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I am always pretty concerned about a "hot mic" situation. Not because I might say something outrageous, but because perhaps I want to sing the lyric stuck in my
by a1371 4y ago
I am always pretty concerned about a "hot mic" situation. Not because I might say something outrageous, but because perhaps I want to sing the lyric stuck in my head, or problem solve by taking to myself out loud. Managing to disconnect is already somewhat hard when you jump in and out of meetings on multiple platforms. All it takes is forgetting a button and you're broadcasting yourself by accident. As a user, that's my initial pause when seeing these kinds of things.
- colechristensen 4y agoI once had a fight with my partner on a hot mic zoom call because everyone else was late by a half hour (let’s schedule a meeting after lunch, ope lunch is late) and zoom had a terrible UI. I checked many times to see if i was muted and always was… but not really.
- willcipriano 4y agoOnly use a mic/camera you control, tape over the rest. I use a wireless headset with a obvious red mute light to prevent mistakes like this. Don't trust the software to do it for you.
- the_gipsy 4y agoThe famous zoom fart that highlights you.
- Arainach 4y agoDiscord supports push-to-talk, which I highly recommend. I wish all voice/video chat technologies would prioritize that support. It avoids all accidental mic problems.