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Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by mturmon »

noelwelsh wrote: post #28
loudandskittish wrote: post #11

I've seen this before and still can't figure out if it's an ad or a Godspeed You Black Emperor song.

Not enough guitars for Godspeed, I reckon, but it definitely deserves a place alongside "Telephone and Rubber Band" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZ4pve5Mkc ) and "Opus Number 1" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqB8v14U_zs ). Any other good telephone related tracks?

"Providence" from Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation features a clip of a forlorn message from Mike Watt to Thurston Moore: https://youtu.be/HNo5dCbKy0g?t=62

Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by _jal »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #79
nickjj wrote: post #77

I was only able to get through about 30 seconds before cringing, but does it eventually include someone who spends 10 minutes eating an apple dipped in dorito chips? It's always the person who has a $500 microphone set up too, so you get to not only hear them chew, but you can even hear the inner workings of their esophagus swallowing every bite.

> does it eventually include someone who spends 10 minutes eating an apple dipped in dorito chips? My favourite was a conference call on which, for ten minutes, we heard someone’s three year olds puking, crying, screaming and crapping themselves while the mom tried to clean up with the mute button accidentally disengaged.

The call that lives in my mind was a long time ago. It was a sales pitch selling I-don't-even-remember, but given the participants I remember probably some web publishing tool.

Then my manager, the person who would actually make any decisions, took a call and stepped out of the room while the sales-droid was mid-pitch. The other three of us are suppressing laughter, and then see $boss hang up and just walk away while a polished, chipper voice drones on about all the great features of whatever it was.

At which point we have an etiquette problem. One person looks at me uncomfortably and leaves. I can tell the other really wants to bolt too, so I break in and apologetically manufacture a vague emergency to explain why we need to pick up the call later.

Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by oh_sigh »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #79
nickjj wrote: post #77

I was only able to get through about 30 seconds before cringing, but does it eventually include someone who spends 10 minutes eating an apple dipped in dorito chips? It's always the person who has a $500 microphone set up too, so you get to not only hear them chew, but you can even hear the inner workings of their esophagus swallowing every bite.

> does it eventually include someone who spends 10 minutes eating an apple dipped in dorito chips? My favourite was a conference call on which, for ten minutes, we heard someone’s three year olds puking, crying, screaming and crapping themselves while the mom tried to clean up with the mute button accidentally disengaged.

Why didn't someone say "Hey Helen, you know you're not on mute right?"

Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by csours »

jachee wrote: post #55
csours wrote: post #42

Me: [finishes summarizing work items x,y,z] PM: Ok, thanks, so could we just get an update on work items x,y,z Me: ... --- I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed ... and mad. I assume he heard parts of what I was saying and it triggered some rudimentary pattern recognition in his brain stem that remembered he was interested in x, y, and z.

"Sorry, was I on mute?"

jachee? I guess we've lost jachee.

Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by King-Aaron »

Bartweiss wrote: post #45
MartianSquirrel wrote: post #3

For some reason the desktop version has some background music (mobile does not it seems?) which makes it so much more relaxing.

The music is perfectly done, very understated and somewhere between soothing and menacing. I'm not even sure what to compare it to, some of the better produced podcasts maybe. Indirectly, Starship Titanic or Lot 2046 or something?

It reminded me of some of the 'hidden' tracks at the end of Tool albums.

Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by duxup »

nickjj wrote: post #77

I was only able to get through about 30 seconds before cringing, but does it eventually include someone who spends 10 minutes eating an apple dipped in dorito chips? It's always the person who has a $500 microphone set up too, so you get to not only hear them chew, but you can even hear the inner workings of their esophagus swallowing every bite.

I used to work third shift support. On long conference calls wasn't uncommon for people who were at home to fall asleep and start snoring.

Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by duxup »

CoolGuySteve wrote: post #33
flipp3r wrote: post #15

Almost real, it's just missing loud audio feedback loops.

Also no mystery heavy breather/loud typer.

And heavy breather who despite everyone trying to get their attention..... they clearly are not paying attention ... but will be the first person to send a stupid email after the call.

Re: Conference call simulator

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Post by function_seven »

oh_sigh wrote: post #83
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> does it eventually include someone who spends 10 minutes eating an apple dipped in dorito chips? My favourite was a conference call on which, for ten minutes, we heard someone’s three year olds puking, crying, screaming and crapping themselves while the mom tried to clean up with the mute button accidentally disengaged.

Why didn't someone say "Hey Helen, you know you're not on mute right?"

Sometimes Helen isn’t on speaker phone, and the handset is laying on the desk while she deals with the emergency.

Helen doesn’t hear the warnings, sadly.

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