A geek, who no longer likes tech

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  • RCS is a really nice thing in principle, because SMS/MMS infrastructure is just awfully outdated from security standpoint.

    Though, replacing SMS/MMS infrastructure which is internetless yet cross-carrier by making it a internet-first and tied to a single meta-carrier under the hood kind of defeats the purpose overall. There was an attempt to build an independent carrier-deployable implementation of RCS, yet it turned out to be bought off by Google :(



  • If it is a Zoom meeting, than I just allow myself to run around the room, listening to the meeting on the background.

    Otherwise, if it is an in-person meeting, I do lots of things

    • watch around, try to make notes of important things
    • practice active listening, trying to validate my understanding by parahprasing statements I heard as questions to validate correctness of my understanding. Even if I can’t ask them — I write them down, this also forces the muscle memory to make me recall more
    • if it is a presentation, I sometimes run further ahead, riding the content like waves — so when presenter gets to some point,

    The most important thing, though, always is to accept the fact that you can miss some parts. Neurotypicals miss bits and pieces of information too — they just don’t think it is a bad thing, so it is fine if you miss something, or hear something incorrectly. It is completely fine to ask to repeat something, or to get some information later by asking your colleagues.