isaiah

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

๐Ÿงก Hey thanks for that testimonial!! If you ever run into issues with the app or have ideas for new features, don't hesitate to reach out!

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

For Android users, all of these images can also be browsed via my unofficial app: MarsFeed! A lot of sweat and tears have gone into making it - and I am personally super proud of it! It's a lot easier to use (and much faster) than the official NASA website.

 

Hey there Curiosity fans on Android! I have a shameless plug for you... I've recently rewritten from the ground-up my app MarsFeed using the latest Material Design libraries and patterns.

I wanted an app that notified me of new images posted by NASA, but I also wanted it to feel like a first class citizen on my Android device. I couldn't find one that checked all those boxes... So I made one!

It's entirely free, so check it out if this sounds like something of interest to you! If not, absolutely no worries! ๐Ÿ˜„

https://marsfeed.app

 

Hey there Perseverance fans on Android! I have a shameless plug for you... I've recently rewritten from the ground-up my app MarsFeed using the latest Material Design libraries and patterns.

I wanted an app that notified me of new images posted by NASA, but I also wanted it to feel like a first class citizen on my Android device. I couldn't find one that checked all those boxes... So I made one!

It's entirely free, so check it out if this sounds like something of interest to you! If not, absolutely no worries! ๐Ÿ˜„

https://marsfeed.app

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not just you! I'm looking for the link as well, and looks like it's just an image.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think I've learned to get less attached to opinionated terminology in code and database design because I see it happen all the time where the usage of the value/field/thing can evolve naturally over time as the business needs evolve. And refactoring field names (as an example) from UI to database is often a painful exercise, not without significant regression risks. (Depending on the size and complexity of your systems, of course)

So while I totally agree with you and others that ideally naming would be consistent throughout, my real world experience with the issue has taught me that this isn't the hill I die on.

My 2 cents from 10 years experience in the industry.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

THIS is cool!! Too bad the microphones weren't recording too! (Are they even still functional?)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

100% agreed! Science is so cool!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, very thorough answer - thank you! Super interesting situation. Fingers crossed!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh awesome! That's great to hear! I'm experimenting with the idea of offloading this to an off-device process so that all users can have consistent results regardless of their devices. Unfortunately, that cloud infrastructure is already costing me a decent amount of money... So gotta figure out how to solve that problem as well (without annoying users too much with cost or ads)

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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Am I correct in remembering that you've tried that feature in the past, and it didn't work on your device?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That's an oddly cryptic post from the NASA team, no? Maybe I missed an explanation somewhere about what exactly "localization" means in this context.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This is one of those instances where the "stitch-panorama" feature that I'm experimenting with in my Mars Feed app really produces some cool results! (I also did some light editing in Google Photos before uploading this)

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