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Show HN: www.sopajs.org - simple SOPA banner for your website
Y'all,
I've been reading about the "nuclear option" that some internet giants are considering in order to highlight SOPA and I wondered why they didn't just put a banner saying to "Pay attention to SOPA" on their sites.
I realized that it would only take a bit of time to build the service, so I did. It's built with Python, App Engine (my first time using it), Twitter's Bootstrap and GitHub. Has some rudimentary geolocating included so that politicians can be highlighted.
It's a very early version (ie. I only have data for CA politicians), but I figured HN would enjoy seeing it early, especially since it needs more love around:
* Increasing the list of SOPA supporters.
* Improving styling.
* Increasing functionality.
Usage: just add the following to your page:
<script type="text/javascript" src="//sopajs.appspot.com/sopa.js">
</script>
Site: http://www.sopajs.org
Code: http://github.com/sopja/sopajs
* Bonus points to the first person to point out that the domain is registered on GoDaddy...
- olajayi 15y agoAwesome start!
- CoffeeDregs 15y agoThanks! It's been a fun little project.
- projectmeshnet 15y agoWhy Godaddy? http://cl.ly/3g3M1c1L03001l0k0C3b http://cl.ly/3g3M1c1L03001l0k0C3b [edit: your github link is misspelled] https://github.com/sopajs/sopajs https://github.com/sopajs/sopajs FTFY
- feulix 15y agoBrilliant. Edit -- from their FAQ: "But the domain was registered using GoDaddy! --> Ironic, eh? For more information on the irony see here ( http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/29/not-even-a-shift-to-full-sopa-opposition-can-stop-go-daddy-from-hemorrhaging-customers/ http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/29/not-even-a-shift-to-full-s... ). Source: http://www.sopajs.org/faq http://www.sopajs.org/faq
- CoffeeDregs 15y agoBecause it's where all of my other domains are registered and I was lazy. I found that the domain was available and rushed to get it, only to think "crap... I used GoDaddy...". If the project gets traction, I'll switch to gandi.net or something.