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mel_llaguno

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About mel_llaguno

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/mllaguno; my proof: https://keybase.io/mllaguno/sigs/WKOs0QcZktgDLyvNGg0hp188t9ORAeyFMQSkh3JAD50 ]

Recent public activity

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    Ask HN: Anyone concerned about PimEye's Privacy Policy?

    Given the recent article by CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/04/tech/pimeyes-facial-recognition/index.html] I had a look at their privacy policy and found this interesting tidbit: …

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    Comment #26994869

    Would this also apply to LowKey? https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.07922.pdf

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    Ask HN: Amyone successfully verify fawkes claims of protection against AI?

    I was working on a web frontend for fawkes (https://pypi.org/project/fawkes/) based on the research outlined here (https://github.com/Shawn-Shan/fawkes) which claims to be able to …

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    Comment #25837473

    Given the widespread use of profile pics, are people still using Gravatar for this purpose (or potentially some alternative)? Or is using your real pic no longer a thing?

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    Comment #25837403

    From the replies given, it seems that Medium facilitates monetization. I'm just curious to know how much that's actually worth vs. the public good.

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    Comment #25830311

    Have you tried accessing a Medium link in Incognito mode?

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    Comment #25830003

    Great suggestion! USAGE gh gist [flags] CORE COMMANDS create: Create a new gist delete: Delete a gist edit: Edit one of your gists list: List your gists view: View a gist

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    Comment #25828105

    I'm just curious to know what the revenue accessibility trade-off is ;-). Exactly how much money does an article on Medium make for a writer?

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    Comment #25828002

    Unfortunately, reading Medium articles (even free ones) after a certain number of visits drops the registration banner and prevents you from continuing/reading without an account a…

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    Comment #25827789

    Agreed. That's where I was hoping Obsidian would be helpful in terms of providing a way to tag/index individual gists.

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    Comment #25827779

    I agree that there is a disconnect between Github repos and Gists. Unifying them with Github profiles would probably increase both the visibility and adoption (particularly if they…

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    Comment #25827625

    Mostly a question of simplicity. I don't want to spend a tonne of time maintaining a personal blog site if I can find a quick way to publish material quickly using gists with an ed…

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    Comment #25827372

    I use Obsidian and want to incorporate it in with my Gist usage. Found this which might be helpful: https://github.com/defunkt/gist P.S. My biggest peeve with Gist is the missing d…

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    Comment #25827068

    I'm not sure I agree that Gists are `orphaned single public commits` as they have a number of features which encourage collaboration (commenting/stars/history/forking). My concern …

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    Comment #25827027

    Interesting. So how do you decide what to publish on Medium? Is it simply a distinction between `blog` content vs. technical docs, or something else?

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    Ask HN: Why are people publishing FAQs/articles on Medium instead of Gist?

    I've noticed a trend in technical material being authored on Medium behind a registration wall. Are people really generating enough revenue to warrant publishing tech articles on M…

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    Comment #25826605

    Wrote this a while back, but figured I'd share this in case anyone finds themselves wanting something similar. I start with a Protonmail GPG key, but the more paranoid out there ma…

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    Comment #25826564

    Infrastructure-as-code suffers from a tool ergonomics problem. I created this gist to discuss some of the challenges associated with Terraform. Comments/feedback welcome!

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    Comment #18010906

    His ability to find the people who shared his vision (regardless of their educational backgrounds) and motivate them to do the best work of their lives. This was his superpower and…

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    Comment #17561205

    Thanks for the reply. Is there any relevant documentation online which makes this clear?

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    Ask HN: Are foreign SaaS providers exempt from US corporate taxes?

    I'm looking to deploy a SaaS solution from Canada which will have customers in the US as well. If I'm based solely in Canada and have _no_ permanent establishment in the US (includ…

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    Comment #1637796

    Thanks for the info. I'm pretty sure I won't need SAML for my application, but the Secure Data Connector is definitely something that I will be looking into.