EricButler

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by EricButler 9y ago
Hi HN! I'm the developer of FareBot, a free/open-source app that reads balance and other information from contactless transit cards using NFC. Supported cards include: - ORCA - Seattle, WA, USA 🇺🇸 - Clipper - San Francisco, CA, U
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Show HN: FareBot, read NFC public transit cards (Clipper/ORCA) on Android(codebutler.github.io)
8 points by EricButler 9y ago|2 comments
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by EricButler 13y ago
There's an organization working to start a bike share program in Seattle too! http://pugetsoundbikeshare.org/
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by EricButler 14y ago
My thoughts on this: http://codebutler.com/2013/02/13/play-store-privacy/ Although there is a legitimate reason for sharing this information (sales taxes), it is not clearly explained to users or developers and goes against reasonable exp
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Android Play Store Privacy(codebutler.com)
52 points by EricButler 14y ago|25 comments
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by EricButler 14y ago
It actually is possible to "mount" drives to a folder in unix fashion. http://www.computingverticals.com/136/map-usb-drive-to-desir...
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by EricButler 14y ago
If you're an Android user, also check out my app TapChat: http://tapchatapp.com/
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Clipper cards reveal travelers' whereabouts to police, lawyers, apps(baycitizen.org)
1 points by EricButler 14y ago|0 comments
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by EricButler 14y ago
Don't forget to enable GPU Acceleration too. I've posted about this here: http://codebutler.com/2012/10/10/configuring-a-usable-androi...
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JoinTabs Chrome extension contains malware(codebutler.com)
4 points by EricButler 14y ago|0 comments
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Use This App to Create Anonymous, Disposable Email Addresses(readwriteweb.com)
2 points by EricButler 14y ago|0 comments
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by EricButler 14y ago
This looks similar to Qt Quick / QML, which is actually very cool. http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/qdeclarativeintroduction.html
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by EricButler 14y ago
Hey, I just replied to your email. Paid apps are not currently available in China, it seems. You should be able to purchase the app from the web through a VPN or proxy and have it pushed to your phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/de
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by EricButler 14y ago
Hi again. We spoke about all this a few days ago. Sorry to hear you're disappointed with the app. - The only way to stop receiving notifications is to uninstall the app, there is no disconnect/detach option. This is a reasonable request and
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by EricButler 14y ago
Hi! I'm the author of TapChat. Scrolling and switching between windows is quite slow and unpleasant with Irssi+Screen+ConnectBot on a phone. TapChat has a native UI and is much more responsive regardless of your connection quality. It also
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by EricButler 14y ago
Hi, I'm the author of TapChat. There are very few things about the protocol that are IRC-specific, so this could likely be added in the future. In the meantime, I've had success using Jabber in TapChat via Bitlbee.
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by EricButler 14y ago
Hi, I'm the author of TapChat. I recommend connecting the TapChat server to ZNC, this works quite well.
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by EricButler 14y ago
There's a mobile-ready web interface that's not quite finished, but if you'd like to try it just visit https://your.tapchat:8067/chat in your phone's browser.
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by EricButler 14y ago
Hey, thanks for checking this out! I wrote this because it's the app I've always wanted, and would love to hear your feedback.
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Show HN: TapChat is mobile IRC done right(tapchatapp.com)
36 points by EricButler 14y ago|12 comments
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by EricButler 15y ago
You can switch a rooted phone into "tablet mode", but as far as I know nobody has come up with a way to do this automatically when you connect the MHL cable. http://androidcommunity.com/trick-your-galaxy-nexus-into-usi...
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NFC on Android goes nowhere in 2011(codebutler.com)
7 points by EricButler 15y ago|0 comments
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by EricButler 15y ago
I've been beta testing irccloud.com. It's very well done, but I'd also like something that can be self-hosted to access internal-only IRC servers.
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by EricButler 15y ago
I have a Nexus S running Blandroid. Apps: The usual google stuff (Talk, Voice, Gmail, Maps, Translate) Twitter, Facebook, G+ Foursquare GroupMe (Can now be used for one-on-one messages too instead of SMS.) OneBusAway FareBot
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by EricButler 15y ago
Ack, no, just using the wrong format string. Will fix it soon, thanks.
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by EricButler 15y ago
Neat! I'm working on something similar but with business listings. Currently has some initial data for San Francisco and I'm working to add more. http://ghostpag.es/
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by EricButler 15y ago
Does anyone know if this supports the the vmwgfx Gallium3D driver for accelerated opengl in linux guests? UPDATE: VMware responded (within 6 minutes) on Twitter and the answer is no. https://twitter.com/#!/vmwarefusion/status/1140273452240
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by EricButler 15y ago
I haven't used this myself, but the Macbook Air has always been able to boot from a remote DVD drive straight from EFI. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10329287-263.html?tag=m... Perhaps this works in a similar way?
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by EricButler 15y ago
I'm excited to try Scala for Android development but haven't had the time to figure out a new build system, etc. I hope it'll eventually be integrated into Intellij IDEA.
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by EricButler 15y ago
An attacker could intercept that initial http:// url and provide their own destination for the browser to visit instead. HSTS prevents this from happening once the domain is in the cache (or pre-loaded).

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