Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images

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Post by nolanbrown23 » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 12:34 AM UTC

Google is hiding I/O tickets in developer documentation images
developer.android.com

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

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Post by nolanbrown23 » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 12:36 AM UTC

Look at the first image on this documentation page and you'll see a watermark that is a short URL. That short URL takes you to a text based game where you can get a code to buy a Google I/O ticket.

http://developer.android.com/images/tools/as-mainscreen.png

Game: http://goo.gl/hRd7ek

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Post by Aqueous » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 12:49 AM UTC

Ok, I followed a shortened link and it drops me into a fairly cool terminal simulator with a space MUD-style game in it. But it's kind of creepy to have the prompt print out as @io

I know Google knows I'm logged in right now. I know that Google knows that I know that I'm logged in right now. Still, it feels weird.

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Post by pyk » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 12:51 AM UTC

Aqueous wrote: post #3

Ok, I followed a shortened link and it drops me into a fairly cool terminal simulator with a space MUD-style game in it. But it's kind of creepy to have the prompt print out as @io I know Google knows I'm logged in right now. I know that Google knows that I know that I'm logged in right now. Still, it feels weird.

Here's the link, looks like someone already claimed the code, but you can still enjoy the adventure: http://goo.gl/5jLjBA

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Post by lam » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 12:53 AM UTC

Aqueous wrote: post #3

Ok, I followed a shortened link and it drops me into a fairly cool terminal simulator with a space MUD-style game in it. But it's kind of creepy to have the prompt print out as @io I know Google knows I'm logged in right now. I know that Google knows that I know that I'm logged in right now. Still, it feels weird.

That's because you're using Chrome?

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Post by rnirnber » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 12:55 AM UTC

where are you seeing the hiding I/O tickets?

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Post by msie » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 1:01 AM UTC

Argh, too late as usual.

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Post by mbreese » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 1:02 AM UTC

rnirnber wrote: post #6

where are you seeing the hiding I/O tickets?

It looks like they changed the image to remove the watermark. The actual code has already been claimed.

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

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Post by rnirnber » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 1:03 AM UTC

mbreese wrote: post #8

rnirnber wrote: post #6

where are you seeing the hiding I/O tickets?

It looks like they changed the image to remove the watermark. The actual code has already been claimed.

FML

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Post by sethammons » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 1:04 AM UTC

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