Building a walkie-talkie for remote work
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Building a walkie-talkie for remote work
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Re: Building a walkie-talkie for remote work
#2So it removes one of the biggest benefits of remote work, ability to concentrate?
Re: Building a walkie-talkie for remote work
#3This is an even more egregious violation of someone’s attention than IM.
We tried to use mumble on one team with push-to-talk and it only lasted a few hours.
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#4I really like the calendar feature, I feel like (if it’s used appropriately) it might encourage legitimate conversation.
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#5It would be interesting to have an independent study of the system, perhaps qualitative. Reading the other comments, not everyone is convinced by the idea and having scientific data may help. If the data hurts, that's life.
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#6I’m pretty sure we don’t actually need any remote specific tools. The last thing I want is random coworkers suddenly speaking in my headphones.
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#7what's the benefit of this compared to a chat/slack request for a phone/videoconference call?
Re: Building a walkie-talkie for remote work
#8Never in my life have I wanted to use a walkie talkie in an office.
I've used walkie talkies a fair bit on construction sites and industrial plants, and there the value is obvious. Walkie talkies are a broadcast mechanism - everyone stays on the public channel, and you don't squelch unless you have something urgent to say.
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#9It would be easy to describe pragli as a conference call that never ends, but I'm not sure thats fair. Its one of various forms of telepresence, like a video wall or telepresence robot. If text messaging has taught us anything is that a chatroom is the right amount of distraction most of the time - until the VR workplace apps come (soon).
Re: Building a walkie-talkie for remote work
#10We have a lot of fun with this walkie-talkie
https://cb.virtualairwaves.com/channel/1
WebRTC Push to talk. It "just works" in most desktop browsers. No login, no registration. You can make private channels and there's several public ones. There's an iOS and Android client, too.
We really like the "push to talk" model. You can leave the client up and quickly say something to everyone else in your group. Especially good for non-critial, time sensitive things (i.e., "Y'all want to get lunch?") that are still important for a sense of "team"