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ObamaCTO - conceived, implemented, and launched in less than 4 hours

32 points by aditya 18y ago

smoody 18y ago
Just out of curiosity, what does "implemented" mean in this case?
- steveplace 18y ago
  impletmented = filling out Uservoice form
  - j2d2 18y ago
    Is uservoice connected to slinkset?
    - rrwhite 18y ago
      We use the same internet but other than that no :) We're more focused specifically on dialogue between company and customers (or employees) whereas SlinkSet is more generic and has more tools for aggregating 3rd party content instead of user ideas.
flavio87 18y ago
it looks really nice. you needed less than 4 hours for the design, the ajax, the server side scripting etc? either you are extremely efficient or your watches are not entirely correct ;)
- thorax 18y ago
  Well, it uses uservoice.com to do what it needs to do, and is likely skinned through that. Not sure I'm at all impressed as a hacker, but I do like the fact that it's easy to get started with random communities and places.
markessien 18y ago
By implemented, do you mean 'created a logo for a uservoice page'? Why did you need 4 hours for that?
- tdavis 18y ago
  By "implemented," he means "Added `CTO` to Obama logo" By "launched," he means "Signed up for UserVoice" It's not a bad idea, but the title makes the entire thing feel extremely pathetic.
  - unalone 18y ago
    Yeah. I'm starting to really wish I could downvote stories. Until this week, it never seems like a necessity. Now, we're flooded with stories that just don't seem like Hacker News. And I feel weird flagging them, since they aren't outright spam stories, they just aren't Hacker News. This isn't as bad as the Dashboard story, though. That one's getting a wee bit out of hand.
    - tdavis 18y ago
      I've given up on the downvote thing and just flag everything now. The Dashboard story is especially annoying because it's already been closed; a number of irrefutable arguments have been made discounting any justification regarding the incident. There is no longer a reason to attempt to justify it. Yet, they won't stop. Or they attempt a half justification, half apology, and we all know which of those is the "real" one. I have probably raged more today on HN than any previous day.
      - unalone 18y ago
        For whatever reason, this has been an incredibly frustrating week! There've been several incidents that really set me on edge, and they're all happening at once. I don't know what's caused it, either, seeing as a lot of these incidents are coming from people who've been here for a while.
aditya 18y ago
Ack - should've clarified, it wasn't me, picked it off here -- http://twitter.com/timoreilly/status/1001346959 http://twitter.com/timoreilly/status/1001346959 Although, it looks like it is really just a skinned UserVoice forum, still a pretty good idea though.
- m0digital 18y ago
  Skinned? By skinned you mean uploaded a logo and changed the background color. That is how all UserVoice sites look like.
khangtoh 18y ago
ok, I think this site could be misleading. It's appropriate to put up a disclaimer that this site is in no way related or supported by the Obama Campaign or Administration.
- whacked_new 18y ago
  I agree. My interest went from 100 mph to near zero [1] after realizing this was the case. [1] quoting somebody, ha, ha.
- vaksel 18y ago
  no .gov extension is the first clue thats its not real
  - tptacek 18y ago
    Except that until 8 days ago, the opposite was true.
niels_olson 18y ago
see also: http://whitehouse2.org http://whitehouse2.org http://fixthisbarack.com http://fixthisbarack.com
stillmotion 18y ago
Must've taken 4 hours for the DNS to switch over.
- apsurd 18y ago
  alright that was a little to reddit for HN but since your joke had tech in it and i LOL ... well done!
fallentimes 18y ago
Holy shit this is awesome for Uservoice. Congrats Rich and Co!
mleonhard 18y ago
"Barack Obama is going to appoint the nation's first CTO. What are the top priorities?" "I suggest the CTO... encourage adoption of Agile software development practices" WTF?

32 points by aditya 18y ago

smoody 18y ago

Just out of curiosity, what does "implemented" mean in this case?

steveplace 18y ago
impletmented = filling out Uservoice form
- j2d2 18y ago
  Is uservoice connected to slinkset?
  - rrwhite 18y ago
    We use the same internet but other than that no :) We're more focused specifically on dialogue between company and customers (or employees) whereas SlinkSet is more generic and has more tools for aggregating 3rd party content instead of user ideas.

flavio87 18y ago

it looks really nice. you needed less than 4 hours for the design, the ajax, the server side scripting etc? either you are extremely efficient or your watches are not entirely correct ;)

thorax 18y ago
Well, it uses uservoice.com to do what it needs to do, and is likely skinned through that. Not sure I'm at all impressed as a hacker, but I do like the fact that it's easy to get started with random communities and places.

markessien 18y ago

By implemented, do you mean 'created a logo for a uservoice page'? Why did you need 4 hours for that?

tdavis 18y ago
By "implemented," he means "Added `CTO` to Obama logo" By "launched," he means "Signed up for UserVoice" It's not a bad idea, but the title makes the entire thing feel extremely pathetic.
- unalone 18y ago
  Yeah. I'm starting to really wish I could downvote stories. Until this week, it never seems like a necessity. Now, we're flooded with stories that just don't seem like Hacker News. And I feel weird flagging them, since they aren't outright spam stories, they just aren't Hacker News. This isn't as bad as the Dashboard story, though. That one's getting a wee bit out of hand.
  - tdavis 18y ago
    I've given up on the downvote thing and just flag everything now. The Dashboard story is especially annoying because it's already been closed; a number of irrefutable arguments have been made discounting any justification regarding the incident. There is no longer a reason to attempt to justify it. Yet, they won't stop. Or they attempt a half justification, half apology, and we all know which of those is the "real" one. I have probably raged more today on HN than any previous day.
    - unalone 18y ago
      For whatever reason, this has been an incredibly frustrating week! There've been several incidents that really set me on edge, and they're all happening at once. I don't know what's caused it, either, seeing as a lot of these incidents are coming from people who've been here for a while.

aditya 18y ago

Ack - should've clarified, it wasn't me, picked it off here -- http://twitter.com/timoreilly/status/1001346959 http://twitter.com/timoreilly/status/1001346959 Although, it looks like it is really just a skinned UserVoice forum, still a pretty good idea though.

m0digital 18y ago
Skinned? By skinned you mean uploaded a logo and changed the background color. That is how all UserVoice sites look like.

khangtoh 18y ago

ok, I think this site could be misleading. It's appropriate to put up a disclaimer that this site is in no way related or supported by the Obama Campaign or Administration.

whacked_new 18y ago
I agree. My interest went from 100 mph to near zero [1] after realizing this was the case. [1] quoting somebody, ha, ha.
vaksel 18y ago
no .gov extension is the first clue thats its not real
- tptacek 18y ago
  Except that until 8 days ago, the opposite was true.

niels_olson 18y ago

see also: http://whitehouse2.org http://whitehouse2.org http://fixthisbarack.com http://fixthisbarack.com

stillmotion 18y ago

Must've taken 4 hours for the DNS to switch over.

apsurd 18y ago
alright that was a little to reddit for HN but since your joke had tech in it and i LOL ... well done!

fallentimes 18y ago

Holy shit this is awesome for Uservoice. Congrats Rich and Co!

mleonhard 18y ago

"Barack Obama is going to appoint the nation's first CTO. What are the top priorities?" "I suggest the CTO... encourage adoption of Agile software development practices" WTF?