scottmotte

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   by scottmotte 14y ago

   This is valuable information. I'll keep a lot of this at the forefront of my mind as I proceed.
2. 62.▲
   by scottmotte 14y ago

   Some of those improvements are live now.
3. 63.▲
   by scottmotte 14y ago

   Thanks. Fixed.
4. 64.▲
   by scottmotte 14y ago

   Thanks Chuck, and thanks against for all your excellent help, ideas, and feedback!!
5. 65.▲
   by scottmotte 14y ago

   It will be the same photo as one of the randomized background images. That's something I need to clarify with an adjustment to the design.
6. 66.▲
   by scottmotte 14y ago

   You can definitely do it of your own accord for now. :) There is a tweet button after purchase.
7. 67.▲
   by scottmotte 14y ago

   Yea, I need to make that clear because definitely my logo will not be on it. And the postcard frontside is randomly chosen as well - to one of the random background images you see when visiting the site.
8. 68.▲
   by scottmotte 14y ago

   Yea, I think I should bring back carriage returns. And yes, that is part of it.
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   by scottmotte 14y ago

   I am actually already working on this possibility with a printer.
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Great feedback. I really like the idea of encoding the message and congressperson into the url and making that easily shareable. And on the adwords, I must be missing 'mail your congressman' in my keywords. I definitely have 'write my rep,
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Last friday night I hacked together FJunkMail.com and the following day posted it up on Hacker News - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4402220 . The response from the Hacker News community was really encouraging. I want to thank you all
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    Show & Thank HN: my friday night project turns into a venture(postcongress.io)

    74 points by scottmotte 14y ago|47 comments
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    I received my invite 1 week ago, and I completely agree that the 'safe to spend' meter becomes the new normal. It is a simple concept that really shifts your thinking - much for the better. I would love to hear the story on how they hit on
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    https://postcongress.herokuapp.com/
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Ok, to show how this might look, I've done the following: http://fjunkmail.com/?senators=true (it's hidden away unless you pass senators=true) What do you think? Should something like this be on its own mini site? Ideas for a name?
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    This is an excellent idea. I am adding this RIGHT NOW as a show for how it 'could' be, but should probably become a separate site. I'll reply back when it is live.
17. 77.▲
    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Definitely agreed, but PCI-compliance wise I 'pass' with the current setup going through stripe.js. But nonetheless, I agree it is a must have for any legitimate site.
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Yes, I am using stripe via its stripe.js api so it is secure. (but if the little app proves popular I will invest in using https or at the very least piggy back on heroku's https)
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    So I just received my Saturday mail. Of the 3 items, 2 were junk mail. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/190299/junk-mail.JPG One is direct tv with a low trick of a $200 'prepaid card'. This is why I really like companies like http://simple.com .
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    It is a good thought. For now people can do that by changing the text of the message. I didn't want to require people to enter their private information.
21. 81.▲
    by scottmotte 14y ago

    haha, that would be funny but those are 'spam' based, right? I am targeting real world 'junk' mail with this.
22. 82.▲
    by scottmotte 14y ago

    I love the idea of a 'do not junk mail' list as part of the payment fee. Anyone know of an api or form to submit someone's address to (with their consent of course) in order to be added to a 'do not junk mail' list?
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Fair question. That sentence is geared towards non-programmers (which is of course an audience outside of Hacker News) Think of it this way: Sincerely is an extension of me because I have to pay them 99 cents per postcard so it is costing m
24. 84.▲
    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Thank you. Fixed.
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    I despise junk mail and last night I decided to surrender to my emotions. I built an emotional app that retaliates against junk mail. It is a usable experiment in appealing to people's emotions and using an API for real world interaction. I
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    Show HN: my friday night project - F Junk Mail (fjunkmail.com)

    42 points by scottmotte 14y ago|32 comments
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    At 13:36 in the keynote video, he opens up Internet Explorer and surface freezes. By 14:22 he has to run back and get a new surface.
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Thank you!
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. It's encouraging. Yes, that is a bug I need to fix. Thanks for catching it. Indeed, and that is by design right now. I chose to focus on the clearest solution to the end user to start, but do have plans for longer/h
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    by scottmotte 14y ago

    I started http://boxysign.com 2 months ago. It is a way to share and sign documents with just a link! It's been profitable from the start - ableit still on a very small scale.