Excellent idea, can't wait for the first session! *John "Jack" Lossin Adams* *LinkedIn CV * *We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly * *anyone knows anything about science and technology. - Carl Sagan* *Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, * *and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein* On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 12:51 PM Tyler Adams wrote: > Very cool, would love it! > Tyler > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 6:07 PM U'll Be King of the Stars < > ullbeking@andrewnesbit.org> wrote: > >> On 08/02/2020 15:41, Clem Cole wrote: >> > Possibly - signal works really well and has few if any issues >> > security/privacy/ownership issues. >> >> I think it's a WONDERFUL idea!! >> >> I don't mind what multimedia and video converencing technology we use. >> (Obviously it must meet fundmental technical requirements.) >> >> The point that Clem makes about "security/privacy/ownership issues" is >> important. Now could be a good time for one to open the discussion >> about their expectations. >> >> Andrew >> >> >> > On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:36 PM Warren Toomey > > > wrote: >> > >> > [x-posting to COFF] >> > >> > Idea: anybody interested in a regular video chat? I was thinking of >> > one that progresses(*) through three different timezones >> (Asia/Aus/NZ, >> > then the Americas, then Europe/Africa) so that everybody should be >> > able to get to two of the three timezones. >> > >> > (* like a progressive dinner) >> > >> > 30-60 minutes each one, general old computing. Perhaps a guest >> speaker >> > now and then with a short presentation. Perhaps a theme now and >> then. >> > Perhaps just chew the fat, shoot the breeze as well. >> > >> > Platform: Zoom or I'd be happy to set up a private Jitsi instance. >> > Something else? >> > >> > How often: perhaps weekly or fortnightly through the three >> timezones, >> > so it would cycle back every three or six weeks. >> > >> > Comments, suggestions?! >> > >> > Cheers, Warren >> > _______________________________________________ >> > COFF mailing list >> > COFF@minnie.tuhs.org >> > https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/coff >> > >> >