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   by jeffwhitlock 5y ago

   This logic is very strange to me... "Someone can disprove specific claims with hard evidence, but because they did so, the original claim must be accurate." I don't think "everyone knows" that if a post making basel
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   Thanks for giving it a try, and for the feedback. Keep it coming!
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   Thanks for the great feedback. This is a focus for us to figure out.
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   I had a hard time finding Talkshow - looks like they might have shut down (I could be wrong). But there are some relevant comments in that thread; thanks for pointing me here!
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   Your perspective is helpful; thanks for sharing. That’s a good point about async opening up the possibility of multi-layer threads. We’ll consider that! We’d need to figure out how to do it in a way to help people not get lost. I’ll also th
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   Thanks for the encouragement! That focus for Loom sounds on-point. As you said, those are hard to do and extremely valuable, which further differentiates. Truthfully, I’m honored that you took the time to comment. I am a big fan of Loom and
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. Naming is hard! Is the concern that it may be too easily confused with the game? I'd love to understand your feedback a little better. We felt that PingPong gives a pretty clear picture of sending something bac
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   Yes, we plan on supporting Linux soon. We built our app using Electron, so the lift shouldn't be too heavy to get it working for Linux. I'd love to have your team beta our Linux app when it's ready. Email me if interested. My
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   by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. One of our team's best productivity hacks is using PingPong for standups and sharing our screen to show whatever it is we've been working on. It's incredible for team understanding and engagement. It&
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Yes, our Slack integration will be in a beta for a few more weeks. Email me if you'd like access. My email is in my profile.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    We don't have definitive plans at this point, but it will likely be a few dollars per user per month. But what's currently in the product will probably be free indefinitely. We hope to encourage people to pay with new, great featu
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Good Question. With video, anything that carries emotional content or where tone/intent can be misconstrued (e.g., gratitude, announcements, feedback, following up). With screen recording, we've learned that so many messages can b
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Exactly. Many people prefer text messaging to phone calls because it’s faster and integrates with the rest of your life. Slack brought SMS to the workplace. Consumers use Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Marco Polo for video/voice recording, bu
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Currently, you can copy links and view the videos on the web. You can't organize the videos in folders like Loom, though. Our goal is to facilitate a far more seamless back-and-forth collaboration.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Thanks for the encouragement and article on Figma. > By the way, I downloaded the PingPong app, and it seems great. Are you selling subscriptions, or just putting the free version out there for now? No paid subscription for now; we'
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Great question. We're focused on helping remote product teams, but I'd be happy to give premium access to educators—if they think it will help!
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    It’s definitely a timely idea with the remote work zeitgeist. I saw those launches and wish them the best. That said, we’re much more focused on video and screen recording, whereas these are focused on voice.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    That's a funny coincidence. Excited to see what you build! Let me know if I can help.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Dang, sounds like an unfortunate experience. Now is a good time to do it! Happy to compare notes.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Very fair point. Being recorded is an interesting added dynamic vs. talking live, but you still could very well be right. It is for sure idiosyncratic.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Thanks again for pointing this issue out. It's fixed now. Would sincerely appreciate it if you can confirm that it works for you.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Thank you so much for reporting this. Figured out what's causing the the issue and are fixing it now.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    For some transcription seems to be critical (see the search-ability knowledge comment above), but e2e is a deal-break for others. I totally understand where you're coming from too. Perhaps we'll figure out a client-side solution o
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Out of curiosity, is this true for voice and video or just video? We added voice recordings as a feature for people who don't want to record themselves on camera. We're also adding text as a "type" of message you can sen
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Thanks for pointing this out. Did you happen to do this in incognito or different privacy mode? We have a bug where Google auth does not work in these modes.
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Good question/feedback. The app is not currently end-to-end encrypted. We've looked into doing this but haven't found a way to do it while supporting transcription. We're currently planning on implementing single-use key
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    by jeffwhitlock 6y ago

    Thanks for the questions. For desktop we've built an electron app with React and Node. Our mobile apps are built using Flutter. We use WebRTC for the camera stream and web sockets to send the video stream to an EC2 instance. All data i
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    Launch HN: PingPong (YC W21) – Video messaging for remote teams

    90 points by jeffwhitlock 6y ago|68 comments