Archive for August, 2009

PHP Regression

Author: Duane Johnson

21 Aug

Goto added to php 5.3. Is it a bug? Apparently not.

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Eyes Like Lightning Ubiquity Script

Author: Duane Johnson

18 Aug

I rolled the experimental javascript “speed reading” code (that I wrote a couple of days ago) into a more polished Ubiquity command this evening. It’s called “Eyes Like Lightning”.

The command can be subscribed to at this gist on github.com. Note that this is a 0.5.3 command and is not compatible with Ubiquity 0.1.9 or lower. Ubiquity is a FireFox extension that turns your browser into a powerful command-line for the web. It can be installed from this page.

Eyes Like Lightning uses jQuery heavily and dynamically includes the jQuery-UI library. The source code might be useful for other Ubiquity developers who want to create pop-up windows or sliders, etc. on top of a web page.

Here’s a little screenshot:

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Speed reading app

Author: Duane Johnson

16 Aug

I recently learned that the primary inhibitor for speeding up our reading is the mechanical movement of our eyes (saccades), so I had this idea to make the text move past your eyes rather than your eyes move past the text. The result is this little speed reading app I made in html/javascript. It’s probably not original (I was influenced by other things I’ve seen, but can’t recall where). Nevertheless, I thought you might like it too.

Just load up the text you want to read into the “source.txt” file. Save it and then open “speed.html” in a browser (I tested it in Firefox). Adjust the slider to the reading speed you’re comfortable with.

Click here to download:

Speed_Reading.zip (60 KB)

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Peter Schiff for Senate

Author: Duane Johnson

7 Aug

I’ve blogged about Peter Schiff before, and as many of you know, I’ve commented on his prescient 2007 statements when he predicted the current recession.

Now, he is beginning the process of running for office as a Senator from Connecticut. I think he would provide a formidable ballast to the free-floating government. I donated $10 tonight–perhaps you will too?

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