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Re: on Saturday June 27, 2026 @03:48AM (#48696114)
A working fork of https://worldcup.cole.ws for 2026
Build voter files from public data and connect them to a wide range of geospatial software. Open alternative to private databases like NGP VAN and NationBuilder for candidates without big money.
As a union organizer with Hack Club staff, this is only the surface - the things that are clear to the end consumer. It gets a whole lot worse on the inside; from payment below minimum wage, mandatory overtime beyond child labor law, hiring kids as contractors to deny them rights, union busting & retaliation and a blatant disrespect for members and community democracy despite pretending to be `teen-led.` I'm not going to re-hash the whole thing here, I've written an article on my blog, but Hack Club is a deeply misleading "charity" that suckers teens in trying to build a better world and funnels them towards supporting our ever-rapid decline into techno-fascism at the hands of the wealthy elite funding them.
I know the person behind this personally and can attest that they are a licensed ham.
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @02:33PM (#37092169)
registry, not registrar
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @02:20PM (#37092006)
boi.ngo for airport wifi
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @02:16PM (#37091971)
You can't get a .ONG without being a registered NGO.
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @02:15PM (#37091957)
I mean couldn't a registry also shaft you?
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:52PM (#37091637)
To answer the first question, yep it's just "oblong".

We exist so people don't have to go to freenom when they want their own but free domain. I've used Freenom in the past, and they are the worst experience.

Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:50PM (#37091609)
That's why we have manual review.
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:48PM (#37091595)
No it doesn't. Firefox has terrible support for Passkeys at the moment. Try using Google Chrome/Edge/Safari/etc.
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:32PM (#37091386)
That's only for verifying email - it's WebAuthn/Passkeys.
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:32PM (#37091377)
The first one mainly. The Code of Conduct is just standard Contributor Covenant stuff for people who contribute back code.
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:28PM (#37091338)
Yep!
Re:Show HN: Obl.ong, Free, quality domains for all on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:28PM (#37091331)
It's just that .ong is not associated with spam, unlike say freenom which gives people .tk and is used extensively for spam.
Re: on Saturday March 25, 2023 @02:10PM (#35305322)
Buy a t-shirt that says "svb => silicon valley bank run" for $30/each today!

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