antoine_b

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by antoine_b 4mo ago
I concur.
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by antoine_b 1y ago
Agreed. I've been a subscriber for over two years. At first the depth of search results was not as good as Google's but I used Kagi nonetheless because of the no-ad policy. Today, the results are just as good as Google's and
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by antoine_b 2y ago
Couldn't agree more. Definitely worth the $10 a month.
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by antoine_b 3y ago
Got it. Do you think The Population Project is a bad name? I usually get pretty good feedback about it.
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by antoine_b 3y ago
Thank your for taking the time (!) to articulate your thoughts. We think there will be many angles to look up our site: - Do other people share my name, n my country and in the word? - How rare is my first or last name? - How old is that pe
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by antoine_b 3y ago
Thank you for your remark. We try to address the issue in the Methodology section but it's a complex question. Roughly speaking, GDPR was passed to prevent merchants from contacting potential consumers without their consent. Well, we d
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by antoine_b 3y ago
Our metrics are low enough at the moment that we would notice anyone trying to add thousands or even millions or records. But I hear you.
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by antoine_b 3y ago
That's what they said about wikipedia and here it stands 20 years later, stronger than ever. Trolls will always exist but there are ways to keep them at bay, we're working on it.
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by antoine_b 3y ago
Thank you for your comments. We're well aware of the pitfalls you're pointing. Some of them can be avoided now, others will need a dose of AI down the road. For now, we log the data when we find it. Mentioning the sources is a tri
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by antoine_b 3y ago
I don't think I was patting myself on the back but you're definitely spanking.
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by antoine_b 3y ago
No need to be venomous. No, it's not an ego project. I'm not saying it will lift the Third World out of poverty but it's a genuinely disinterested endeavor. And I give to other charities, some of which you would probably appr
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by antoine_b 3y ago
And good customer service. Your questions will be answered.
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by antoine_b 3y ago
Proton. Import process is super easy. I would recommend going for a paying plan. You can import your own domain name, have multiple addresses, you get a VPN, lots of storage space, etc. And they'll never open your mailbox to the FBI.
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Show HN: The Population Project(thepopulationproject.org)
7 points by antoine_b 3y ago|21 comments