> Protect your privacy > Just link your name, home address, and phone number for this random company Yeah, no thanks. Edited to clarify for those who may be unfamiliar with the concept of PII.
Do you really consider your address private information?
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#12I really like the concept of "text this number to perform action". There was a post a few months back about a postcard creation service where you just text a photo.
Do you remember the name of the post card service? Sounds neat!
I'm a big fan of https://www.thesimplepostcard.com/
Re: Show HN: Mel – The missing unsubscribe button for physical mail
#13I really like the concept of "text this number to perform action". There was a post a few months back about a postcard creation service where you just text a photo.
Thanks! I created the initial MVP of Mel right after we shut down Remedy back in 2017, so the SMS-based UI was top-of-mind.
A great post-mortem on Remedy here: https://www.fastcompany.com/40483774/remedy-wanted-to-cut-pe...
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#14> Protect your privacy > Just link your name, home address, and phone number for this random company Yeah, no thanks. Edited to clarify for those who may be unfamiliar with the concept of PII.
Totally understand the privacy concern. If it helps, I'm a person, not a company—and I put my photo and personal links right on the homepage so folks can decide if they would like to trust me with this sensitive information.
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#15In the US you can opt out of the majority of junk mail from creditors and insurance here - https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/prescreened-credit-insuran...
Yes, for those looking to do it themselves, there's a how-to guide on the blog: https://blog.talktomel.com/blog/7-ways-to-unsubscribe-from-p...
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#16For the DIY route see https://www.catalogchoice.org/, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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#17Unrelated to the project, I'm excited for AI-generated art to get better or decline in popularity.
The art on the homepage and its Stripe checkout pages give me the heebie-jeebies for some reason.
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#18I really like the concept of "text this number to perform action". There was a post a few months back about a postcard creation service where you just text a photo.
How do you "text a photo"? Does this imply iMessage or MMS?
I'm based in Europe and nobody uses SMS or iMessage here, so genuine question.
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#19Does this work in the UK?
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#20We should all have a personal postal code that would link to our current address.
When we change our address we would link the postal code to the new directory. By having this the companies would not know where we live and we would have a place to select the mail we want.