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Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by vital101 on Thursday April 01, 2010 @12:24AM (#1233858)
While good for a "lol", doesn't anyone else hate April Fools day on the internet? It's nearly impossible to find a serious post. I can't take anything seriously on the internet for the next day or two.

Guess my productivity is going to go up.

Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by zavulon on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @11:57PM (#1233812)
I'm very confused... who are the users of your site? Actual politicians? When I click on "Backpedal", nothing happens... Are you expecting Bush/Clinton/Gore/Kerry to actually come to your site and use it?
Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by ryanhuff on Thursday April 01, 2010 @12:08AM (#1233831)
Its apparently a silly april fools PR stunt to get exposure for a company (see excerpt from the website blow). Is HN going to be swamped with april fools nonsense?

"Backpedalify is, of course, an April Fool’s Joke. But backing up your online data is no laughing matter. Secure you online data stored in Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and more with --redacted--. Learn more about how it works."

Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by zavulon on Thursday April 01, 2010 @12:23AM (#1233856)
D'oh! This is what I get for coding 12 hours in a row.
Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by bretpiatt on Thursday April 01, 2010 @12:05AM (#1233825)
It is an April Fools joke site linking to their Backupify service, cute...
Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by barmstrong on Thursday April 01, 2010 @01:47AM (#1233966)
If it's a joke - I don't actually get it. I get what backpedaling is and it's funny when politicians do it - but your description on the homepage is confusing (at least to me).
Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by PG-13 on Thursday April 01, 2010 @01:07AM (#1233920)
For this to be funny, your actual product has to be well-known.
Re:Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify by wlievens on Thursday April 01, 2010 @03:33AM (#1234098)
For you to have a nickname on this forum, you should choose one that doesn'confuse others.