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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Thank you all for the feedback! I have already started to incorporate some design changes based on suggestions and am looking into AI analysis improvements. I am also launching on Product Hunt tonight 12am PST if anyone sees this. Would lov
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
super cool to see a similar project! I'll take a look. Yes I use a mix of Gemini and Claude for certain simple categorizing to full impact analysis.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
to be clear impact groups are things like government programs (e.g. snap benefits), disabilities, immigration status, etc. They're not "democrat vs republican". The whole point of Govbase is for users to be able to follow thi
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
This is what "stories" are which I agree will be the headline eventually but its still in development.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
I think if you found me on LinkedIn you'd find this comment very ironic. I'm trying to perfect "stories" more before I make them the main feed since they're the core of bringing news, policy, and social posts togeth
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Right and the goal with Govbase is to show that disconnect in plain view. Hold representatives accountable to their actions against their words having them right next to each other.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
So policy feeds are dynamic news headlines because no one really wants to click on or understands: "Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes." This is similar
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Yes! If you go to the engage tab you can look up some reps and the policies they're sponsoring but I plan on giving impact scores and where certain reps are focusing their time in the future.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Thanks! I'll look into these UX/UI ideas. As for the news, it's front and center because I want Govbase to be a site/app people regularly visit and policy does move slow. Even when a bill is introduced it can take weeks
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Checkout has been fixed for anyone who wanted to try Pro!
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Yes I just noticed this bug today where there is some character limit impacting story headlines. I appreciate the feedback and will be looking into it today.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
For context, this is a solo project I've been building over the past year while working full-time. I've been responding as "we" in the comments since I got used to doing it other places lol Looking for feedback and advic
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Thanks for the feedback! We've tested it on a few different browsers. Can I just get what browser you're using and if on mobile? Thanks!
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Thanks! This actually started as a mobile app. I hope you check that out too!
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
We're early stage, but I believe there's a space between news and actual policy that no one's filling well. If you can show people that their representatives are making their lives better or worse, with real policy behind it,
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Thanks! The original goal of Govbase is to make US Policy impact easy to understand for citizens. For more government transparency so people know how their representatives are spending their time and who they're actually working for.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
I agree and will be taking this feedback seriously. Daily briefings need more refinement since that is the first thing a user reads.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
I think that's a good idea to highlight "unexpected impact". Our system gets the whole policy for analysis so if there is something like housing impacts within a medical focused bill, Renters and Home Owners impacts should sh
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Understandable. Our priority right now is politician and agency posts though and these accounts are just not very active on mastodon or threads. We can look further into it and another comment mentioned this too.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Should be fixed! If you'd like to try again. Thank you.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Thanks for the feedback! We mainly include Truth social since Trump and a few of his closest administration are active on there and a large goal of Govbase is to follow the story from Trump posting about tariffs, the news reacting, the EO h
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Thank you! The web app launched less than a month ago so definitely still working on bugs. I will get this fixed today. I appreciate the notice.
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Very true. We're constantly trying to refine this and eventually plan on hiring policy researchers for a human in the loop but we just don't have the funding for that currently. We are trying to be transparent for how our scoring
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by foxfoxx 7mo ago
Yes but state level actions are definitely on the roadmap!
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by foxfoxx 4y ago
Thanks for the info!
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