**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed May 28 02:59:57 2008 May 28 06:45:31 so lame May 28 06:45:41 this crap hotel charges $12.75/day for internet May 28 06:45:48 and it's only ~800kbit up and down May 28 06:52:37 jasta, thats pretty fail May 28 06:53:18 no annoucements May 28 08:24:25 hi guys May 28 08:25:26 a question has anyone use the Android SDK in ubuntu... May 28 13:33:43 still no announcement. May 28 13:33:45 :( May 28 13:34:11 fsck them May 28 13:34:24 And I/O starts today. May 28 13:34:36 so i doubt there will be an announcement until friday at the earliest now. May 28 13:34:42 yea May 28 13:34:51 though Dan will probably be held hostage by Jasta until the announcement gets made. May 28 13:35:06 haha May 28 13:36:09 I wonder if I/O is going to be cool. May 28 13:36:16 Do they have one every year? or is this the first? May 28 13:36:35 i can't remembe May 28 13:36:46 if it is cool, i'll probably go next year May 28 13:38:55 i bet Dan will get maimed by questions durring his sessions May 28 15:05:33 rawr May 28 15:05:41 im in line at googleio May 28 15:05:46 anyhone else here May 28 15:08:49 did this 'big announcement' everyone was talking about lately come yet? May 28 15:08:59 no May 28 15:19:34 rawr long lines May 28 15:19:43 looooong lines are looooong May 28 15:53:42 * cutmasta is away (away) May 28 15:53:47 kk May 28 15:53:54 eating breakfadt May 28 15:54:01 yumm coffee May 28 15:54:12 hey ill be on this during the keynote May 28 15:54:17 in about an hour May 28 15:54:24 ill keep all ya'l updated May 28 15:54:30 on teh new annoincwement May 28 15:54:35 ok May 28 15:54:39 stpuid kebordf lol- May 28 15:54:53 if they have a new announcment May 28 15:55:05 they migght May 28 15:55:10 hgave az handset May 28 15:55:14 :D May 28 15:55:49 id be more interested in the SDK announcement. personally May 28 15:56:05 hey guys May 28 15:56:16 hi May 28 15:56:36 is it possible that the layout params get lost when inflating from an xml file? May 28 15:56:47 im not the guy to ask. May 28 15:57:10 hehe ok May 28 15:57:14 they aren't going to have a handset May 28 15:57:21 they can't even get a good sdk out! May 28 15:57:21 LinearLayout container = (LinearLayout) vi.inflate(R.layout.message_view, null, null); May 28 15:57:25 addView(container); May 28 15:57:41 i always get an exception May 28 15:57:54 "Child must already have layout params set" May 28 15:58:47 there are definitely layout params for every view int he xml file May 28 15:59:15 addView(container, new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT)); works fine May 28 15:59:40 well, addView(container); should also work fine since there are layout params in teh xml May 28 16:07:20 rawr May 28 16:07:29 in teh main hall May 28 16:07:35 second row :D May 28 16:16:55 rawr May 28 16:22:22 lame.... May 28 16:22:32 ? May 28 16:22:40 had to waste a bunch of time this morning getting a charger for my phone May 28 16:22:45 so i missed breakfast ;) May 28 16:23:09 bust May 28 16:24:18 interenet is dewad May 28 16:24:21 toomany pp'l May 28 16:24:37 umdk1d3: what time does the keynote start? May 28 16:24:46 i'm in my hotel waiting for my phone to get a decent charge May 28 16:25:12 probably 9:30 May 28 16:25:23 probably, thats when registration and breakfast ends May 28 16:25:31 when are Dans sessions? May 28 16:25:38 dunno, but i will probably skip them May 28 16:25:46 i plan to skip all the introductory android sessions in favor of other topics May 28 16:25:52 your not going to go harrass him? May 28 16:25:58 oh i will harrass him May 28 16:26:01 lol May 28 16:26:02 just not while he's presenting ;) May 28 16:27:59 i am so incredibly close to the convention center, i could be there in like 2 minutes i think May 28 16:28:57 btw, the address numbers in this city make no sense :) May 28 16:28:58 hopefully otherwise you will probably miss the keynote May 28 16:29:13 747 Howard St. is between 4th and 5th st. May 28 16:29:19 Dougie187: the keynote is like an hour and a half long May 28 16:29:32 umdk1d3: hey, are there power outlets all over? May 28 16:30:02 i desperately need my phone to be charged :) May 28 16:30:24 hmm, i'm not sure if i want to bring my laptop or not May 28 16:30:32 kinda don't feel like lugging it all around May 28 16:32:00 lol May 28 16:32:40 thnere iis ppower yeaz May 28 16:32:45 net is dead tho May 28 16:33:31 alright, my phone's got enough juice now, i'm taking off May 28 16:33:41 see ya May 28 16:39:40 yay ssh is kinda working May 28 16:40:20 kindalol May 28 16:40:20 kindromainguy you at io May 28 16:40:59 nope May 28 16:41:03 I'm in France :) May 28 16:41:10 aww net here sucks lol May 28 16:41:35 i type and it comes thru like 5mins laterlol- May 28 16:42:03 were measuring bandewidth in bytes per seclol May 28 16:46:48 ooh its starting May 28 16:48:00 rawr kkeynote May 28 16:48:08 the place is packed May 28 16:48:22 pl'l standing ikn back May 28 16:51:24 haha May 28 16:51:32 pcjj is sitting next to me May 28 16:53:35 Salutations um May 28 16:54:12 keynote is focusong on app engine so far May 28 17:01:28 jasta, ping May 28 17:03:58 hes at io May 28 17:04:01 and didnt take his comp May 28 17:04:22 Heh. May 28 17:04:44 He gave me his # yesterday but I was on IRC from my laptop and didn't add it to my phone :) May 28 17:05:03 lol May 28 17:05:11 they are demoing myspace May 28 17:05:22 :/ May 28 17:07:28 ooh android is next up May 28 17:07:29 Yay, myspace is done. May 28 17:08:57 yay android iiks next May 28 17:09:29 hes setting up and justifying android May 28 17:09:46 At the conference? May 28 17:09:52 yea May 28 17:10:57 ooh android demo May 28 17:11:11 show :( May 28 17:11:27 lol pcjj nwill take pix May 28 17:11:40 I have a test build that I can run on my phone -- pretty cool May 28 17:12:29 public sdk based? May 28 17:12:48 It's actually on a real Android device. May 28 17:12:48 demo May 28 17:13:20 ooooohh new sdk May 28 17:13:23 yay May 28 17:13:29 it looks very sexy May 28 17:15:00 VERRY sexy May 28 17:15:18 will post pix in a few mins May 28 17:15:52 grand prix is google mobile web emgoine May 28 17:15:58 named grand prix May 28 17:16:05 ointernal name prolly May 28 17:17:13 hes syowong a 3g connectedd phone May 28 17:17:36 ooh talking about ev challwnge May 28 17:18:26 they have compass May 28 17:18:28 in phone May 28 17:18:36 for streetview May 28 17:18:40 compasssss May 28 17:19:26 As you turn the phone Street View rotates as well. May 28 17:20:07 spix being uplolazededc as we spoeak May 28 17:20:37 umdk1d3: url? May 28 17:20:43 *wannasee* May 28 17:21:33 ah, neat May 28 17:21:39 yes, public sdk based. May 28 17:21:57 works too, can make calls and surf the web on it, google maps, etc. May 28 17:22:01 comoong soon May 28 17:22:09 uploading tol flickr rite nhopw May 28 17:25:10 Pictures uploading.... May 28 17:25:20 stupid flivckr lol May 28 17:29:04 how's the keynote? May 28 17:29:29 http://picasaweb.google.com/pcjjman/GoogleIO2008KeynoteAndroidPhotos May 28 17:29:31 its oaky May 28 17:29:35 yyyyyaaaaaayayyy May 28 17:29:41 pholtoz of ne ap'ik May 28 17:29:47 at link;a above May 28 17:29:54 hit it yallll lol May 28 17:29:59 ha sweet May 28 17:30:02 they showed the new Home screen May 28 17:30:26 hmmm May 28 17:30:30 what phone are they using? May 28 17:30:37 someonw should set topic oll May 28 17:30:48 * romainguy has been working hard on the new Home screen :) May 28 17:31:03 Nice job romain. May 28 17:31:09 ooh romain bloox good ;) May 28 17:31:28 someohne needz to blog these pisx May 28 17:47:13 meh May 28 17:47:34 rest has talked about appengine and web tool-kit now May 28 17:49:49 runniong low on coffee May 28 17:56:35 talking about open slocia- May 28 17:56:51 opensocial May 28 17:58:48 so i asuume jasta will be in teh android sessins May 28 17:59:35 no May 28 17:59:41 he said he was going to skip them for other sessions May 28 17:59:48 ahh May 28 18:00:03 yea im hitting most of the aapp engiuine ones today May 28 18:00:20 net works okay now djuroing keynote May 28 18:00:28 but it was horrid earlierr May 28 18:00:37 definete ujnusable May 28 18:00:38 lol May 28 18:01:04 idk wat jasta l-ooks like tho lol May 28 18:01:15 im looking for a pic May 28 18:01:17 so you can see May 28 18:01:22 ooh thx May 28 18:01:24 but you can hear his voice on his Five video May 28 18:01:36 it might be on last.fm May 28 18:01:39 if you can find his account May 28 18:01:53 a pic would be awsome as net is slown here still May 28 18:02:34 http://www.last.fm/user/jasta/ May 28 18:02:36 also be sure to sprread that picasa pix from earlier May 28 18:02:42 blogemw or wsomethin May 28 18:03:01 thats him May 28 18:03:51 i sent those pics to engadget May 28 18:05:02 awesome May 28 18:05:07 Hey umdk1d3 was that phone the HTC dream? May 28 18:05:19 idk he kept it very zoomed close May 28 18:05:24 coulds nsee it May 28 18:05:32 ok May 28 18:05:38 and your in the second row right? May 28 18:05:46 because i just read this. May 28 18:05:48 http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/28/google-demos-the-htc-dream-at-i-o-conference/ May 28 18:05:49 yea on left May 28 18:07:22 doug thanx for sxending May 28 18:07:27 np May 28 18:07:34 hopeful-ly they up it fast May 28 18:07:39 yeah i know May 28 18:07:46 they will put a video up which will be cool May 28 18:08:24 they kept iit well guarded tho May 28 18:08:28 so couldnt see much May 28 18:08:34 true May 28 18:08:42 i dont know how they could know its the dream. May 28 18:08:52 yea lol May 28 18:12:23 http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/28/google-demos-the-htc-dream-at-i-o-conference/ May 28 18:12:24 video May 28 18:13:17 its mainly just the compass May 28 18:13:56 yay May 28 18:14:41 i dont see how they know its the dream. May 28 18:20:24 yay ssh still worx May 28 18:20:52 im in android sessn May 28 18:20:54 nice May 28 18:20:58 lemme know what its about May 28 18:20:59 will try rgabbing pix May 28 18:21:01 k May 28 18:21:14 idk if they will have more sdk stuff May 28 18:21:20 newer opix that is May 28 18:21:21 hopefully they will. May 28 18:21:44 me chex camera May 28 18:23:34 bah my nokia is refusing to take pix May 28 18:23:49 maybe you should snag one of those dreams May 28 18:23:49 lol May 28 18:24:56 umd, let me know if anything exciting happens in the Android session May 28 18:25:12 what session are you in pcjjman? May 28 18:25:18 Python May 28 18:25:24 cool May 28 18:25:47 Are you at IO Dougie? May 28 18:25:52 nope :( May 28 18:26:00 just following all the cool stuff from it. May 28 18:26:14 do you guys know if this is their first I/O? May 28 18:26:18 or did they have one last year too? May 28 18:26:25 They had a Developer's Conference. May 28 18:26:32 Same sort of shindig, different name. May 28 18:26:34 oh ok May 28 18:26:50 oh haha May 28 18:27:06 ell jason jsut said that they wolnt do any new sdk stufvfv May 28 18:27:12 in thnis session at least May 28 18:27:20 bust May 28 18:27:21 pcjj yhow life May 28 18:27:25 Did your session start already? May 28 18:27:30 does wireless seem beeter May 28 18:27:34 nopeno tyes May 28 18:28:10 Somewhat. May 28 18:28:22 Less laggy, still really bad bandwidth. May 28 18:28:28 lol May 28 18:28:40 they might upgrade somewhat fr tomorrow May 28 18:28:42 I can actually see the first couple letters in my message before I send it. May 28 18:28:45 umdk1d3, did you post those pictures from the keynote? :) May 28 18:28:47 Hopefully. May 28 18:28:52 lol May 28 18:28:58 pawalls-io: http://picasaweb.google.com/pcjjman/GoogleIO2008KeynoteAndroidPhotos May 28 18:29:08 and http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/28/google-demos-the-htc-dream-at-i-o-conference/ May 28 18:29:13 ooh hney other ppl at iop May 28 18:29:36 pawalls-io: you in a session May 28 18:29:56 pawalls-io you know what jasta looks like right? May 28 18:30:14 angry May 28 18:30:17 the answer is angry May 28 18:30:24 lol May 28 18:30:30 depends what hes doing and where he is May 28 18:30:34 if hes drunk. i doubt it May 28 18:30:54 angry loll May 28 18:31:09 if hes at an android session, most likely. May 28 18:31:22 android session is packed May 28 18:31:59 Python is as well. May 28 18:32:06 We have people lined up along the walls. May 28 18:32:08 hehe pcjj May 28 18:32:23 pcjj its not that bad here May 28 18:32:41 AC is the most scarce thing here. May 28 18:32:59 haha May 28 18:33:05 imglad i has phone May 28 18:33:09 pcjjman, welcome to california May 28 18:33:12 i bet jasta is in the python one May 28 18:33:33 Dougie187, he gave me a ring.. he was on the way to the android one. May 28 18:33:41 ohhh May 28 18:33:44 However, now I'm crunched into a row and there is no escape! ;-) May 28 18:33:44 he went? May 28 18:33:55 he said he wasnt going to go to the android ones. May 28 18:34:04 that liar. May 28 18:34:04 lol May 28 18:34:47 Why else would he come? May 28 18:34:48 haha May 28 18:35:00 im in frontrow left of android sessn May 28 18:35:02 maybe he is insterested in the other stuff? May 28 18:35:03 heh May 28 18:35:33 I never considered jasta as a big OpenSocial fan. May 28 18:35:45 yeah me either. May 28 18:35:48 i should try finding him May 28 18:35:52 though i didnt know the other session was about OpenSocial May 28 18:39:16 will jasta have irc at today May 28 18:39:21 no May 28 18:39:24 he didnt take his laptop with him May 28 18:39:31 its at his hotel May 28 18:39:45 hmm ill try looxing for him May 28 18:39:58 ooh May 28 18:40:04 someone from io May 28 18:40:19 dmofwhat sessn you in May 28 18:41:50 dmoffett are you at IO? May 28 18:42:38 yea May 28 18:42:45 he has stsn net connect May 28 18:42:46 umdk1d3: yes May 28 18:42:59 I am in the drinking dr pepper session May 28 18:43:06 l-oooool May 28 18:43:16 going to the Guido seession next May 28 18:43:21 ug net laaaaagy again May 28 18:43:26 lol May 28 18:43:44 we irc ppl shouldmeetup May 28 18:44:10 any asshats out there? May 28 18:44:26 o.o May 28 18:44:39 havent seen one in a while May 28 18:45:17 so I guess Jasta has been pretty quite. May 28 18:45:20 quiet May 28 18:45:37 he didnt take his laptop with him to IO. May 28 18:45:42 its at his hotel May 28 18:45:56 we shlould go steal it lol May 28 18:46:09 I half expected him to jump up when they claimed Android was fully open source during the keynote May 28 18:46:17 looool May 28 18:46:40 that would have been entertaining May 28 18:46:40 we leaked sdk pix May 28 18:46:50 from keynote May 28 18:48:37 The Python speaker is referencing Tufte May 28 18:48:47 awesome ll May 28 18:49:01 is it the guy who wrote python? May 28 18:49:11 I'm not sure. May 28 18:49:12 did ya bring ur book today lol May 28 18:49:18 I didn't catch his name at the beginning. May 28 18:49:25 Phooey, I didn't. May 28 18:49:37 aww May 28 18:49:46 does he have german accent May 28 18:49:58 thick May 28 18:50:35 Guido Van Rossum is the author of Python. May 28 18:51:05 I think he is Dutch? May 28 18:51:11 ahh May 28 18:54:16 I would have worn my first annual python developer conference t-shirt but it would have shown my man boobs. May 28 18:54:34 lol May 28 18:55:00 Yes he does. May 28 18:55:15 Have an German accent. He presented last year at GDC as well... May 28 18:59:21 ooh questions May 28 19:00:03 i bet jasta asks one May 28 19:11:18 going to find lunch May 28 19:14:06 Where are you? May 28 19:14:15 umd May 28 19:31:27 lol May 28 19:31:42 pcjj im in sessn May 28 19:38:46 kk in django sessn nolw May 28 20:05:07 rawr May 28 20:05:17 django sessn is sloooow May 28 20:06:37 im gonna go hang out outside for awile May 28 20:08:15 That boring? May 28 20:10:09 well May 28 20:10:23 itsxs just stuff im not interested in May 28 20:10:28 hwos ur sesn May 28 20:10:49 hes goin over lolts of tedious details May 28 20:11:11 ouch May 28 20:11:26 appengine doesnt do fulltext search May 28 20:13:11 Not bad. Really quick overview of python. May 28 20:14:23 whichhone are you in May 28 20:14:44 Room 8 May 28 20:15:05 second half of python? May 28 20:15:08 Painless Python for Proficient Programmers Part I May 28 20:15:10 I May 28 20:15:12 Yep. May 28 20:15:18 ahh yea May 28 20:15:30 What are you thinking for next session? May 28 20:15:32 im gonna go fimnd a job lol May 28 20:16:15 for all jobs if salary > 100000 apply May 28 20:16:28 lol maaaaybe May 28 20:16:45 gotta doit in p'ython May 28 20:16:56 using lambda fn :P May 28 20:17:12 The intarweb is so much faster now. May 28 20:17:20 agrred May 28 20:17:34 i saw ppl running aroujd with cisco accesspts May 28 20:17:53 we should snatchone lol May 28 20:17:58 If someone drops one pick it up. May 28 20:17:59 lol May 28 20:18:17 so i didnt fiond jasta May 28 20:18:27 I'm thinking I'm going to hit the Android session next. May 28 20:18:30 i thought i sawhim May 28 20:18:39 mayyybe /me loox May 28 20:18:41 brb May 28 20:19:56 ouch my batt might notol make it thru day May 28 20:20:07 Propietary charger? May 28 20:20:16 nah May 28 20:20:19 nokia May 28 20:20:20 USB? May 28 20:20:29 ohlol not that easy May 28 20:23:39 Wow, Python just got a lot cooler. It's named after Monty Python.... May 28 20:24:35 why? May 28 20:25:10 why what? May 28 20:25:18 why is it named after monty python May 28 20:25:23 He didn't specify why. May 28 20:25:26 oh May 28 20:25:40 thats an odd thing to name something after. May 28 20:26:01 from wiki: An important goal of the Python developers is making Python fun to use. This is reflected in the origin of the name (after the television series Monty Python's Flying Circus), in the common practice of using Monty Python references in example code, and in an occasionally playful approach to tutorials and reference materials.[60] For example, the metasyntactic variables often used in Python literature are spam and eggs, instea May 28 20:27:42 hmm May 28 20:27:49 interesting May 28 20:41:32 @jeff: Sean Campbell just tried to steal my laptop May 28 20:42:56 umd, grab any free swag in the middle area for me before it's gone May 28 20:56:21 omg, the new android-version from googleIO is sugar-sweet !! May 28 20:56:35 I wish I could have gone there May 28 20:56:40 :'( May 28 21:01:56 btw: http://www.anddev.org/impressive_preview_to_the_next_sdk_version_at_google_io-t2205.html May 28 21:05:08 it looks pretty sweet May 28 21:05:12 i wish i could play with it May 28 21:05:12 lol May 28 21:14:24 lol i also wish they would set a date for handset release May 28 21:16:21 2nd half this year... May 28 21:16:27 i know May 28 21:16:29 i mean a date May 28 21:16:35 like August 28th May 28 21:16:37 or something like that May 28 21:16:42 probably New Years Eve ;) May 28 21:16:46 lol May 28 21:17:39 If they are thinking in terms of quarters, it could even be 09. May 28 21:17:52 *fiscal* May 28 21:34:44 ionno May 28 21:34:56 i would have thought they would add fiscal year in there. May 28 21:36:26 who else is at google i/o today? May 28 21:36:42 jasta pawalls umdk1d3-io pcjjman-io May 28 21:36:46 dmoffet May 28 21:36:55 i think thats it. May 28 21:36:57 afiak May 28 21:37:01 afaik* May 28 21:37:06 where are they May 28 21:37:21 pcjjman-io is on here. May 28 21:37:22 ask him May 28 21:37:28 jasta doesnt have his laptop May 28 21:37:32 pcjjman-io May 28 21:37:33 pawalls is gone for now. May 28 21:37:36 pcjjman-io: you there May 28 21:37:46 do they know each other? May 28 21:37:56 i'm at this android talk May 28 21:38:02 nice technical details May 28 21:38:10 i know pcjjman-io and umdk1d3-io were sitting next to each other during the keynote May 28 21:38:13 about the underlying details May 28 21:38:16 umdk1d3-io has been looking for jasta May 28 21:38:26 havent heard from jasta since this morning May 28 21:38:29 hmm ok May 28 21:38:35 but i know he and pawalls were trading phone calls earlier May 28 21:38:40 both were at the last android session May 28 21:38:57 ok well i'll be at the android fireside chat May 28 21:39:10 ill let them know if i see them May 28 21:39:15 err May 28 21:39:20 do you know what jasta looks like? May 28 21:39:40 btw: just released a new version of AndNav! May 28 21:40:06 yeah May 28 21:40:11 ok May 28 21:40:15 i mean i can spoit him in a crowd May 28 21:40:26 nice plusminus_ ! May 28 21:41:04 yeah i'll probably be in the google gears for mobile app talk May 28 21:41:17 "underneath the covers at google" sounds cool too! May 28 21:41:41 it sounds like its pretty cool to be there May 28 21:41:44 Info on new Version: http://www.anddev.org/viewtopic.php?p=8493#8493 May 28 21:41:47 theres dmoffett you can ask where he is May 28 21:42:04 Yo May 28 21:42:08 hey May 28 21:42:10 where you at May 28 21:42:17 we need to have ameetup of the irc folks May 28 21:42:20 I'm as well. Where are you in the rom? May 28 21:42:24 back May 28 21:42:25 Level 3 on the bean bags May 28 21:42:33 oh yo're there? May 28 21:42:39 which bean bag area? May 28 21:42:41 i'll move there now May 28 21:43:16 Level 3 bean bag area near pool tables. May 28 21:43:22 kk May 28 21:43:22 cu May 28 21:43:42 I am wearing a black coat sitting against a pole. May 28 21:49:58 how are the session pawalls-io? May 28 21:50:15 cu May 28 21:50:17 dmoffett: are you wearing glasses? :) May 28 21:50:22 yes May 28 22:10:28 im in the security sxessn May 28 22:14:44 @umd you're at the secure collab session talking about lolcats? May 28 23:20:06 re' May 28 23:20:27 ? May 28 23:21:03 hi May 28 23:21:12 IO on today? May 28 23:21:14 cool demos from Google I/O :)) May 28 23:21:22 you at IO? May 28 23:21:26 no May 28 23:21:30 in France :) May 28 23:21:39 lol May 28 23:21:48 not close at al May 28 23:22:31 So, I need to make a business case to a technical audience that we should create our product for android. Can anyone suggest things that I should emphasize/mention? I've never actually written a business case before. May 28 23:22:54 what is your product? May 28 23:22:57 For that matter, I'm new to the mobile development market, so I'm not sure what things are "oh thank god they did this" level of goodness May 28 23:23:05 CoPilot personal navigation May 28 23:23:11 like tomtom, but for cellphones and such May 28 23:23:25 well. May 28 23:23:43 it would add another level of usefulness to a cell phone May 28 23:23:53 well yes, but they know that. May 28 23:24:00 we already have a product for other cellphones May 28 23:24:05 since most people have cell phones anyways, they could get this instead of the tomtoms. May 28 23:24:12 especially if it is cheaper. May 28 23:24:16 no May 28 23:24:20 sorry May 28 23:24:23 ok May 28 23:24:29 I'm making the business case that we should develop copilot on android May 28 23:24:36 rather than devoting time/resources on other products May 28 23:24:42 didn't one of the top 50 apps do this? May 28 23:24:44 we already have copilot for windows mobile May 28 23:24:52 about half of them did, but not what we do. May 28 23:25:09 driving directions, routing w/o access to the webwebs, poi information, 3d, etc May 28 23:25:42 so what they want to know is whether it'll pay back the effort May 28 23:25:49 pretty much May 28 23:25:53 so they want to see a nice long list of OHA members May 28 23:25:58 to be personally honest I'm not entirely convinced May 28 23:26:08 lol May 28 23:26:13 well why are you making a case? May 28 23:26:16 in that whatever we put out, telenav may already beat us to it May 28 23:26:23 because it's doing this, or working on some horrible webservice stuff May 28 23:26:31 well. May 28 23:26:31 Android programming, C++ ugly internals. May 28 23:26:35 Android programming, C++ ugly internals. May 28 23:26:36 act like your convinced then May 28 23:26:36 hmm... May 28 23:26:51 right May 28 23:27:03 what I'm asking is, since other people probably have experience developing for other mobile phones May 28 23:27:10 what did google get incredibly right w/ android? May 28 23:27:12 well these will mainly be the two OS's for smart phones, (granted these BB but that doesnt count) May 28 23:27:24 ok, so if telenav is a competitor, tell 'm why your product will be more successful May 28 23:27:29 The "open-ness" (dont ask what i mean or ill laugh) May 28 23:27:35 I know what you mean :P May 28 23:28:04 hahaha May 28 23:28:11 I mean more along the lines of "the location based management is 3 lines of code and you're done" May 28 23:28:13 anything related to openness (i.e. ability to read OSM maps) will give you a probably advantage over competitors in the android market May 28 23:28:23 OSM? May 28 23:28:28 openstreetmap May 28 23:28:33 ... we create our own maps. May 28 23:28:59 just pitching ideas here May 28 23:29:04 yeah, I appreciate it May 28 23:29:20 I would say, this way you would cover all of the main OS's on smartphones. May 28 23:29:20 anyway, I'm looking more along the lines of "it's incredibly easy to debug compared to phones xyz" May 28 23:29:27 to broaden the audience. May 28 23:29:29 ugh, that's actually a poor argument to make May 28 23:29:41 due to the effectiveness of our blackberry beta May 28 23:29:50 heh May 28 23:29:50 which is to say the high number of "it made my device lock up" bug reports May 28 23:30:03 which we actually found and fixed (threading deadlock) May 28 23:30:59 it's not the worst argument. May 28 23:31:23 really, I want to convince them "if you assign 5 developers to this for a year, you'll have a reasonable return" May 28 23:31:36 ideological arguments are a poor tack to make, as well as anything that says we can one up a competator May 28 23:32:27 so, I'm looking more along the lines of "ddms is a huge leap over traditional methods of debugging/emulators" May 28 23:32:50 I'm asking because I don't really have other cellphone dev experience, aside from some time spent developing for the blackberry (argh) May 28 23:33:09 aside from hearing my officemate scream obscenities at symbian, I don't know how good or bad things are compared to android May 29 00:06:27 usability. May 29 00:06:36 i would say that is a good reason why android is better. May 29 00:06:56 it would be more compatible with windows, linux, and mac than windows mobile. May 29 00:09:27 volmarias May 29 00:37:20 anybody around io? May 29 01:36:33 anybody around io May 29 01:36:44 anybody around io May 29 01:56:14 jjjjjjjk oooo **** ENDING LOGGING AT Thu May 29 02:59:56 2008