Comments on: Laptops http://www.obfuscated.org/2007/08/31/laptops/ I will not explain what this weblog is all about in a few words. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:46:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Henry http://www.obfuscated.org/2007/08/31/laptops/#comment-996 Henry Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:17:33 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2007/08/31/laptops/#comment-996 <p>Agreed- sometimes I'm amazed at how little actually gets accomplished at meetings because key contributors are off in some other dimension rather than participating.</p> <p>So more meetings get scheduled. </p> <p>And the people justify bringing their laptops, because they never get any work done because they are always in meetings....</p> Agreed- sometimes I’m amazed at how little actually gets accomplished at meetings because key contributors are off in some other dimension rather than participating.

So more meetings get scheduled.

And the people justify bringing their laptops, because they never get any work done because they are always in meetings….

]]> By: Christopher Smith http://www.obfuscated.org/2007/08/31/laptops/#comment-994 Christopher Smith Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:46:49 +0000 http://www.obfuscated.org/2007/08/31/laptops/#comment-994 <p>You know. I never get this. I bring laptops to meetings some of the time, but the only time I've used it for something <em>other</em> than the purposes of the meeting has been one of those "all hands" meetings, where everyone needs to be there and they speak real slowly to make sure everyone understand (and those I'd <em>gladly</em> not attend). The "Don't be a prick" policy should be sufficient to ensure that people do the right thing. If it isn't, it isn't too hard to embarrass someone who isn't paying attention at a meeting....</p> You know. I never get this. I bring laptops to meetings some of the time, but the only time I’ve used it for something other than the purposes of the meeting has been one of those “all hands” meetings, where everyone needs to be there and they speak real slowly to make sure everyone understand (and those I’d gladly not attend). The “Don’t be a prick” policy should be sufficient to ensure that people do the right thing. If it isn’t, it isn’t too hard to embarrass someone who isn’t paying attention at a meeting….

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