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@Ace71425 I mean... you could... with a big enough constellation. Depends on their budget I suppose 😂🤣
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@Brolls Maybe im off base here and there is an API to your local governments satellites lol
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@heyheni I was having the same thought in my mind
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Well technically it is possible. As for the requirements that I understood. You can actually pull this off.
However before you read the rest. Note that you must be comfortable with hacking the system and that this has never been tried before. At least by me.
Alright now to begin the development. But before that, 10k is not worth the effort. Request about 50k from them. In Addition they will need to purchase some servers to handle the amount of work that I'm about to list down below.
Start off by preparing the server environment. I believe a minimum of two dedicated servers will do. One for the database one for the application.
Second, clone Facebook. Make a login page, profile page, and so on. Make sure everything works.
By now you may have figured out that you're remaking a basic version of Facebook. Don't let the client know.
Serve it using whatever the domain you like. Add some test scripts that automatically register and add dummy content into the application too! These test scripts can run every 5-10minutes depending on how you like it.
To top it off, change the vhosts for the office this client is in so that a request to Facebook.com goes to this server. (Sorry I dont know anything about network management, it's vhosts right?)
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@uziiuzair awesome! 😄
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@heyheni why get paid 10-50k and not make an effort? 😂
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@heyheni install a custom dns server at their office and replace logo 😂
Don't we all love a sophisticated chat bot?
Found this in our codebase, apparently one of my co-workers had written this
Well, it happened. The stupidest request, no demand, I have ever, and most likely will ever receive...
Me: So what is it you're looking to do with your website.
Client: We're not showing up Facebook's home page. We need you to fix that. We have a budget of $10,000 to make this happen right now.
Me: As much as I'd love to take your money, that isn't something I can control. Every "home page" is profile-based, which technically isn't a homepage, but a "feed" that changes constantly. So say you create a profile on Facebook, only those you follow, and paid posts show up on your feed. What I can do however is use your budget to create and promote posts from your company page to show on users' feeds. If you're serious about marketing, we can start slow at $250/week, then work our way up or down based on results until your budget is exhausted, then re-evaluate the budget at that time. I can tailor a retainer for you based on the number of ads per week that you'd like to make.
Client: No, this is not what we're asking for at all.
Me: Okay...what is it you're looking for exactly? Run through this in as much detail as possible so I can get on the same page.
Client: We want to be on the main home page of facebook.com. We want our logo on that page when people sign up to make an account, linking to our website.
Me: That's simply not possible. That's Facebook's own home page. Nobody has a right to edit that other than Facebook itself.
Client: Bullshit. There's a Facebook developers section with APIs to edit and view Facebook's entire website. We would do it ourselves, but we signed up and don't understand how to change it in Chrome. That's why we need you and [referring client] said you were the best guy for our needs.
Me: That API has no control over Facebook's corporate data, including their own home page. That API designed ONLY for sections in which you are authorized to access or modify, such as your personal profile or created page for your business.
Client: We know that it can be done. If you don't do it, we'll find someone else who can.
Me: Well good luck with that, because the only way it would be remotely possible to do that WILL involve prison time, since that would be illegal. The only legal way to do it would be to buy Facebook, and they'll laugh you out of the building with that offer. But I'm done with this conversation because I have work to complete from clients that aren't delusional. Have a nice day! [hang up]
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What. The. Fuck.
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