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   by asebold 6y ago

   Oh thank you. These are very valid points. Appreciate the feedback!
2. 62.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   Oh, that's a great idea. Thank you for the clear feedback!
3. 63.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   ? Not sure what you mean. This isn't a demo, you can actually sign up and play. But yeah, it's a work in progress and the UI could be improved.
4. 64.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   Hey thanks for the feedback. I'm still working on pricing. I've been thinking of adding the ability to pay for one league at a time, as opposed to monthly. For $19/mo, the thought is that you'll invite other people to pl
5. 65.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   I understand your sentiment. This is a game made in jest. It's not perfect and it has limitations. The purpose is to have fun, not replace careful analysis of our political leadership. But, I do think it can aid that endeavor. McConnel
6. 66.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   Bingo. Also my hope is that Fantasy Congress will help teach people how Congress works, similar to how fantasy football taught me the rules of football. How many people turn on C-SPAN and actually know what's going on? I'll admit,
7. 67.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   Thanks!
8. 68.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   Hey thanks! All data comes from the US Government Publishing Office https://www.govinfo.gov/features/api and https://api.data.gov/
9. 69.▲
   by asebold 6y ago

   Hey HN, I've been hacking away at this for the past couple of years. Launched in February. Hope you get a kick out of it as much as I do. Fantasy Congress is an online game where data about members of congress is converted into points.
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    Show HN: Fantasy Congress – a fantasy sports website for politics(fantasycongress.com)

    95 points by asebold 6y ago|44 comments
11. 71.▲
    by asebold 6y ago

    I agree with others, the analysis fell flat at the end. But I DO appreciate the recognition that e-commerce companies are essentially retail companies with a website and not tech companies.
12. 72.▲
    by asebold 6y ago

    How did you find quirky headers on other websites? Did you use a script?
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    Shkreli’s plea from prison: Free me and I’ll cure Covid-19(arstechnica.com)

    3 points by asebold 7y ago|3 comments
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    by asebold 7y ago

    They wanted to seem like they cared about diversity with out actually doing anything to support diversity. Such as, finding at least one female staff member.
15. 75.▲
    by asebold 7y ago

    Am a woman. Fucking thank you. So tired of hearing about the same people over and over again.
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    Mitigating Content Marketing on Lobste.rs(lobste.rs)

    9 points by asebold 7y ago|0 comments
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    by asebold 7y ago

    What are the implications of this? It’s a US based company, does Rambler Group really have control over all of nginx now?
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    Quincy Larson (founder of freecodecamp.org) shares net worth(freecodecamp.org)

    2 points by asebold 7y ago|0 comments
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    by asebold 7y ago

    1. Mammoth organizations like this have very robust monitoring and security measures in place. You could do it, but you’ll almost definitely get caught. 2. The tech eco system of these organizations is probably so vast and has so many layer
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    Sex, Drugs and Fraud: I spent 6-figures on a nightmare of a SaaS Company(medium.com)

    5 points by asebold 7y ago|2 comments