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foxfoxx

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About foxfoxx

Founder/CEO of Govbase Reach out to me at mitchell@govbase.com

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    Comment #47239703

    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 …

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    Comment #47232569

    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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    Comment #47232411

    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 …

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    Comment #47227239

    This is what "stories" are which I agree will be the headline eventually but its still in development.

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    Comment #47226842

    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 ne…

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    Comment #47224640

    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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    Comment #47224574

    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 …

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    Comment #47224288

    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 …

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    Comment #47224233

    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…

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    Comment #47224188

    Checkout has been fixed for anyone who wanted to try Pro!

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    Comment #47223211

    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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    Comment #47222575

    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 p…

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    Comment #47222354

    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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    Comment #47222290

    Thanks! This actually started as a mobile app. I hope you check that out too!

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    Comment #47222278

    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…

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    Comment #47222159

    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 spen…

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    Comment #47222131

    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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    Comment #47221811

    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 bi…

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    Comment #47221767

    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 ano…

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    Comment #47221648

    Should be fixed! If you'd like to try again. Thank you.

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    Comment #47221532

    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 f…

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    Comment #47221455

    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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    Comment #47221446

    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…

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    Comment #47220875

    Yes but state level actions are definitely on the roadmap!