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I would be fascinated to know which manufacturer of set-top boxes coded a call to a third party free location API into their firmware. So as to avoid said manuf
by bencollier49 11y ago
I would be fascinated to know which manufacturer of set-top boxes coded a call to a third party free location API into their firmware. So as to avoid said manufacturer.
- onre 11y agoIf you require quality code and sound design decisions, I'm afraid you may end up without a set-top box.
- RyJones 11y agothe programmers are in Sofia; if you look over twitter you'll see the interaction.
- bencollier49 11y agoI'm surprised he didn't calculate the cost of doing what they asked, double it, add a consultancy fee and send them the quote.
- rocky1138 11y agoDo you think they would pay? I have a feeling the cheque would bounce.
- detaro 11y agoDon't take a cheque ;) Really depends on who is calling the shots: the individual developer might not have the authority, but for someone higher up paying a fee to make the problem go away might be very reasonable. (Although it is an interesting question, how would you have a client you only trust somewhat pay quickly for something like this if neither side is prepared? Western Union?)
- detaro 11y agoAt least there are also some nice twitter interactions around that, other people saying thanks and apologizing for hitting the service after it shut down.
- ignisf 11y agohm, could you link please? I can't seem to find it.