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> I do think F2F (and not just videoconference) time is valuable Can you say why?

• closeparen 8y ago
  It's still a much higher bandwidth, lower friction channel than contemporary videoconferencing systems. Even a little bit of lag destroys normal human conversational flow. Big tech companies these days have multiple buildings and all their conferences rooms wired. You experience the difference between in-person and videoconference collaboration on a daily basis. Quite a bit can get done on Zoom, but for anything intricate the trek to the other person's office is worth it.
• michaelt 8y ago
  If I ask someone "We need to add spidev to the dtb, can you do that?" there are several possible answers they can give: "Yes" meaning "This is a <1 hour job for me, I've done such things several times and have all the tools, skills, data and experience needed" "Yes" meaning "This is a <1 day job for me, I've done similar things once or twice with some difficulty" "Yes" meaning "This is a <1 week job for me, I don't know precisely what to do but I can probably figure out how to do it with my general programming knowledge, and Google" "Yes" meaning "I have no idea, but you wouldn't be asking if it was impossible and I don't want to say no to my senior" The differences between these yeses is often lost in nonverbal communication.
  • mac01021 8y ago
    Sounds like you're not asking precisely the question that you want the answer to.
• rorykoehler 8y ago
  It helps build relationships in ways remote can't. Source: Have been remote for 10+ years.