Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Michael Herman via OSList
very nice, lucas! though i think the beautiful pictures distract from the elegance of your framing work and maybe from meeting content, too. i added a small heap of user stories for you in the front porch notes. m -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates 312-280-7838 (mobile)

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Birgitt Williams via OSList
Okay Michaelin my worldview, the beings don't need to be people. We have had some amazing OST meetings with angelic and intergalactic beings. Buddha likes ice cream...and so wouldn't participate unless some was promised...and so he has his own perspective of the minimal elements. Birgitt On

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Michael Herman via OSList
all true, birgitt. i was talking about the bare minimum in a general sense. i've never seen a story without some people, so people would seem to be first requirement to have a meeting (or at least person). and if you stop there, just people, no story, and you get yourself an unconference. add

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Birgitt Williams via OSList
Lucas, I cannot seem to stay on the intended topic of this thread...to get ideas. I am aware of how short lived creations can be, before they morph into something else. I also realized I asked insufficient questions in a prior post. The questions I feel need to be answered are: Lucas...what are

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread doug via OSList
Michael-- You're right, not as scary. Think I have seen that traveling cart thing before. Both are better than putting a computer on an empty chair. Except for the cost. I do like you point about what's a space? On the other hand, we still miss the hugs! :- Doug. Germann On 08/31/2016

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Michael Herman via OSList
on the details, christine... i think qiqochat comes closest to having the video and documenting/other tools in one place, with the ability to move around and see where people are. sococo.com, when they get their embeddable urls working, so you can bring any piece of online work/screen into any

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez via OSList
I wonder if there are many opportunities being dreamed of here? If I understand what you are getting at, Harrison, there is something that we aren’t aware of yet, although it is possibly "thought forming" - we just don't know when it will emerge into 3D form for us to collectively perceive it.

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Michael Herman via OSList
here's a link, doug... https://www.revolverobotics.com/get-kubi/ i think you'll be disappointed in the scary department. it's really just a neck/stand for an ipad. so it's not much more spooky than television or other video. there's another version, scroll down on link above, so somebody can

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread doug via OSList
Michael-- Got a picture or link about that robot gizmo? Sounds futuristic and a little scary! :- Doug. Germann On 08/31/2016 04:56 PM, Michael Herman via OSList wrote: I watched a video yesterday from a recent conference, a traditional affair with all shapes and sizes of

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Michael Herman via OSList
I watched a video yesterday from a recent conference, a traditional affair with all shapes and sizes of workshop/presentation sessions. This one I was watching had a sort of panel presentation, with five different people sharing stories. All of their stories were accompanied by a powerpoint

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Peggy Holman via OSList
Makes me of the response from a techie on why they still have face to face meetings with all the tech available for communication: higher bandwidth. Ben — thanks for painting a terrific picture of the potential. Peggy _ Peggy Holman Executive Director

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

2016-08-31 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
The story of OS and the Techies is a long one. As it happened, the folks who were present for the first OS, and subsequently constituted major parts of the early community were all Techies of a sort. Some of them actually designed systems and wrote code and others were more “eager participants”