# Cyber Citizen's Zoom Meetings.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438 "2020-05-08T21:17:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/1 "2020-05-08T21:17:53Z")

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The first one started 5:00 pm ET – right now. It is called MyFirstZoomMeeting. Cyber Citizen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: MyFirstZoomMeeting  
Time: May 8, 2020 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

> **[Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting](https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78588751575?pwd=R0JIdlVmNEorRDVDVFZuNWwzTWZ6UT09)**
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> Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference...

Meeting ID: 785 8875 1575  
Password: 9FjACS

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/2 "2020-05-08T21:25:29Z")

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New Meeting right now – no password

Topic: Cyber Citizen’s Zoom Meeting  
Time: May 8, 2020 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

> **[Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting](https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73437229769)**
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> Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference...

Meeting ID: 734 3722 9769

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/3 "2020-05-08T21:29:19Z")

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Many people are beating loneliness via Internet conferencing [Here.](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/zoom-microsoft-cloud-usage-are-rocketing-during-coronavirus-pandemic-new-data-show-2020-03-30)

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/4 "2020-05-08T21:38:23Z")

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Social Isolation is bad for all of us. [Here.](https://www.hrsa.gov/enews/past-issues/2019/january-17/loneliness-epidemic)

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> Loneliness and social isolation can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, researchers warned in a recent webcast, and the problem is particularly acute among seniors, especially during holidays.

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/5 "2020-05-08T21:40:56Z")

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Social Isolation is bad for all of us. [Here.](https://www.hrsa.gov/enews/past-issues/2019/january-17/loneliness-epidemic)

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> Loneliness and social isolation can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, researchers warned in a recent webcast, and the problem is particularly acute among seniors, especially during holidays.

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### Author: ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/6 "2020-05-08T22:01:14Z")

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What are these meetings about?

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### Author: ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/7 "2020-05-08T22:03:50Z")

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My understanding is that it’s like a Dope Meet Up in cyber-space.

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/8 "2020-05-08T22:05:29Z")

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> [@Larry\_Borgia](#):
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> What are these meetings about?

Soon I will have another meeting – mainly just getting acquainted with Zoom.

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/9 "2020-05-08T22:06:38Z")

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> [@Sunny\_Daze](#):
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> My understanding is that it’s like a Dope Meet Up in cyber-space.

Sort of. It is not political – just mainly about new communication technology.

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### Author: ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/10 "2020-05-08T22:53:35Z")

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Have you had any takers yet? I’m still learning Zoom myself.

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### Author: ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/11 "2020-05-09T01:59:46Z")

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I think this might work better with a little more advanced notice.

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### Author: ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/12 "2020-05-09T03:24:47Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> I think this might work better with a little more advanced notice.

Yeah, this. I didn’t even see the notice until 5pm _Pacific_ time.

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### Author: ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/13 "2020-05-09T04:10:04Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> I think this might work better with a little more advanced notice.

I agree – advance notice, and including some information about what you’d like to talk about during your meeting as part of your invitation, would definitely help.

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### Author: ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/14 "2020-05-09T14:30:39Z")

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[Meetings Bloody Meetings.](https://youtu.be/2oG9Kp4Zhwc?t=261)

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/15 "2020-05-10T01:18:16Z")

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> [@Lancia](#):
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> Have you had any takers yet? I’m still learning Zoom myself.

Not yet. I will try to set up other meetings. My time is very hectic.

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/16 "2020-05-10T01:23:00Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> I think this might work better with a little more advanced notice.

Of course – my life and time is so hectic. Maybe someone who is more ordered will.

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/17 "2020-05-10T01:25:02Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> I agree – advance notice, and including some information about what you’d like to talk about during your meeting as part of your invitation, would definitely help.

I will try to be more organized.

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/18 "2020-05-10T01:35:30Z")

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Cyber Citizen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Cyber Citizen’s Zoom Meeting  
Time: May 9, 2020 11:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

> **[Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting](https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74642606136?pwd=aHRjQWNGWFk4YzYxSUlNNlJwcnlvdz09)**
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> Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference...

Meeting ID: 746 4260 6136  
Password: test

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### Author: ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/19 "2020-05-10T01:46:46Z")

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On this forum Liberals outnumber Conservatives [10:1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=894306).

I am grateful to resident computer experts, but I am not talking politics here.

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### Author: ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-citizens-zoom-meetings/853438/20 "2020-05-10T01:47:31Z")

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You need to give 48 hours notice at minimum.

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