It feels like the tech news cycle is so predictable... Stage 1: This company you probably hadn't heard of before is blowing up / changing the world! Stage 2 (current stage): Actually it turns out this company has some unexpected problems! Stage 3: Actually this company is actively contributing to society's One Big Problem! Stage 4: Actually here is why Zoom actually isn't as bad as everyone thinks! Stage 5: This OTHE…
Facebook must be enjoying getting a few weeks off
Journalists are like locusts. They move on to the next juicy victim, but time to time return to ravage those few cash cow targets.
It feels like the tech news cycle is so predictable... Stage 1: This company you probably hadn't heard of before is blowing up / changing the world! Stage 2 (current stage): Actually it turns out this company has some unexpected problems! Stage 3: Actually this company is actively contributing to society's One Big Problem! Stage 4: Actually here is why Zoom actually isn't as bad as everyone thinks! Stage 5: This OTHE…
I am out of the loop as to why Zoom is suddenly "blowing up". Even my workplace is using it now. Previously, we were using either Skype, Webex, or Jitsi. What does Zoom offer that the other three doesn't?
It just works. Never used Jitsi, but the experience is far superior to Skype and Webex.
Why would his security people allow him to do that? Or do these guys just post this kind of stuff without even running it by their security folks? To me, this sounds like a security 101 type issue.
Every UK MP has his or her address listed publicly. In fact, this is a requirement to stand at election even at the town council level.
I know it's beside the point, but who are these people heartless enough to break into Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to tell them how good Alchohol is? There isn't even any monetary benefit. Who the heck thinks this is funny?
I attended a PhD defense yesterday that got zoom bombed. They quickly moved it to an actively managed call and the presenter did a fine job of keeping their composure and getting back on track. Now we're circulating guides about how to set up secure rooms and webinars, so I don't anticipate this will happen again. Normally I'd wave this off as a childish prank, but both the URL and loading screen prominently indicate…
"Now we're circulating guides about how to set up secure rooms and webinars, so I don't anticipate this will happen again."
My sarcasm calibration is a bit off lately, you surely didn't mean this seriously (I mean, you don't really think this won't happen again)?
>"the primary way people communicate and gather for personal or professional reasons", I would be curious to see an article about why this happened? Is Zoom better than their countless competitors? They all seem pretty similar in my experience so why is it Zoom that is blowing up because of this and not any of the other companies?
Part of it is that, (at least in my experience, maybe this has changed) Zoom can scale to a couple hundred people in a way that tools like Google Hangouts can't. But like, if we're being honest, it probably has a lot to do with how easy it is to start a Zoom call and invite people. You can host a 40 minute meeting for free. No one needs to sign up anywhere. It's super easy to install but also works in the browser if…
It doesn't work for shit in the browser; it's deliberately crippled (compare browser-based Zoom to Google Meet or Whereby).
And even then the browser interface is hidden behind multiple attempts to make you install and use their client instead.
It feels like the tech news cycle is so predictable... Stage 1: This company you probably hadn't heard of before is blowing up / changing the world! Stage 2 (current stage): Actually it turns out this company has some unexpected problems! Stage 3: Actually this company is actively contributing to society's One Big Problem! Stage 4: Actually here is why Zoom actually isn't as bad as everyone thinks! Stage 5: This OTHE…
I am out of the loop as to why Zoom is suddenly "blowing up". Even my workplace is using it now. Previously, we were using either Skype, Webex, or Jitsi. What does Zoom offer that the other three doesn't?
My therapist tried a whole bunch of different services with different clients. We first tried doxy.me which is a HIPAA approved tele-medical service. But the quality was HORRIBLE, it was unusable, so she asked me if I would be ok using Skype (since Skype is not encrypted) I said ok (since I need the session more than it being secure). It was fine. Then we tried Zoom next time around. I thought Zoom was better in terms of quality and "just works out of the box". Just a datapoint. Getting video streaming correct is actually pretty hard, it's part of what I'm working on for my day job, and it's a very challenging problem.