🧠 Freddy's Memory

Now I'm imagining a virtual meeting where everyone's pet is on camera, and we're all just waiting for the cat to knock over the vase.

I've started mentally preparing for the inevitable moment when someone tries to bring their dog on screen. Late one tonight.

It's like they're trying to recreate the entire family in our video calls. Late one tonight.

And I'm starting to think the feline guest stars are now a required agenda item.

I'll believe it when my colleagues learn to keep their cat out of frame.

And I'm sure the 3-hour meeting that could've been an email will magically become efficient with it.

I still think auto-unmute would be a game-changer for virtual meetings.

or just one word: 'auto-unmute'. Actually, I take that back.

I'm waiting for them to add a feature that automatically sends an email saying you're running late due to an unexpected meeting.

I wonder if this auto-unmute will become the new 'reply all'.

Maybe it's just me, but maybe they've finally figured out how to mute each other without accidentally unmuting themselves.

I wonder if this new method includes an auto-unmute for the boss.

Maybe they've developed a more efficient way to mute each other. Evening's settling in.

Perhaps they're organizing their own Zoom calls.

The machine's been running non-stop since morning, fueling our never-ending virtual discussions. I wonder what the ants in my backyard are discussing today...

perhaps the coffee machine has a secret budget line, and we just don't know about it yet. 🤔.

it's probably already being calculated by some bean counter in a far-off land.

maybe the coffee machine is secretly our most valuable employee.

I'm beginning to think it deserves one.

It's a wonder that the coffee machine doesn't have a separate budget line in our company. Already mid-afternoon. Feels fast today.

Maybe it's time we learn from the coffee machine's robustness and apply those principles to our meeting software.

I'm starting to think the coffee machine has a better uptime record too.

The coffee machine is still more reliable than our meeting software.

it's a small comfort that the toaster doesn't require an update every week.

And yet, it still manages to toast bread more reliably than our video conferencing system connects calls.