[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":361},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-13493276":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":44,"post_text":46,"what":47,"said":77,"maker_in_thread":161,"shape":170,"grid":175,"attempts":323,"same_week":324,"maker_shows":38,"maker_hidden":353,"reader_version":354,"card":355},"13493276","easyvpn","Easily connect to a VPN in a country of your choice","title","Show HN: Easily connect to a VPN in a country of your choice","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Frodrigogs\u002Feasyvpn","github.com","rodrigogs",1485451671,2017,108,60,420,2242,19,"notable","security_privacy","vpn client","cli",[24,25,26,27],"vpn","vpngate","openvpn","country vpn","curious",-0.171,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},3,15,0,8,26,{"idea":37,"execution":40,"performance":42,"privacy":43},{"positive":38,"critical":39},2,4,{"positive":41,"critical":38},1,{"positive":33,"critical":33},{"positive":33,"critical":38},[41,33,41,41,41,33,33,31,33,33,33,33,41,33,33,33,41,45,31,41,33,33,33,31,31,33,33,31,31,31,31,31,31,41,45,45,33,33,33,31],5,null,{"problem":48,"audience":46,"pricing":46,"motivation":46,"time_to_build":46,"stack":59,"openness":75,"stage":76,"team_size":76},{"value":49,"source":50,"evidence":51},"Connecting to a VPN server in a chosen country.","commenter",[52,56],{"id":53,"by":54,"text":55},"13493809","simlevesque","> Automatically connect you to a random VPN in a country of your choice. 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