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Re:How did Stripe come up with its name? (2015) on Sunday September 03, 2023 @12:52PM (#37371896)
Why choose this username for HN?
Whoa - I think we need to be cautious about dismissing genuine concerns around being deepfaked as just victimhood. The issues surrounding deepfake porn are complex than that - they can have significant psychological impact on individuals.

Also we really can’t ignore the lack of consent and the abhorrent violation of someone's image. This can’t be boiled down to growing “thicker skin” - there’s pretty major ethical considerations as well as the potential harm it can cause to a person's reputation and mental well-being.

Re:Show HN: I built a transit travel time map on Monday July 24, 2023 @03:08PM (#36852879)
Nice job with the map! It was great seeing your presentation at symposium!
Re:Work-from-home is the new normal in Canada on Sunday April 02, 2023 @02:47PM (#35413797)
Thanks for sharing, that situation is not great and you did the right thing. One a side note, is your username a reference to the University of Waterloo?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2023) on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:18PM (#34990272)
Are you guys hiring any interns this summer/fall?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2023) on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:05PM (#34990164)
Any internship positions available?
Re:The technology behind GitHub’s new code search on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @01:11AM (#34689360)
Hi Colin, I’m curious as to how you search repeated letters through ngram index? I understand the example search with the string “limits” (find intersection of “lim”, “imi”, “mit” and “its”). However, if the user wants to search the string “aaaaa” how would you go about searching that?
Re:The technology behind GitHub’s new code search on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:37PM (#34686803)
Interesting stuff, was curious how they search repeated letters through ngram index? I understand their example search with the string “limits” (find intersection of “lim”, “imi”, “mit” and “its”. However, if the user wants to search the string “aaaaa” how would they go about searching that?
I can't answer any of your other questions but Obsidian is owned by Dynalist, which is based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Their OCN number is 2538019 if you want to search them up, they're also on CrunchBase https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/dynalist
Re:Htmx on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:03PM (#33989461)
> I would much rather host it on my own domain that I control.

You can and they encourage users to consider not using CDNs in production