SlideBySide is a browser-based presentation tool designed for people to present and follow a deck together without screen sharing or installing meeting software. A presenter uploads a PDF or PowerPoint file, or imports a deck from Google Drive, Google Slides, or OneDrive, then shares a link. People who open it join without signing up and see the same slide as the presenter. The service is free to start, and users can create an account later to keep their slides.
The presenter can advance slides for everyone, while viewers can also browse independently and return to the live presentation. Participants’ cursors appear with their names, and people can annotate slides using a pen, highlighter, or laser pointer; drawings can remain visible or fade away. Controls let the presenter decide who may change slides, draw, browse independently, or download, either for the whole group or individual people. Decks can be kept private, shared with selected people by email, or made accessible to anyone with the link. Presentation mode offers a full-screen view with the option to hide other people’s cursors, and updated deck versions can be uploaded while earlier versions and their drawings are retained.
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Old.reddit.com is reportedly gone, leaving the poster feeling free. No reason for its disappearance is given. (news.ycombinator.com)
Quad9 will stop serving users in France on November 24 after a court ordered the nonprofit DNS resolver to block sites accused of copyright infringement. The case shows how requiring internet infrastructure providers to enforce copyright restrictions can drive privacy-focused services out of a market. (eff.org)
After two decades building WordPress sites, an agency owner no longer recommends it, citing risky plugin updates, weak isolation, slow performance, and platform governance concerns. The agency built Hatamoto as an alternative to address what it sees as WordPress’s shortcomings. (hatamoto.dev)
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