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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 17-Apr-2020 18:47:03 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   The brother advocating that we use #Zoom for family #videochats has enlisted another brother to try and persuade family members.
   
   Had to send him a summary of my objections ... I considered linking sources, but I figured that would make it too long and too ranty.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 17-Apr-2020 19:54:23 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • mangeurdenuage
     @mangeurdenuage None of my brothers specifically work in IT, but both of those brothers were 'acting IT' when their respective employers cut IT staff in field locations.
   • Sorokin Alexei (xrevan86)'s status on Friday, 17-Apr-2020 20:27:43 EDT Sorokin Alexei

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     • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
     @lnxw48a1 Have you tried giving them a Jitsi Meet link with you on the other side and seeing where that leads?
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Friday, 17-Apr-2020 22:00:12 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • Sorokin Alexei
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     • GeniusMusing
     @xrevan86 Yes, when I tried that, it resulted in me sitting there all alone. Today's response seems to have worked. I finally got them to try it. We just had a 3-way conference that seemed to work. Now we're going to try to roll it out to other siblings tomorrow evening. (All it took to break the logjam is two relatives to be hospitalized with presumed COVID-19 ... an aunt is …