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I've been inching close to running out of free Gmail space for years, doing a round of cleanup just before I run out, but I finally got to the point where I can't find any more places to save room without deleting messages I want to keep a record of. I was frustrated that I couldn't delete attachments from my messages, since I don't want to delete the messages themselves. I stumbled across this tool and was excited (clever approach - copy the message without the attachment, then delete the original), then annoyed that it never mentioned the $5 I would have to pay until the very end of the signup process, then decided to go for it since it is cheaper than paying Google. Anyways, it works and is a very handy way to save space on Gmail! Just wanted to pass it along in case it could help anybody else.


My girlfriend and I moved into a small apartment building and got 4 other families with kids to move into the other units. We’re trying to create a more supportive and social environment for us and our daughter: chicagofamilyhousing.org


Thank you!


I once used Zoom's web interface and the video quality was horrible. When I switched to the downloaded app, it was much better. Not sure if this was a one-off problem or an underinvestment in their web interface.


While anecdotal, I pretty much exclusively use the web version and haven’t noticed degraded video quality when on a good internet connection. (I work on a 2015 MacBook Pro.)


The web version will be using WebRTC with whatever codecs your browser ships while the native version is able to use custom codecs.


This is incorrect. Zoom doesn't use webrtc audio and video channels, only data channels, and has reimplemeted audio and video channels on top of that, doing the decoding in js and probably wasm.

They also limit the resolution to 480p for the web app, probably because of performances. Browsers and zoom both use h264, but browsers usually use vp8 instead.

There is no reason webrtc cannot offer the same quality (or better) than zoom, at the same bit rate, but it all comes down to the actual implementation of browsers and web apps. webrtc-based apps work well, these days.


Thanks for the information, I also realized that a while after writing the comment. No wonder the experience is worse than in their native client, data channels are still terribly unoptimized (sometimes even broken in some aspects).

Edit: https://bloggeek.me/when-will-zoom-use-webrtc/


I made a simple website to walk you through the nuts and bolts of starting an LLC or S Corp: https://www.startmybusiness.us/. Let me know if you find it useful!


There's also https://www.fbexporter.com/, which uses the Facebook API to get the metadata and put it back in the EXIF data, but unfortunately it will only export photos you are tagged in, not all photos you've uploaded.


I sued a telemarketer once and got a few thousand dollars: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4023834


That was a great read! And thank you for providing sources on the laws.

I've been getting cell phone calls for years now, several times a week, from companies asking for someone who isn't me, mostly debt collectors, but also home security sales. It's always the same name, and I'm pretty sure this person is using my phone number as a fake number for themselves (or maybe it's just an area code mistake or something). I've told them many times they have a wrong number and to stop calling.

Do you know if this still applies when someone else has a relationship with the business but is providing false information?

I'm not great at reading legal documents, but it seems like the definition of telemarketer only applies to sales and charitable donations (so it won't apply to the creditors)?


I've bought many tables from multitable.com. They start at $550. By using IKEA tops and buying in bulk I keep the price under $500 each.


I think a lot of it has to do with the environment where you grew up and/or have spent a lot of time. I'm white and grew up in a heavily Asian community; when I'm the only white person in a mostly Asian group, I don't feel self-conscious, but when I'm in a mostly black or Latino group, I usually do.


Is there any update on the outcome of last years SoC projects?


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