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Oh! Something I took a part in on HN. That's a first. Almost everything there was practical. Highly recommend checking out all of Max's work, beaming with creat

Oh! Something I took a part in on HN. That's a first. Almost everything there was practical. Highly recommend checking out all of Max's work, beaming with creativity.

swyx 2y ago
how did you come to take part?
- vallode 2y ago
  It was fairly random, someone in my network had mentioned that Max was looking for people to take part in the project and I reached out. I was given a date and time slot and that was that.
edm0nd 2y ago
So its not mentioned on the post but is this your actual passport photo that was accepted and used and you have it on your physical passport right now?
- vallode 2y ago
  I'm not sure anyone tried to actually use it as a passport photo. Would have been a great touch though.
  - consf 2y ago
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  - latexr 2y ago
    Would that even work? Are you not in Europe, where passport photos are taken on location?
    - lobochrome 2y ago
      In Germany and Japan, you bring one. It wouldn't be an issue if it fit the biometric spec.
    - Hamuko 2y ago
      I'm in Europe and mine sure was not taken on location. Had it done in a mall, and they sent it electronically to the police.
    - jhugo 2y ago
      In both of the two European countries I've been involved in a passport application for, we had to bring photos along, which we got taken by a photographer in a copy store. There was no certification of the photographer involved that I'm aware of, just the usual list of requirements for the photo that they had to follow.
    - croisillon 2y ago
      from the 3 or 4 docs i've had made within 10 years requiring this specification, only once was the pic taken on location
    - tauntz 2y ago
      > where passport photos are taken on location Europe is not a single thing and that statement is not correct. I'm in Estonia (which is in the EU) and you can either submit a picture online or take the picture on location.
      - philsnow 2y ago
        An oddball question, but do you have that government document/card that also works as a smartcard to create digital signatures? Does that get used typically in interactions with the government (or maybe even businesses)?
        workfromspace 2y ago
        Not gp, but a resident: > do you have that government document/card that also works as a smartcard to create digital signatures? Yes. All ID and residence cards in Estonia include an embedded certificate pair for login (via PIN1) and sign (via PIN2). > Does that get used typically in interactions with the government ID Cards, SmartID and MobileID are the only ways to login to any government system or bank. (Some banks also have PIN calculators). Extra info: Instead of ID cards, on a daily basis most people use SmartID (same as ID cards, but as a mobile app) or MobileID (same, but embedded to the SIM card) for auth operations. Many computers in the government, hospitals and schools have a keyboard with an ID card slot and users can (or sometimes are required to) use their ID cards to log in. There's also a free-software DigiDoc4 app available for Desktop and Mobile, which allows users to sign or encrypt any document or folder for free, using one of the 3 authentication methods mentioned above. You can use it to sign contracts like rent or business.
- kookamamie 2y ago
  While this may have not been done, I don't see a reason why these wouldn't have been accepted. Source: I am a certified passport photographer.
  - deleted 2y ago
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  - ramonverse 2y ago
    how do you get certified to be a passport photographer?
    - scrozier 2y ago
      In the US, anyone can take the photo, including yourself.
      - 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
        I did this. It's surprisingly hard to find a solid white background and get uniform lighting at home. Took many shots.
      - mikepurvis 2y ago
        Fifteen years ago I did my own in Canada, and just wrote my own name and phone number on the back as at the "photographer". They gave me the hairy eyeball at the passport office though but let it slide since the pics did meet the requirements. After that I got them done at the local framing shop.
      - chgs 2y ago
        In the U.K. people used to go to a booth, but nowadays you just get a well lit white wall and take a selfie on your phone.

Oh! Something I took a part in on HN. That's a first. Almost everything there was practical. Highly recommend checking out all of Max's work, beaming with creativity.

swyx 2y ago

how did you come to take part?

vallode 2y ago
It was fairly random, someone in my network had mentioned that Max was looking for people to take part in the project and I reached out. I was given a date and time slot and that was that.

edm0nd 2y ago

So its not mentioned on the post but is this your actual passport photo that was accepted and used and you have it on your physical passport right now?

vallode 2y ago
I'm not sure anyone tried to actually use it as a passport photo. Would have been a great touch though.
- consf 2y ago
  [dead]
- latexr 2y ago
  Would that even work? Are you not in Europe, where passport photos are taken on location?
  - lobochrome 2y ago
    In Germany and Japan, you bring one. It wouldn't be an issue if it fit the biometric spec.
  - Hamuko 2y ago
    I'm in Europe and mine sure was not taken on location. Had it done in a mall, and they sent it electronically to the police.
  - jhugo 2y ago
    In both of the two European countries I've been involved in a passport application for, we had to bring photos along, which we got taken by a photographer in a copy store. There was no certification of the photographer involved that I'm aware of, just the usual list of requirements for the photo that they had to follow.
  - croisillon 2y ago
    from the 3 or 4 docs i've had made within 10 years requiring this specification, only once was the pic taken on location
  - tauntz 2y ago
    > where passport photos are taken on location Europe is not a single thing and that statement is not correct. I'm in Estonia (which is in the EU) and you can either submit a picture online or take the picture on location.
    - philsnow 2y ago
      An oddball question, but do you have that government document/card that also works as a smartcard to create digital signatures? Does that get used typically in interactions with the government (or maybe even businesses)?
      - workfromspace 2y ago
        Not gp, but a resident: > do you have that government document/card that also works as a smartcard to create digital signatures? Yes. All ID and residence cards in Estonia include an embedded certificate pair for login (via PIN1) and sign (via PIN2). > Does that get used typically in interactions with the government ID Cards, SmartID and MobileID are the only ways to login to any government system or bank. (Some banks also have PIN calculators). Extra info: Instead of ID cards, on a daily basis most people use SmartID (same as ID cards, but as a mobile app) or MobileID (same, but embedded to the SIM card) for auth operations. Many computers in the government, hospitals and schools have a keyboard with an ID card slot and users can (or sometimes are required to) use their ID cards to log in. There's also a free-software DigiDoc4 app available for Desktop and Mobile, which allows users to sign or encrypt any document or folder for free, using one of the 3 authentication methods mentioned above. You can use it to sign contracts like rent or business.
kookamamie 2y ago
While this may have not been done, I don't see a reason why these wouldn't have been accepted. Source: I am a certified passport photographer.
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- ramonverse 2y ago
  how do you get certified to be a passport photographer?
  - scrozier 2y ago
    In the US, anyone can take the photo, including yourself.
    - 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y ago
      I did this. It's surprisingly hard to find a solid white background and get uniform lighting at home. Took many shots.
    - mikepurvis 2y ago
      Fifteen years ago I did my own in Canada, and just wrote my own name and phone number on the back as at the "photographer". They gave me the hairy eyeball at the passport office though but let it slide since the pics did meet the requirements. After that I got them done at the local framing shop.
    - chgs 2y ago
      In the U.K. people used to go to a booth, but nowadays you just get a well lit white wall and take a selfie on your phone.