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> "Occasionally you have the teammate without an optimal AV setup for conference calls where everytime they speak there's an echo, and I'd be like, "psst... get
by celdon25 5y ago
> "Occasionally you have the teammate without an optimal AV setup for conference calls where everytime they speak there's an echo, and I'd be like, "psst... get a pair of these, the mic quality is great and they're portable." I knew a lot of people who grabbed a pair."
I don't dispute the possibility of the burns, but I stopped reading here. The "echo" effect is caused from somebody using speakers instead of headphones as an output device during a call. Sometimes, having a good microphone or good software noise removal can mitigate this, but to solve the problem at the root, simply stop using the laptop speakers as the sound output device during meetings. You could use a pair of $20 earbuds to solve this. By the way, the echo isn't caused from them speaking, and if it is, the configuration fault lies with someone other than the speaker.
Also interesting that the author uses "portable" as the other selling point, as if the alternative were to use a boom mic.
If the author is thinking about suing, they'd be wiser to not eviscerate their own credibility as an engineer, in comments that could become designated as evidentiary material in such a case. It may not change the fact that they were burned and deserve compensation, but it may make it harder to win in court. The optimal thing to do is to say nothing public at all until clearing it with legal counsel. I'm not a lawyer though.
- romwell 5y ago>I don't dispute the possibility of the burns If you don't, why bring it up? Nothing in your comment is about burns. The "I'm not saying <something>, but...." is just a roundabout way to imply <something> without being held accountable for saying it directly. Please avoid this in your communication. > I stopped reading here. The "echo" effect is caused from somebody using speakers instead of headphones ...which is exactly why the OP suggested they use headphones. The echo appears when they start speaking while other people speak. It doesn't happen when they're on mute. And echo cancellation does a great job if only one person speaks at a time. But echo cancellation is complicated when a person's speech is mixed with the speakers output. Hence, if you have a bad setup, there's going to be an echo when you speak. >You could use a pair of $20 earbuds to solve this. Yes. And? We can't recommend things we like because there are cheaper things? >they'd be wiser to not eviscerate their own credibility as an engineer The author is not writing as an engineer. Also, given the above, I hope you heed your own advice.
- celdon25 5y ago[flagged]
- romwell 5y agoMy angle is that you shouldn't throw stones, especially while living in a glass house. Saying that the OP has, quote, "eviscerated their own credibility as an engineer" without adding anything of value to the discussion (aside, possibly, from eviscerating your own credibility as an engineer; not that it matters) was uncalled for.
- dang 5y agoPlease don't cross into personal attack, regardless of how wrong or provocative other people's comments are, or you feel they are. When people get to this point in a back-and-forth, it's a clear indication that the thread should have stopped a while ago. Believe me, I realize it's not easy to pull away, but it's necessary. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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