Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#1

Post by myprasanna » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 5:13 AM UTC

Do you guys remember that magical map from that Harry Potter movie? That thingy a couple of guys at Dropbox made during their hackathon? We took it to the next level...

Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)
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Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#2

Post by myprasanna » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 5:14 AM UTC

Do you guys remember that magical map from that Harry Potter movie? That thingy a couple of guys at Dropbox made during their hackathon? We took it to the next level...

Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#3

Post by pratagarwal » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 5:32 AM UTC

Very cool!!!

Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#4

Post by pm90 » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 6:27 AM UTC

I am concerned that this might provoke a reaction from whoever holds the rights to the name 'Marauder's Map' (probably JK Rowling?). Is that likely?

Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#5

Post by musHo_sk » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 6:31 AM UTC

pm90 wrote: post #4

I am concerned that this might provoke a reaction from whoever holds the rights to the name 'Marauder's Map' (probably JK Rowling?). Is that likely?

It's a Marauder-like Map.

Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#6

Post by dsirijus » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 6:46 AM UTC

I think you need to buy a proper ssl certificate.

Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#7

Post by pbiggar » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 7:37 AM UTC

Complete tangent, but I love that there is another company called Circle (my company is https://circleci.com). You would think that another company of the same name would be confusing, but it's actually been quite useful so far.

After the other Circle's last Hackathon, we got a couple of new users who "found us after hearing about the hackathon". And we occasionally meet people who "have heard of Circle". Which Circle? Maybe ours, maybe theirs, but it doesn't really matter, because they have heard the brand, and they know something good about it.

So, an upvote for you guys, and for your hackathon (which seems really cool), and for your app which I hear great things about, and for a mutually beneficial co-naming situation :)

Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#8

Post by chrischen » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 7:49 AM UTC

I get stuck in redirects.

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#9

Post by aeurielesn » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 8:43 AM UTC

Yet another Facebook Application that wants my email address. There was a time when I could choose an anonymous proxy address but It seems that is not possible anymore, too bad.

Re: Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)

#10

Post by shanelja » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 9:51 AM UTC

aeurielesn wrote: post #9

Yet another Facebook Application that wants my email address. There was a time when I could choose an anonymous proxy address but It seems that is not possible anymore, too bad.

I'm more curious why it wants access to the messages in my inbox, I dislike giving control like that to any third party developer.