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Show HN: FareBot, read NFC public transit cards (Clipper/ORCA) on Android

codebutler.github.io

8 pointsby EricButler9 tahun yang lalu2 comments

Android Play Store Privacy

codebutler.com

52 pointsby EricButler13 tahun yang lalu25 comments

Clipper cards reveal travelers' whereabouts to police, lawyers, apps

baycitizen.org

1 pointsby EricButler14 tahun yang lalu0 comments

JoinTabs Chrome extension contains malware

codebutler.com

4 pointsby EricButler14 tahun yang lalu0 comments

Use This App to Create Anonymous, Disposable Email Addresses

readwriteweb.com

2 pointsby EricButler14 tahun yang lalu0 comments

Show HN: TapChat is mobile IRC done right

tapchatapp.com

36 pointsby EricButler14 tahun yang lalu12 comments

NFC on Android goes nowhere in 2011

codebutler.com

7 pointsby EricButler15 tahun yang lalu0 comments

FareBot: Read data from public transit cards w/ your NFC-equipped Android phone

codebutler.com

102 pointsby EricButler15 tahun yang lalu17 comments

Using Nike+ shoe sensors for automatic foursquare checkins

readwriteweb.com

1 pointsby EricButler16 tahun yang lalu-1 comments

Verity Credit Union changes all member passwords to birthday + last four of SSN

veritycu.com

4 pointsby EricButler16 tahun yang lalu2 comments

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9 tahun yang laludiscuss

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, USA 🇺🇸

- Suica, ICOCA, PASMO, Edy - Japan 🇯🇵

- Matkakortti, HSL - Finland 🇫🇮

- Octopus - Hong Kong 🇭🇰

- Opal - Sydney, NSW, Australia 🇦🇺

- Myki - Melbourne, VIC, Australia 🇦🇺

- NETS FlashPay - Singapore 🇸🇬

- EZ-Link - Singapore 🇸🇬

Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codebutler...

Source code: https://github.com/codebutler/farebot

Happy to answer any questions!

13 tahun yang laludiscuss

There's an organization working to start a bike share program in Seattle too! http://pugetsoundbikeshare.org/

13 tahun yang laludiscuss

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 expectations.

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

It actually is possible to "mount" drives to a folder in unix fashion. http://www.computingverticals.com/136/map-usb-drive-to-desir...

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

If you're an Android user, also check out my app TapChat: http://tapchatapp.com/

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

Don't forget to enable GPU Acceleration too. I've posted about this here: http://codebutler.com/2012/10/10/configuring-a-usable-androi...

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

This looks similar to Qt Quick / QML, which is actually very cool. http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/qdeclarativeintroduction.html

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

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/details?id=com.tapchatapp...

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

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 is on my list.

- It doesn't have support for identd (necessary for old ZNC bouncers, and for some bitlbee builds).

As I mentioned, you don't need "identd" for ZNC. TapChat supports password-protected servers and works just fine with ZNC.

- The UI is very young, not comfortable to use, no easy channel switchers, etc. - No buddy/friends list.

- Install fails in "supported' nodejs versions, almost works only on v.0.8.0

There was an issue with certain versions of nodejs, this has been fixed.

- Complete lack of settings, including what I said about the most basic thing, connecting/disconnecting.

You can connect/disconnect from IRC networks in Settings > Manage IRC Networks.

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

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 sends push notifications to your phone when someone mentions or messages you.

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

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.

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

Hi, I'm the author of TapChat.

I recommend connecting the TapChat server to ZNC, this works quite well.

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

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.

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

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.

14 tahun yang laludiscuss

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...

15 tahun yang laludiscuss

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.

15 tahun yang laludiscuss

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 (My app. Check the balace of your Clipper/ORCA card. Requires NFC.)
  TripIt
  Shazam
  Chrome to Phone
  ROM Manager
  Catch Notes
  HotelTonight (awful awful app, but I got a good last-minute hotel deal with it)
  Uber

15 tahun yang laludiscuss

Ack, no, just using the wrong format string. Will fix it soon, thanks.

15 tahun yang laludiscuss

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/

15 tahun yang laludiscuss

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/11402734522400768...