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Or is this some sort of „source available“ content marketing nonsense?",{"value":94,"source":47,"evidence":95},"Sign-up required",[96],{"id":97,"by":98,"text":99},"28060140","mellosouls","This sounds technically interesting but ethically dubious; also requires sign-up - even though free - which (I think?) is discouraged for Show HN. If you are able to show how…",[101],{"value":102,"source":47,"evidence":103},"Clarify difference between repo and hosted service",[104],{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"28062004","aftbit","What's the difference between the linked repo and the hosted service at https:\u002F\u002Ftill.datahen.com\u002Fapi\u002Fv1 ? Why do I need to sign up for a token if I am hosting my own server? 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