chemistry immediately? It doesn’t feel so horribly exhausting? You can build more rapport in 5 minutes than you can in 5 days of texting?
Obviously online dating has its benefits but holy crap it has a lot of downsides. I’m burned out with it.
This year I’m gonna meet people “the old fashioned way”
Hi im just new to this subreddit and first and foremost wanted to honestly share my experience with this person who’s also a redditor and I met through mutuals.
And I wanted to give awareness to others so that they could never come to feel this experience.
So im an introvert and been anti social all my life until I met this guy from Qatar Socializing before but believe he was kicked due to inappropriate behavior (I think). The person is also active in this Skate group here in Qatar. So this person approached me to hang out and be “friends”. Until those hang outs turns into something sexual.
And in all honesty i didnt signed up for this and was manipulated through sexual coercion. Then this person promised to be friends and kept using that word until he finally ghosts me and claims he had slept with every woman and race he finds off through these social or dating apps.
Please dont blame me for experiencing this. It was enough to traumatized me.. i just wanted to let this off my chest as that person is finding its next “hole”.
******Note: this person also exploited my vulenerabilities (being depressed,alone and problematic in life). And i know it was a mistake to consider this person as a “friend”.
I hope everyone will be wary of things like this. And i just wanted to let others know, that women should not be oppressed for speaking up about these things and mostly, when its a threat to us females (who is also not into it).
!!!! Update: I thank all those people that came forth to support me and give the needed love I appreciate it so much! But im getting drained from some women and men blaming me for this. Please just know it is my experience and please dont invalidate me just because it never happened to you..
I remember when I failed to do something for my nMom because I was attending therapy. She yelled at and belittled me and made me cry in front of my therapist. After that I told my therapist I want to go to sleep so that I don’t feel any pain.
Then she told me that it wasn’t my fault and that my nMom should respect the fact that I’m in a meeting and encouraged me not to fall asleep. After that she realized my nMom wasn’t someone I can convince and that I should cut her off.
I still have nightmares about it but at least someone was there. My nMom didn’t know I was attending therapy.
I feel really sad and overwhelmed right now.
Yesterday I was in a meeting(WFH) & we have to provide status to manager daily. My chance came to tell the status, and no word was coming from my mouth(like my mouth freezed). I told them over chat that I had N/W issue.
How to deal with such issues!
I would. I don't know why people want to share a room with someone that they have never met in person.
Once things begin to return to normal done I'm going to try and put myself out there. I've got little experience and I'm not sure sure bars are where I'm going to meet people who I vibe with. I'm also not sure I'm good looking enough for online dating which leaves me with few options. Does anyone have any ideas?
everything is in the title. did you marry someone you met on the internet after only visiting with them one time? this can be a one day or one week visit?
I would like to attend a meeting online tonight as I haven’t been to one in awhile and I’m struggling right now. Looking for recommendations.
Sure I can pick any restaurant or bar but if anyone has one they are particularly fond of I would love to hear it.
Mostly looking at places with more spread out tables than bar seating because of covid.
I'm usually an outdoor meetup/date person, haven't been on many first dates in winter. Open to other ideas besides grabbing a drink, that just seemed most conventional. Thanks
edit: in clintonville/UA area but open to suggestions wherever
I woke up at 4:45 to attend a 5 o’clock meeting and I NEVER wake up before 9. I am feeling good, I am feeling hopeful, heard a lot of good stories and I cannot wait to go to another meeting. This is my new journey.
(I know there was a thread about the rescheduling of this meeting it looks like it changed again)
Jersey City redistricting meeting rescheduled for Saturday, online and in person
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022, 3:57 p.m. | Published: Jan. 18, 2022, 3:55 p.m.
By Jake Maher | The Jersey Journal
The Jersey City Ward Commission meeting to redraw the city’s ward boundaries will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in person at the city council chambers and also online.
Hudson County Board of Elections Clerk Michael Harper confirmed the rescheduling Tuesday. He said the public will be allowed to speak whether they’re attending online or in person and that there would not be a cap on the number of speakers.
https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/01/jersey-city-redistricting-meeting-scheduled-for-saturday-online-and-in-person.html
I’m looking for recommendations to online ACA meetings that have a lot of people so I can kind of blend into the background, listen and check things out for my first few meetings. Any suggestions? Thank you!
I (24F) cant find a good reddit group to post this too..
Ever gone online to chat forums? Omegle, tagged, hi5, etc.. meeting people online that live across the rock. I was 13/14 when I met a young man(now 25M) there that was just a year older than me. Of course I was skeptical at first, this cute boy online is my age?? And he's not just messaging me dick pics like every other guy on the line... weird. We would talk all day everyday through text messaging. He became a very good friend. We could talk about anything and everything without judgement. I desperately needed that at a young age, as did he. We were each others safe space.
We talked for years. I was 17/18 when we stopped because I started dating someone that was physically here. The thing is, this young man I met online, we'll call him Brett... he wanted me to be his and and he wanted to meet in person.. but he lived in AZ and I lived in ND. He had been working so hard to save money for us to finally meet. When I told him what we had was just a puppy love and that it wasn't meant to be, I broke his heart. I didn't think much of it since we were long distance. I thought he would get over it.
He messaged me October this year. It was even weirder to me because his birthday was early October and he came into my mind... he messaged me 2 weeks after that.
Since then, we text every single day. We tell each other we've never stopped thinking about each other even though we left in bad terms. It's been 5/6 years since we stopped talking.
We met for the first time end of October. I decided to fly out to him and I stayed for two nights. It feels like it was meant to be. It's like we are still those two teenage kids madly in love and dream of a future together. I met him again over Thanksgiving. This time he moved to a different state, one of my favorite cities. I couldn't believe how spontaneous I've been. What I'd do for him, for us.
Its been 10 years since we first met online and to finally meet each other in our young adult years is so serendipitous. We talk about what we want and things we've been through over the years we haven't been talking and it's like nothing has changed.
I’ve been looking for an online group to crochet with other people and I can’t seem to find one. I only get links for classes
So yeah title… I think it’s going to be hella awkward . He’s also 34 and I’m 19 so I just feel insecure about myself. He’s probably seen better girls. And I feel like it will be awkward
We are permanently remote. We have been doing this for 18 months. How can you still NOT KNOW TO MUTE YOURSELF WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS TALKING?
I can hear your dog. I can hear you slurping tea. I can hear you typing - incredibly slowly.
Maybe we’re forever remote now because I would smack you in the face with a keyboard if we ever met IRL.
Hello, noob here. TLDR: Dynamic mic (XLR) -> Element (USB) -> linux laptop
Will it work?
FULL: Mainly I needed to cut off background noise from my calls.
- I replaced electret mic with cardioid dynamic USB/xlr mic -> Significantly better result.
- I added noise gateway, equalizer and small compressor with Linux pulse effects -> Even MORE better, exactly what I want.... but totally unreliable solution.
Audio software is too unreliable on Linux. Yet i don't want to use those rack processors like dbx 286s or its Behringer equivalents. I'm looking for compact and reasonably affordable device to connect to my laptop and dynamic mic which will allow me to set gateway, compression and maybe eq and will not require to install anything in OS. But externally (from knobs/buttons on device) or remotely from other device like Android phone/tablet.
At least for me it is, I can totally relate to people finding online dating miserable, trust me it ain’t Disney Land out there, but I still find it better, more consistent, safer, and overall has lead me to a significantly higher success rate.
The typical counter part to online dating is picking up strangers at the bar, and that just hasn’t ever worked for me, I’m super soft spoken and overall introverted so walking up to a stranger and hitting it off from there makes me super uncomfortable and I also really suck at it.
I do concede more relaxed social settings are better, things like classes, groups, and conventions are places where spontaneous connections can be formed and you almost always have at least one common thing to talk about, but even still I don’t find this way of meeting people super enjoyable or productive.
In contrast to all of that, I believe that online dating is the perfect environment for someone like me. A (I guess) good looking, introvert, who is witty while writing. My average experience with apps like tinder is a fairly large amount of matches and a good selection of people to choose from. I 100% get that this is not the experience for most guys, even some good looking ones. But my ability of taking nice pictures and have reasonable conversations through text has made online dating a great experience for me with hookups and dates usually available in a short timeframe when I want them.
I guess my point is, talking to strangers for the first time irl makes me super uncomfortable and I look good in pictures; it follows that I’m much more successful with online dating than with any alternative. Also the fact that for many people it is the exact opposite is understandable but still kinda weird for me.
I'll be starting a new job that will be work from home (now) and hybrid (later/ tentative). I was told that I can avail 30,000 INR (400 USD) reimbursement for smartphone purchase.
I have Moto G6, and I don't think I need to replace it until 5g network is available.
So, I was thinking of getting a tablet PC instead of a smartphone for professional use. I came across a few tablets like iPad 9 (Wifi), Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (Wifi+Cellular), and Yoga Tab 11 (Wifi+Cellular) that fit the budget.
Is it possible to use these (instead of my laptop) for things like web browsing, email, documentation (Word, Excel, PDF), and online meetings?
I am looking for headphones with good mic for online meetings/ interviews, good passive noise reduction is a plus too. Do you guys think any average quality mic should be fine? Do you guys have any particular headphone suggestions?
Currently i have shortlisted the following
HyperX cloud stinger
OneOdio pro30
Jbl quantum 100
Eska e900 pro
What are you guys' recommendation?
So me and my Dom have been in a on and off online only situation for over a year and recently he’s been really wanting to meet up, now he’s super patient with me but does always ask about it, and I’m really nervous. I haven’t performed the tango in a while and don’t know if I’ll disappoint him also I haven’t told him I have braces on and I’m worried he’ll not want to after he finds out. (Would you perform with someone who has them?) I’m getting them off hopefully in may so maybe I’ll stall until then. Any advice on meeting up with Dom’s for the first time or just in general is greatly appreciated!!!
