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by chrisdotcode 3585 days ago
How is this different from/better than Stack Exchange's blackbox[0] which doesn't require a third-party service (just plain-ole gpg) and is written in bash?

[0] https://github.com/StackExchange/blackbox

P.S.: I think the image looks aesthetically pleasing, but why is it there? It's a scaled-down 1,600x680px image that costs me 140KB and doesn't add anything to the article; what's worse is that it's not even a nice banner image, it's just smack dab in the middle of the article.

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That's the company logo, so it's the ad that makes this blog post possible.
> image that costs me 140KB

What year is it?

That's besides the point. Wasted bandwidth should be avoided.