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It's cool that they're doing something obvious and obviously useful this time. It's sad that we don't have a better way to send files to other people than to c
by fiatjaf 7y ago
It's cool that they're doing something obvious and obviously useful this time.
It's sad that we don't have a better way to send files to other people than to create a Dropbox account, upload files, then send a link over email.
I've written https://filemap.xyz/ https://filemap.xyz/ so people are able to send files and links without having to send URLs, instead you just agree on a common geographical location -- but of course this isn't the best possible solution yet.
- trevyn 7y agoThat’s... interesting. Could you share a bit about how you arrived at this approach?
- 1f60c 7y agoThere's also the problem that anyone who knows your address will be able to download your files, whereas most other services either seem to have strong access control or unguessable links. That said, it's an interesting and novel approach.
- Piskvorrr 7y agoThere's a password option...and the world is large. (Although I agree that inhabited regions are far smaller, people are likely to choose their own address, and possible address data collection is a concern: even though it doesn't seem to happen here, not sure if I want to share my location with the recipient)
- StavrosK 7y agoMaybe that's exactly the point.