[android-challenge] Re: Late to the game

2008-06-07 Thread Hong
I second Zach, no need to over-react. ADC II, from what I heard (from Jason Chen, during fireside chat) at Google I/O in SF, will be held early 2009, possibly January. They were also tentative. What Muthu said was more or less in line with the above. After all, if you need a definite answer, se

[android-challenge] Re: Who join Google I/O

2008-05-25 Thread Hong
> > My signpost, I will bring "Original Android Phone" to there. > > "Original Android Phone" > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2522413826/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2521595371/ > Your phone looks HOT!!! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Yo

[android-challenge] Re: Poll: How many android developers smoke?

2008-05-25 Thread Hong
Yes indeed, Chinese programmers are prone to cigaretts addictions. it's similar to soda addiction where u need some extra caffine. I don't smoke, and I'm considered odd by my Chinese peers... On 5/24/08, javqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you Kevin > > Your links provide me valuable inf

[android-challenge] Re: Who join Google I/O

2008-05-24 Thread Hong
Hi Akira, I'm from New York. I will private email my phone # to you, so give me a call when u r there. I'm not very familiar with SF, but there are lots of places we can go, fishman's warf (?) is a nice place, fresh seafood and beach :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You r

[android-challenge] Re: Who join Google I/O

2008-05-23 Thread Hong
Five is awesome! Hope to see you there in person Josh! On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Josh Guilfoyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll be there. I'm from Seattle, and submitted this app: > http://five.googlecode.com > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[android-challenge] Re: Who join Google I/O

2008-05-22 Thread Hong
I'll be there :) Hope to see many of you guys there :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe

[android-challenge] Re: ADC I finalists to receive SDK snapshots, deadline extension

2008-05-20 Thread Hong
so the 50 winners have better chances of finding bugs than... the whole community??? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@go

[android-challenge] Re: Enkin for Android - After the Challenge

2008-05-19 Thread Hong
This is GREAT news!!! Enkin rocks! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, se

[android-challenge] Re: Share your percentile ranking

2008-05-17 Thread Hong
I somehow missed Moseycode! It's very original and impressive! It has huge potential... yet the judges failed to see that! It's simply awesome! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" grou

[android-challenge] Re: The Biggest Problem

2008-05-16 Thread Hong
> > Little kids and whiners? Did you look at some of the losing > > applications? Many of the developers for sure are professionals (e.g. > > plusminus, peli) > > With due respect to all, did they build really something innovative? > Think over it. Dont we get tom-toms n stuff for navigation? hows

[android-challenge] Re: ADC Entry: BabelFish

2008-05-16 Thread Hong
maybe the name confused judges as they thought it's a port from altavista... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegrou

[android-challenge] Re: ADC Entry: BabelFish

2008-05-16 Thread Hong
wow... very very useful app! so sad it's in "50th to 75th"... ADC judges never travel internationally? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to a

[android-challenge] Re: Android Developer Challenge Critique

2008-05-15 Thread Hong
Right on the money, mark! Very very well written! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from

[android-challenge] Re: Please vote: Donate and Setup Android DotPhone NotWinner Fund

2008-05-15 Thread Hong Ji
+1 for Handycalc On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 6:19 PM, PowerGUI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Steve Oldmeadow, >Thanks for your great work! > > Regards > PowerGUI > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

[android-challenge] Re: Open source in top 50

2008-05-15 Thread Hong
> > I am wondering how the AndroidScan, for example, was tested > considering that there was no android phone. A pc camera might have > been used to simulate the phone camera, but did it work? > I thought the ADC rules were for only 1 single apk, and no other external accessories. So the judges ac

[android-challenge] Re: Anyone not planning on finishing their application!

2008-05-15 Thread Hong
l00t time? feels like playing WoW instance... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from thi

[android-challenge] Re: Anyone who need a calculator?

2008-05-15 Thread Hong
This calculator beats eco2go and... MyCloset(??? what a joke!) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsu

[android-challenge] Re: Anyone who need a calculator?

2008-05-15 Thread Hong
Time to say goodbye to TI-xx scientific calculators!!! I'm pretty sure whoever the ADC judges are, they don't understand math formula!!! They probably typed in, er... 1+1... solve it, oh, 2... oh okay.. ... loading next submission... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You r

[android-challenge] Re: Loosing entries, there is the Limo Challenge

2008-05-14 Thread Hong
Verizon picked LiMo... 'cuz LiMo have REAL handsets on the market now... it's a good business decision! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to a

[android-challenge] Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

2008-05-14 Thread Hong
I'm more interested in this invited guest list: " 5/9 Final Presentation - Invited Guests As of today, there are about 30 confirmed guests attending the 5/9 presentation. The guests include members of the following organizations: AP, Fidelity, Forrester Research, HTC, Google, MIT (IS&T, MediaLab,

[android-challenge] Re: Most under-rated entries for ADC 1 after we see top 50

2008-05-14 Thread Hong
I'd go with Duo!!! Enkin is also very cool! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

[android-challenge] Re: Gosh ! I Lose even with Mrs.Cookie and Mr.Weather !

2008-05-14 Thread Hong
wow, it's a pretty decent PIM with nice GUI! I like the keyboard widget! 1000+ hours, if used in freelance work, at a pity $25/hr, would net you $25,000+ in income... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

[android-challenge] Re: Feedback?

2008-05-13 Thread Hong
It looks to me a nice game with the rope being some kind of tools to get around, very original idea! But too bad, no cooking, no LBS, no social... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" g

[android-challenge] Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

2008-05-13 Thread Hong
You can see my Feb. 5th post on this group: "BTW, do you guys know MIT opened an Android course this semester? I kind of feel that this extension has something to do with this google-sponsored MIT course. * I'll bet the entry winners includes at least one from MIT students taking Android class.*"

[android-challenge] Re: Did Google employee win $25,000?? confused

2008-05-13 Thread Hong
MIT winning entry to me seems to be a publicity stunt for Google. The deadline extension was also suspiciously linked to this MIT course schedule. Have the original deadline stayed the same, none of these MIT entries would make it, less winning it. Coincidence? You be the judge. --~--~-~

[android-challenge] Re: List of Winners

2008-05-13 Thread Hong
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:38 PM, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For example: to > write the word "fun", land the pen (or mouse cursor) on the F key, > drag to the U key, continue to the N key and lift up the pen. > ShapeWriter recognizes the curso trace F-U-N as the word "fun"." > > OMG

[android-challenge] Re: List of Winners

2008-05-13 Thread Hong
I will make a LBS Weather application for ADC II, that'd be a killer, whahahahaha! o wait, i will throw in some gtalk IM feature too... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To pos

[android-challenge] Re: Take losing in stride...

2008-05-11 Thread Hong
totally agreed. one of the reasons i didn't submit my entries. it was unfair since then... On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 12:29 AM, ajd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The unfairness, if there was, started when they extended the original > deadline. > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~---

[android-challenge] Re: Loosers : Will you continue ? Ask for advices !

2008-05-10 Thread Hong
I agree with ConAim. iPhone is REAL hardware comparing to android emulator. It already has millions of users. Don't feel bad about not winning the ADC. There are other platforms you can look into, iPhone, Symbian, J2ME, Windows Mobile... On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 9:47 AM, ConAim <[EMAIL PROTECTE

[android-challenge] Re: Who are from China?

2008-05-10 Thread Hong
大哥。。。google为了全球市场。。。评分的时候也有考虑地域的因素。。。 2008/5/10 Larry @ z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It is interesting that...今天我去颐和园玩,在公车上,一个mm打电话,说xx(没听清楚)拿了一个奖,有2.5w美金,现 > 在进入第2阶段了。。。晕,这么巧,应该有中国人进入50强。 > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[android-challenge] Re: Post-mortem: Duo

2008-05-09 Thread Hong
OMG!!! Duo didn't win it's unbelievable!!! Duo is the best I've seen so far... so unless the top 100, top 50 are far exceeding what Duo does... which is quite frankly, impossible... we'll see on monday who are the winners... so sad... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Y

[android-challenge] Re: NOTWINNERMETER

2008-05-09 Thread Hong Ji
+1 :( On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:19 AM, ConAim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > +1 NioPoker Online > http://www.screencast.com/t/d5KkBPcuX > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" g

[android-challenge] Re: Who are from China?

2008-05-09 Thread Hong Ji
from China, now in Los Angeles, USA. On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Hong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > :) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

[android-challenge] Re: Who are from China?

2008-05-09 Thread Hong
:) [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [E

[android-challenge] Re: Why can not visit http://android-developers.blogspot.com/

2008-05-07 Thread Hong
i believe u r from china... and GFW is in effect these days... use proxy > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googleg

[android-challenge] Re: Revenge of the Nerds - ADC 1 Win-Win For All

2008-05-07 Thread Hong Ji
Feel the same here. The participants are from different backgrounds. The judging are human processes. The results are based on the human judgments. But I see the ADC has made efforts to make it as fair as it can. On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 3:25 PM, luckydroid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > dspubli

[android-challenge] Re: Communication

2008-05-04 Thread Hong Ji
Thanks Dan for the understanding. I guess all who are participating the ADC are anxiously waiting ... On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Dan Morrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not calling out anyone in particular, but I do want to remind folks to > keep it friendly. > I remember reading a post

[android-challenge] Re: Google App Engine Account for ADC Participants

2008-04-30 Thread Hong Ji
__ seems to be the only way to declare a method private. No other way is mentioned in the book Dive into Python which I am going through. On the other hand, it may cause more confusions if it is optional. On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:25 AM, Muthu Ramadoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[android-challenge] Re: Google App Engine Account for ADC Participants

2008-04-30 Thread Hong Ji
58 PM, Gothy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well, I've got one so I want more :) > > It would be great if ADC winner will get more from GAE for free(more > > than standard free account includes) > > But in fact, GAE misses lots of functionality which deve

[android-challenge] Google App Engine Account for ADC Participants

2008-04-29 Thread Hong Ji
Consider there are so many client/server Android applications, is it a good idea for all the ADC participants to receive the Google App Engine account invitations asap or at least to be included in the next 10,000 invitations? Also, it will be great to see Java supported on Google App Engine ( htt

[android-challenge] Re: "New ADC Submission" unique tracking numbers

2008-04-16 Thread Hong Ji
The Allies guessing German tank production levels by looking at the serial numbers: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/jul/20/secondworldwar.tvandradio On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 5:30 PM, xing.ye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > my no. is 25684 > > On 4月15日, 下午10时53分, YA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr