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Mapvelopes

45 points by duck 15y ago

davidcollantes 15y ago
I keep getting: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/ext/webapp/_webapp25.py", line 701, in __call__ handler.get(*groups) File "/base/data/home/apps/mapvelopes/main.341084165938999830/handler.py", line 274, in get start_loc, end_loc, route = get_route(start_address, end_address) File "/base/data/home/apps/mapvelopes/main.341084165938999830/handler.py", line 104, in get_route start_geocode = decode_geocode_response(route['legs'][0]['start_geocode']) KeyError: 'start_geocode'
- essayist 15y ago
  I do as well, even when I type in the addresses provided in the example.
ronbo 15y ago
me too - :(
dev_Gabriel 15y ago
Same here.
bockris 15y ago
I've pinged the developer on G+. (At least I think it's him.) Hopefully he can get it fixed ASAP.
- bockris 15y ago
  He is traveling and on holiday so he can't fix it right now.
ctdonath 15y ago
Works for me; very clever service!
jerrya 15y ago
I am also getting a server error, which is a real shame, this is pretty awesome. Suggestion: let me email/upload a photo or two, as well as the addresses and print retro postcard like views of the scaled down photos on top of the map.
chrisrhoden 15y ago
What was this before it went over quota?
- wmat 15y ago
  It seems to be a "an App Engine app that generates customized printable envelopes with the map to your recipient on them". Here's the developer's blog post about it: http://bit.ly/sVgTGh http://bit.ly/sVgTGh
- mikerg87 15y ago
  this is what I think it was supposed to implement for you based on a related blog post http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-of-course/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-...
chrisrhoden 15y ago
What was this before it went over quota?
ericd 15y ago
mmm transparent cloud scaling. This kind of handling doesn't make app engine look like a good option for hobbyists...
- reso 15y ago
  AppEngine is great, until you get HN scale traffic. The user should have been prepared.
  - thisisblurry 15y ago
    Who's to say that the user posted the link on their own?
  - jordan0day 15y ago
    Ha ha ha. Good one, reso. What? You're serious? We should all design massive scaling and redundancy features into our hobby projects? That's absurd. It's not like Google can't handle the extra bandwidth, it'd be much better if they left the page up and reached out to the developer to upgrade their account.
    - azylman 15y ago
      You don't need to "design massive scaling and redundancy features into hobby projects" to be prepared for high bandwidth in App Engine. You basically just need to check the box to tell App Engine to charge you when you go over quota instead of shutting down your site... This doesn't happen from any "fault" of App Engine's. They're using a free, limited account and couldn't handle all the traffic they received.
      - groby_b 15y ago
        To be fair to the author, it can be surprising how much traffic you get, especially if it's your first foray into "web stuff". I recently posted a presentation of mine and was completely blindsided by how quickly I burned through the available quota. Granted, it was showcasing WebGL and WebAudio, so there was a bunch of data per download, but I still only barely managed to put in CC info before I reached quota. (And the best part, traffic fell off as soon as I signed up for billing. :) It'd be nice if users could indeed bump quota, as suggested above.
gojomo 15y ago
More than a decade into hosting-as-a-business model, I still don't see why 'temporarily over quota' messages aren't replaced with an offer to let the audience sponsor a bump in quota, either for just the current viewer or however many viewers the next quantum of hosting can support.
- mey 15y ago
  Odd that I've never heard this before, this is pretty ingenious. Alternately instead of sponsoring, could display ads, etc, but how ever it's done, the user is currently being punished, with no option to make corrections.
- kiba 15y ago
  It's quite inconvenient for audiences to spend money. They have to enter credit card information and such.
  - pbhjpbhj 15y ago
    Paypal payments are only a few clicks.
    - thechut 15y ago
      And they already have Google wallet
cellis 15y ago
You killed it HN!
kqr2 15y ago
For an idea of what this app does, check out google envelopes: http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-of-course/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-...

45 points by duck 15y ago

I keep getting: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/ext/webapp/_webapp25.py", line 701, in __call__ handler.get(*groups) File "/base/data/home/apps/mapvelopes/main.341084165938999830/handler.py", line 274, in get start_loc, end_loc, route = get_route(start_address, end_address) File "/base/data/home/apps/mapvelopes/main.341084165938999830/handler.py", line 104, in get_route start_geocode = decode_geocode_response(route['legs'][0]['start_geocode']) KeyError: 'start_geocode'

essayist 15y ago
I do as well, even when I type in the addresses provided in the example.

ronbo 15y ago

me too - :(

dev_Gabriel 15y ago

Same here.

bockris 15y ago

I've pinged the developer on G+. (At least I think it's him.) Hopefully he can get it fixed ASAP.

bockris 15y ago
He is traveling and on holiday so he can't fix it right now.

ctdonath 15y ago

Works for me; very clever service!

jerrya 15y ago

I am also getting a server error, which is a real shame, this is pretty awesome. Suggestion: let me email/upload a photo or two, as well as the addresses and print retro postcard like views of the scaled down photos on top of the map.

chrisrhoden 15y ago

What was this before it went over quota?

wmat 15y ago
It seems to be a "an App Engine app that generates customized printable envelopes with the map to your recipient on them". Here's the developer's blog post about it: http://bit.ly/sVgTGh http://bit.ly/sVgTGh
mikerg87 15y ago
this is what I think it was supposed to implement for you based on a related blog post http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-of-course/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-...

chrisrhoden 15y ago

What was this before it went over quota?

ericd 15y ago

mmm transparent cloud scaling. This kind of handling doesn't make app engine look like a good option for hobbyists...

reso 15y ago
AppEngine is great, until you get HN scale traffic. The user should have been prepared.
- thisisblurry 15y ago
  Who's to say that the user posted the link on their own?
- jordan0day 15y ago
  Ha ha ha. Good one, reso. What? You're serious? We should all design massive scaling and redundancy features into our hobby projects? That's absurd. It's not like Google can't handle the extra bandwidth, it'd be much better if they left the page up and reached out to the developer to upgrade their account.
  - azylman 15y ago
    You don't need to "design massive scaling and redundancy features into hobby projects" to be prepared for high bandwidth in App Engine. You basically just need to check the box to tell App Engine to charge you when you go over quota instead of shutting down your site... This doesn't happen from any "fault" of App Engine's. They're using a free, limited account and couldn't handle all the traffic they received.
    - groby_b 15y ago
      To be fair to the author, it can be surprising how much traffic you get, especially if it's your first foray into "web stuff". I recently posted a presentation of mine and was completely blindsided by how quickly I burned through the available quota. Granted, it was showcasing WebGL and WebAudio, so there was a bunch of data per download, but I still only barely managed to put in CC info before I reached quota. (And the best part, traffic fell off as soon as I signed up for billing. :) It'd be nice if users could indeed bump quota, as suggested above.

gojomo 15y ago

More than a decade into hosting-as-a-business model, I still don't see why 'temporarily over quota' messages aren't replaced with an offer to let the audience sponsor a bump in quota, either for just the current viewer or however many viewers the next quantum of hosting can support.

mey 15y ago
Odd that I've never heard this before, this is pretty ingenious. Alternately instead of sponsoring, could display ads, etc, but how ever it's done, the user is currently being punished, with no option to make corrections.
kiba 15y ago
It's quite inconvenient for audiences to spend money. They have to enter credit card information and such.
- pbhjpbhj 15y ago
  Paypal payments are only a few clicks.
  - thechut 15y ago
    And they already have Google wallet

cellis 15y ago

You killed it HN!

kqr2 15y ago

For an idea of what this app does, check out google envelopes: http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-of-course/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/30/google-envelopes-beta-...