Sorry, I'm in a meeting

673 points by splintersio 12 hours ago on hackernews | 215 comments

Realistic Plausible meeting audio: workplace self-defence against people stealing your time. Pick a meeting, press play, and let the background noise do the talking.

Choose your meeting

Block out your calendar

Put a fake meeting in your diary so you look busy before anyone asks. The invite links back here, so when the reminder pops up you can join it.

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How it works

What is this?

Fleeting plays long, realistic plausible recordings of made-up meetings. Put it on speaker in the background and anyone nearby will assume you're busy.

Will it loop obviously?

Each meeting is about twelve minutes long and starts at a random point, so you won't hear the same opening line twice in a row.

How do I end the meeting convincingly?

Press "Leave" or "I have to drop". The other participants say goodbye before the call ends.

What happens when a meeting runs out?

With "Back-to-back meetings" ticked, once you've heard the whole meeting everyone says goodbye and, a few seconds later, you join another one that suits the time of day. Untick it and the meeting loops instead.

Are these real people?

No. Every voice is synthetic and the faces are AI-generated or licensed stock footage. Every name is invented except John Carroll, who made the site and sometimes sits in with his camera off. No real meetings are recorded.

How do I hide the address bar?

On a computer the call goes full screen when you join (press F to toggle). On a phone, use your browser's "Add to Home Screen" option and open Fleeting from there. It then runs full screen like an app.