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Re:Google App Engine fiasco :-( on Monday October 03, 2016 @11:27AM (#12628129)
I don't think so. This is what my billing statement says -

App Engine Backend Instances: 8146.607 Hours (Source: [h-56])

Google App Engine fiasco :-(

Posted by narayanb on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:30AM
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Never used App Engine before, was always on AWS.Recently for my Andriod app, I thought of giving GAE a try. The app was on Firebase, the only "Server" I needed was to send a push notifications (Downstream). So, I just went "Google Cloud Module" wizard with "Endpoints" option on Android Studio.And created this simple servlet./ * An endpoint class we are exposing / @Api( name = "pushApi", ...

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Re:Ask HN: Is Twitter sign in down? on Sunday December 28, 2014 @08:09PM (#8808137)
Happened to me as well. I was scared initially if it was hacked or something. - Got notification on phone saying I am signed out. - Couldn't sign back in from app or mobile web. - Couldn't open my twitter page from mobile web. - Couldn't sign in from Desktop web. - Could open my page from Desktop web. - Could sign in from desktop web. - Still can't sign from Android app.

Coding rehabilitation plan?

Posted by narayanb on Monday November 03, 2014 @06:41AM
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I have been writing code ever since I was 5 years old. Was pretty good at it. I became an entrepreneur 5 years ago and since last 3 years I haven't been coding. I have to take care of product, strategy etc. Now I am completely out of touch. How to get back to it? Obviously I have the coding aptitude, but I am out of touch with the current tools, APIs, function calls, libraries. What is the...

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Re:Show HN: Knock – The sweet spot between a call and a text on Thursday July 10, 2014 @06:45AM (#8014496)
Thanks for the tip. We will update the page. The basic idea is that 70% of the calls we make daily can be replied with a yes/no/location (Where are you?/Should I bring milk?/Are you coming for the dinner? etc) Knock app tries to simplify this problem, if both users have knock installed whatever message the user sends is captured as a (Simulated) call on the other screen with the message overlaid. Instead of (answer/reject) there are (yes/no/location) options. Like a normal call, the phone rings for 60secs within which if you don't respond it becomes a "Missed knock".
Re:Pull to refresh with a twist on Saturday March 23, 2013 @12:30PM (#5428702)
the clock - shows the time of the events in the list. - doubles as a loading bar. - "Pulls" to refresh.
Re:A "GET" request can land you in Jail on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @04:16AM (#5399547)
But from a pure legal standpoint, any API developer can face jail term if they suddenly change their terms/conditions.

A "GET" request can land you in Jail

Posted by narayanb on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @03:22AM
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After reading through the judgment of Andrew Auernheimer case, I feel really taken aback and scared! How could calling 'public' GET API be unauthorized action? How could the judgment be passed so fast and carelessly? And why aren't the AT&T 'subscribers' suing them for keeping their private information insecure?Frankly, now as a developer every time I make a "GET" request, I have this fear...

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Google Play portal down

Posted by narayanb on Monday March 11, 2013 @08:20AM
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Google Play portal is completely broken. - The homepage is incomplete. - App search is yielding totally irrelevant results. Search "Google" and you get a complete random list with "Verizon Mobile" as the first result.Anyone else ?

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Scoble's post on our app just surged our daily downloads by 2.5x

Posted by narayanb on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @08:25AM
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I always loved to read Scoble's take on future of technology and his open support for the "age of context". So when we got a chance to talk to him and show him our friday app we were excited. But we didn't expect a huge surge PR spike if he writes good about friday. We just wanted to use his post as a validation of our efforts (if he likes it). But to our amazement we saw over 2.5x increase in...

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Nexus 4 wireless charger slipping off?

Posted by narayanb on Thursday February 21, 2013 @05:10PM
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Just an hour back got my "orb" charger, 2 of them (I have 2 Nexus 4). With lot of excitement I placed the phone onto the orb surface, in 10 mins I found the phone lying on the phone. Tried both the phones, both the chargers. The orb surface just doesn't hold the phone, it SLIPS OFF.Check this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKTORRMeoxE (Posted by another person).As I searched forums I...

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Re:Flat Pixels on Monday February 11, 2013 @08:33PM (#5204662)
I didn't mean that you implied. I meant the general assumption, especially the Google designers discourage you specifically from being skeuomorphic. they call it bad. I agree with your point completely.
Re:Flat Pixels on Monday February 11, 2013 @08:23PM (#5204610)
I disagree to the general notion that 'skeuomorphism is bad'. it is just harder to focus on both the texture and the other subtle parts of it and still not focus on the usability, transitions and the flow. In the Metro (flat) design it becomes easier to focus on typography and interactions which makes it easier for designers, I think both are equally exploitable by a good designer.
Re:Most innovative companies of 2013 on Monday February 11, 2013 @02:06PM (#5202598)
I don't somehow agree with the list (or the order). I felt companies like Tesla, Microsoft deserved a better ranking. And did Apple really innovate last year?

has anybody heard of shine by Misfit wearables? I saw them in indiegogo and found their technology pretty impressive too!!

Re:Natural Language Processing for the Working Programmer on Monday February 11, 2013 @12:29PM (#5201955)
I had experimented with NLTK, CoreNLP, OpenNLP etc and when it came it NEP extraction, I felt NLTK does the better job (none of them were anywhere close to perfect/dependable), but NLTK had a lot more dictionaries to choose from and overall better. We use a highly customized/overhauled NLTK for our apps Iris(siri for Android) and Friday for Android.
Re:Facebook makes it official — an external advertising network is com... on Friday November 23, 2012 @10:40PM (#4824457)
Yesterday as I was watching a video on Youtube, I saw a facebook banner ad (yeah "Ads by Google"). As I was logged into Facebook and Google at that time, the 'targeting' was pretty off. I would blame it on Google. Now probably facebook would have better intelligence. Let's see.