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On: Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?

[giuliogabrieli]

I built myself a phototrap using a Raspberry Pi and a spare webcam. It was a proof of concept to demonstrate a function of a python package I developed for aesthetic analysis of images, that was presented at an international conference. The camera detects movements, and send an image to my via Telegram. I am now using it to take pictures of stray cats moving outside my house.

On: Ask HN: Why should I trust password managers?

[giuliogabrieli]

I add on KeepassXC, synched to one of my cloud storage in the background with a decently misleading name and in a misleading folder.

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So…security by obscurity.

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Nothing wrong with security through obscurity as an extra layer on top of encryption.

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Fair point. In the end, all these security measures that we’re using are really just a form of “security through obscurity,” isn’t it. ;-)