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Re: Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by Nogwater » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 1:43 AM UTC

msie wrote: post #14

sethammons wrote: post #10

It says I don't have valid credentials for the four or so I found. They all seem like the same text adventure.

Same here. Is it because I'm not in the US?

I'm in the US and tried at least 10, all with failure.

Re: Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by tostitos1979 » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 1:59 AM UTC

andrewweiser wrote: post #20

Just found one. It's the "opportunity to purchase" a ticket to I/O. Registration code should arrive within 24-48 hours.

Darn ... I found four but none worked :(

Re: Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by bburky » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 2:32 AM UTC

    $ find /Applications/Android\ Studio.app/sdk/docs/images -type f | sed 's_/Applications/Android\ Studio.app/sdk/docs/images_http://developer.android.com/images_' | wget -x -i -
    $ diff -r developer.android.com/images /Applications/Android\ Studio.app/sdk/docs/images
    Binary files developer.android.com/images/admin/device-admin-activate-prompt.png and /Applications/Android Studio.app/sdk/docs/images/admin/device-admin-activate-prompt.png differ
    [...]

Sadly, they're all gone.

Re: Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by suyash » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 5:58 AM UTC

What do you think Google is doing it that way? Do they want us all to read/spend more time in their developer docs examining the images?

Re: Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by suyash » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 6:19 AM UTC

Very clever approach by Google (I was hoping for a coding test though :), after getting the code (which is the URL), you will be directed to sign in to your Google Account and then would have to complete the Space Mercury Mission (Console Game) to win the Code for IO 2014. For the curious, this is what the game looks like: http://i.imgur.com/b1LVoG8.png

Re: Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by suyash » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 6:25 AM UTC

bjonathan wrote: post #11

example image with code for the curious : https://cloudup.com/cwt9rS66Agu

what the game looks like: http://i.imgur.com/b1LVoG8.png

Re: Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by rnirnber » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 7:03 AM UTC

spectralnischay wrote: post #13

rnirnber wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FML

I can still see the 2 URLs?

I meant FML that the code was already claimed...and I give up. Sure I could write code to try to crawl the site analyze pngs....could generate goo.gl permutations and see if they redirect to the right place...i give up though. i'm burnt out from getting excited about I/O and never getting in

:(