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alexleclair

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About alexleclair

Co-Founder and Technical Director at Pact Studio, Ex-CTO @ SelectiveFew, Ex Frank & Oak architect.

I like tinkering with new technology and playing with what I can get my hands on.

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/alexleclair; my proof: https://keybase.io/alexleclair/sigs/DbJvX5yqSaJwZOPt96Pc-pVgZbHpwHOiGsZ46VWTN3Q ]

Recent public activity

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    Comment #30717722

    Welp, I am a dumbass, hah! I forgot to make it public; That's what happens when you submit a Show HN after a long day :-)

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    Comment #13755710

    Yup, same here. It has been a few minutes already. Wanna bet the green checkmark[1] will stay green until the incident is resolved? [1] https://status.aws.amazon.com/

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    Comment #13065712

    Pretty cool. Particularly the "esc", "esc", "courage" buttons!

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    Comment #11778329

    Yeah, makes sense. I'll probably just forget about it (but switch banks beforehand!)

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    Comment #11778324

    Thanks for the link

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    Comment #11778319

    Good idea, thanks!

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    Comment #11774356

    Some places, yes. But you're right, definitely. Better safe than sorry!

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    Comment #11774304

    Well, there are audio recordings of bank staff asking to demonstrate the flaw and there are also recordings of the same staff telling me that going public is within my rights, but …

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    Comment #11773533

    Bold. Love it!

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    Comment #11772513

    Hah! Yeah. The last time I did it was on the phone after a low-level tech from the bank asked me to do it. I have her name and employee number, in case anything happens. But yes, d…

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    Comment #11772395

    Yep, good idea. I'm documenting everything I can think of. Tried the loophole three times - once inadvertently, a second time to try a different approach and a third time on a diff…

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    Comment #11772370

    Similar to the LinkedIn[1] idea - I like it! Nice, clever and convenient :) Thanks [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11772336

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    Comment #11772353

    Actually a pretty good idea! Thanks!

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    Comment #11772323

    Hah! Yeah, that's definitely something I'll try if my latest inquiries don't go through! :) Thanks!

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    Comment #11772311

    Well, I don't really want to work there. And I wouldn't be able to disclose the info simply by applying, I'm sure. The real question is - how can I get the higher ups attention? Or…

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    Ask HN: Found a way to fraud my bank thru a loophole, how to disclose properly?

    Hey guys, First, excuse the messy title - I was limited to 80 characters. I recently found a way to create money out of thin air through a loophole in my bank's current banking por…

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    Comment #9576949

    Author here, happy to answer any question :)

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    Comment #9335137

    http://facestositon.com/ - This was a small-business idea to mock the UK porn laws. It was supposed to be floor pillows with caricatures of various politicians. http://30mars.ca - …

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