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Benedict - this app looks awesome! Will install this when I get OS X reinstalled on my Mac!

I have been looking for something like this that keeps me out of apps while I am in code mode!

Re:Zoom 5.0 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @06:16PM (#23012806)
Not sure why I got downvoted on that? Everyone must be really happy with Zoom. lol
Re:Zoom 5.0 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @04:27PM (#23011533)
Some of these features sound like anti-security and definitely anti-privacy features. Will definitely make you think twice about having a “private” meeting on Zoom if they’re going to embed my email on a screenshot someone else takes. Great way to get a meeting organizers email...

> Screen Share Watermark Superimposes the image of a meeting participant’s email address onto shared content in the event a participant takes a screenshot.

Wow. That’s news to me. Walmart is so calculated.
^^ this * 1,000,000.

Smart move, really. Build a relationship. Better than funding the competition.

Re:Show HN: Deploy Jitsi on AWS in 5 Minutes on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @04:17PM (#23011393)
Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!
Re:Ask HN: How often do you change your master password? on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @08:47AM (#22877067)
I change mine every month, typically the last or first day.
I can’t get it to load on the latest Safari on iOS.

It looks fine in Chrome though! Super cool.

Re:Play free video games online with friends on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @05:47AM (#22876012)
lol. The headline sounds nothing like one for a Google product
Re:Marco Polo video messaging app on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @05:39AM (#22875969)
Is it just me, or does the name of this product not instill confidence?

Edit: Parent company has a class action settlement for sending unsolicited text messages to grow their user base

https://www.joyatcpasettlement.com/Home.aspx

Re:Zipcall.io – Free browser-based video calling on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @05:36AM (#22875955)
Great marketing page. Gotta love the fluff!
Re:Ask HN: Programs that wasted you 100 hours? on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @05:32AM (#22875938)
Factorio is such a great game! I have easily “wasted” more than 500 hours in that game. It’s one of the most satisfying games out there. The one thing that is incredible is that sometimes your layouts end up looking like circuit boards when zoomed out.
Re:Ask HN: Programs that wasted you 100 hours? on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @05:30AM (#22875927)
Wow. So glad to hear I am not the only one who struggles with GIMP.

I find myself spending hours to do the most simple of tasks. Anytime I have to search for a tutorial on GIMP, I cringe. I am waiting for that UI/UX fork to come out for Mac.

What other alternatives are there that work on Mac besides Inkscape and Krita???

Also shows Papoose Lake, the infamous lake from the Bob Lazar story - S4.
This is incredible! Where did you come up with the idea for this?

With the way things have been going lately, I’d pay for this service.

Re:My Code Was in the Original Terminator Movie on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @06:57AM (#22864558)
So fricking cool. I’m surprised that after all these years, no one told him before this.
Re:My Code Was in the Original Terminator Movie on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @06:56AM (#22864553)
Epic, John!
Re:Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @06:43AM (#22864475)
Epic photo. Spending anytime with a coyote seems to be mystical in a way. I shared some time with one at another national park some years ago. It’s crazy when you are both experiencing the same thing, but not. There is something about looking a coyote in the eye that words can’t describe.

Thanks for sharing your story!

Re:Proof of concept: end-to-end encryption in Jitsi Meet on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @06:39AM (#22864442)
You have to give them an “A” for effort. They are coming out in front of the encryption wars, even if it’s a half baked approach.
Re:Jitsi Meet features update on Monday April 13, 2020 @07:26AM (#22854858)
Curious, also. I was under the impression that they were not encrypted with group calls
Re:Jitsi Meet features update on Monday April 13, 2020 @07:25AM (#22854856)
lol. Seriously, for what?
Re:Jitsi Meet features update on Monday April 13, 2020 @07:23AM (#22854852)
Video stream, especially if it a group setting is always expensive. I can’t understand why people have such high expectations for video conferencing. This is the reason why Zoom and Microsoft Teams is killing it: video conferencing is inherently difficult and not a trivial task.
Re:Jitsi Meet features update on Monday April 13, 2020 @07:21AM (#22854833)
Had no idea that you could do this. This would be awesome for music lessons
Re:Jitsi Meet features update on Monday April 13, 2020 @07:20AM (#22854825)
Impressive to see they are still adding features after all these years. I hope it gets more adoption and gets easier to run a self-hosted version
Super impressive resource for home bound and self quarantined people. It looks like remote work is going to become the new normal!

Thank You for putting together such a great list of ways for people to be productive and positive during this global crisis.

Stay healthy, happy, and productive in these uncertain times!

Congratulations on the launch! The product page looks great as does the native Mac app.

Regarding the name / domain name i wanted to let you know that www.BrowserMeeting.com is available.

I was holding on to this domain for a future screen sharing & web browser based virtual meeting project.

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