Are any of you concerned about this? I work at a large intl company where we have offices in US, UK, DE, Italy, China, Poland... People are always coming/going from these locations.
Zombie Mambo wrote to All <=-
Are any of you concerned about this? I work at a large intl company
where we have offices in US, UK, DE, Italy, China, Poland... People are always coming/going from these locations.
You know, the media was constantly talking about the protests in Hong Kong, once the coronavirus came along, that was the end of that.
Please, don't take everything media says for granted.
I would like to think the media is hyping this up to try and make Trump look >like he can't handle it, and that the Flu is actually more dangerous, but then >who knows what those crazy asians were doing in the first place. We don't do >travel bans for the flu.
You know, the media was constantly talking about the protests in Hong Kong,but
once the coronavirus came along, that was the end of that.
If anything, current events are helping coerce those heroes of the workplace who'd come in with pneumonia to work from home - that's what VPNs and Slack are for!
VE3IFX wrote to Pparker <=-
You know, the media was constantly talking about the protests in Hong Kong, but once the coronavirus came along, that was the end of that.
BINGO!
Zombie Mambo wrote to All <=-
Are any of you concerned about this? I work at a large intl company
where we have offices in US, UK, DE, Italy, China, Poland... People are always coming/going from these locations.
Last week I was in Orlando at Disney when it dawned on me that probably wasn't wise... and next month, I have WWE Wrestlemania tickets with my
son and dad in Tampa, FL.
I would like to think the media is hyping this up to try and make Trump look like he can't handle it, and that the Flu is actually more
dangerous, but then who knows what those crazy asians were doing in the first place. We don't do travel bans for the flu.
ZOMBIE MAMBO wrote to ALL <=-
Are any of you concerned about this? I work at a large intl company
where we have offices in US, UK, DE, Italy, China, Poland... People are always coming/going from these locations.
I have a product owner and qa team member in Italy who are on lockdown, working from home.
ZOMBIE MAMBO wrote to ALL <=-
Are any of you concerned about this? I work at a large intl company
where we have offices in US, UK, DE, Italy, China, Poland... People are always coming/going from these locations.
Last week I was in Orlando at Disney when it dawned on me that probably wasn't wise... and next month, I have WWE Wrestlemania tickets with my
son and dad in Tampa, FL.
I would like to think the media is hyping this up to try and make Trump look like he can't handle it, and that the Flu is actually more
dangerous, but then who knows what those crazy asians were doing in the first place. We don't do travel bans for the flu.
KARAKONDZULA wrote to PPARKER <=-
You know, the media was constantly talking about the protests in Hong Kong, once the coronavirus came along, that was the end of that.
I work in the media. Let me tell you this. Meia exaggarates EVERYTHING. Everything is shocng to the point where you think it's APOCALYPSE NOW.
The biggest enemy of humans is panic and lack of knowledge. Eat your veggies, wash your hands, cough into elbow, stay away from other people who have high fever. Same measurements of precaution you would respect
if it was a flue season.
Please, don't take everything media says for granted.
I'm a gamer and CMON has cancelled their expo in Atlanta. Origins is a possible cancellation, and there's speculation that Gencon will be less attended than normal...
ROBERT WOLFE wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-
Yeah, I was supposed to go to Red Hat Summit this year, but because of
the virus, they are cancelling the physical event and making it a
virtual one this year.
If anything, current events are helping coerce those heroes of the workplace If anything, current events are helping coerce those heroes of the workplace who'd come in with pneumonia to work from home - that's what VPNs and Slack are for!
You know, the media was constantly talking about the protests in Hong Kong, once the coronavirus came along, that was the end of that.
It is amazing how in 15 yrs the thought of working at home has gone from your boss thinks anyone who works from home isn't working to, please, stay home if you're sick no big deal, dial in.
Funny we still call it "dialing in" tho.
At the place I was working at recently, the conference rooms each had their own phone line with teleconferencing devices we could use if we needed to teleconference with other people. We would dial in to a phone number to connect to the teleconference for audio. On our laptops though, we would just connect to the meeting using Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly called Lync), which would provide both audio and video.I can easily understand the feeling. Thats what happened with my last interview. It was on the phone but I was in Canada Quebec and he was in Tenesse
Also, for job interviews these days, I'm seeing more companies provide a meeting link where you'd have to sit down at a computer (or perhaps use a smartphone) to connect with audio and video.. Seems a little weird to me that they sometimes don't seem to want to make a simple phone call for the initial screening/interview.. Now I feel like I have to make myself look presentable even for that, when I'm not even leaving the house to see them in person.
Nightfox
Yes, dead on. With the ban in Italy, my Italian resources are on lockdown, working from home.That wont be a problem with me, my job is tech support on the phone for a major
It is amazing how in 15 yrs the thought of working at home has gone from your boss thinks anyone who works from home isn't working to, please, stay home if you're sick no big deal, dial in.
Funny we still call it "dialing in" tho.
Thanks,
Zombie Mambo
Nightfox wrote to Zombie Mambo <=-
Also, for job interviews these days, I'm seeing more companies provide
a meeting link where you'd have to sit down at a computer (or perhaps
use a smartphone) to connect with audio and video.. Seems a little
weird to me that they sometimes don't seem to want to make a simple
phone call for the initial screening/interview.. Now I feel like I
have to make myself look presentable even for that, when I'm not even leaving the house to see them in person.
Did you see my post a few months back about a company that sent me a link to an AI chat bot for the initial screen? It was for an entry-level position, still, but insulting nonetheless. I suppose it's the shape of things to come, but it's a little rough around the edges - and jarring now.
Did you see my post a few months back about a company that sent me a link to an AI chat bot for the initial screen? It was for an entry-level position, still, but insulting nonetheless. I suppose it's the shape of things to come, but it's a little rough around the edges - and jarring now.
About the only extra precaution I'd take right now is not visit Grandma in theThey should have facetime type chat sessions that could be used for
nursing home for a bit and not go visit my buddy in the hospital until he's better.
Hong Kong was hit by the virus and the protesting stopped. Huge surprise there.. /sOr Iran, it quieted down the Iranian protesters. I would not think the
That wont be a problem with me, my job is tech support on the phone for a ma US company so I could easily work from home. But my problem is the 2 year ol and the other 13 yr old could be a major problem...I mean 2 boys, lots a noi lol.
About the only extra precaution I'd take right now is not visit
Grandma in the nursing home for a bit and not go visit my buddy in
the hospital until he's better.
They should have facetime type chat sessions that could be used for
remote visits.
That wont be a problem with me, my job is tech support on the phone for
a ma US company so I could easily work from home. But my problem is the
2 year ol and the other 13 yr old could be a major problem...I mean 2
boys, lots a noi lol.
I would like to think the media is hyping this up to try and make Trump look like he can't handle it, and that the Flu is actually more dangerous, but then
who knows what those crazy asians were doing in the first place. We don't do travel bans for the flu.
You know, the media was constantly talking about the protests in Hong Kong, >> but once the coronavirus came along, that was the end of that.
BINGO!
On 3/7/20 4:48 AM, VE3IFX wrote:
You know, the media was constantly talking about the protests in Hong Kon >> but once the coronavirus came along, that was the end of that.
BINGO!
Coincidence?
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Michael J. Ryan
tracker1 +o Roughneck BBS
They should have facetime type chat sessions that could be used for remote visits.
WHO would operate the programme? The nurses there aren't going to do it. To
facilitate facetime, a volunteer would have to be there, thus defeating the "extra precaution" to avoid being the source vector of covid-19.
Re: Re: Corona
By: Zombie Mambo to Bigbangnet on Sun Mar 15 2020 06:08 pm
That wont be a problem with me, my job is tech support on the phone for >> a ma US company so I could easily work from home. But my problem is the >> 2 year ol and the other 13 yr old could be a major problem...I mean 2
boys, lots a noi lol.
Are you using a soft phone? I read about an app called krisp.ai for Windows
Microsoft Teams will now blur the background, too.
I dusted off my Logitech C920 webcam, may have a use for it over the next fe
Apparently some of the new Dell XPS models have the camera at the base of th
On 3/5/20 12:52 PM, Zombie Mambo wrote:
I would like to think the media is hyping this up to try and make Trump lo like he can't handle it, and that the Flu is actually more dangerous, but who knows what those crazy asians were doing in the first place. We don't travel bans for the flu.
IMHO, a bit of both... the risk rates are definitely higher than the
flue, but the spread doesn't seem much faster. Italy is probably a
closer example to parts of the US than China, who initially jailed
reporters and others who even talked about the virus and tends to
deflate anything that could affect the image of the state.
Here in the US, there's several (mainly Bill Maher, but others as well)
that have said they'd like to see an economic crisis in time to have it effect the re-electability of Trump. People are naturally panicky
though... I mean, I bought about 2-3 weeks of food and an extra case of water. But man, within a week it was going nuts. Ironically, I should
have gotten an extra case of TP, I thought, "nope, I've got half a
package left" at the time.
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Michael J. Ryan
tracker1 +o Roughneck BBS
IMHO, a bit of both... the risk rates are definitely higher than the
flue, but the spread doesn't seem much faster. Italy is probably a
closer example to parts of the US than China, who initially jailed
reporters and others who even talked about the virus and tends to
deflate anything that could affect the image of the state.
Here in the US, there's several (mainly Bill Maher, but others as well) that have said they'd like to see an economic crisis in time to have it effect the re-electability of Trump.
I'd say Bill Maher is smiling right now (the little prick).
This nonsense is going to change the world forever.
On 03-26-20 04:52, Tracker1 wrote to Zombie Mambo <=-
I'd say Bill Maher is smiling right now (the little prick).
This nonsense is going to change the world forever.
Probably... I'm not sure if it will be more/less than the Great Depression, it's definitely different... but the 1918 flu outbreak, maybe... the shelter in place will make it much less widespread, so may just be a blip for a year or two in the end, then the short term collective memory will resume.
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