The Government's $200,000 Useless Android Application
Fine.  "6 hours maximum", says the author, for an app translated into English and Spanish that interfaces with a remote database and performs some user-initiated calculations, and also has a bunch of static pages.  Before starting you must consult with at least a dozen people who know very little about Android and succinctly describe the capabilities of the smartphone and what sorts of applications are even possible.  Finally you must provide documentation.<p>Ready?  Go!  Keep track of your hours...<p>I installed the app.  It works fine.  Responsive, fast, no problems.  I have two minor quibbles with the design, but they are minor.  Does what it says on the box.  Not an exciting piece of software, but...  Has even one person commenting on this thread installed it except me?  No?  Didn't think so.  "It's a piece of crap" says a highly self-interested blogger, and Hacker News jumps on that like starving dogs on Alpo.