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@aaronshaf
aaronshaf / canvas-development.md
Last active December 21, 2015 12:59
Canvas Development

"to get the selenium errors locally, you have to use USE_OPTIMIZED_JS=true bundle exec spec spec/selenium/path_to_spec.rb" - stanley

?debug_js=1

bake canvas:compile_assets
@cmatheson
cmatheson / quiz_questions.txt
Created March 13, 2013 20:55
just some sample quiz questions scraped from the interwebs for testing quiz statistics
[
["The main function of myelin is to",
["form a protective coating over nerve axons.",
"affect the speed of nerve impulses.",
"block the reception of acetylcholine.",
"aid a nerve's receptivity to neurotransmitters by increasing the number of receptor sites available."]],
["The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the",
["axon.",
"cell body.",
@cmatheson
cmatheson / generate_big_quiz.rb
Created March 13, 2013 20:53
this is good for testing Quiz#statistics performance
COURSE_ID = 5 # replace this with id of course with many (>=500) students
# generating a large course is left as an exercise to the reader
course = Course.find(COURSE_ID)
# generate quiz
q = course.quizzes.create! :title => "Big Quiz"
eval(File.read 'quiz_questions.txt').each_with_index do |(question, as), i|
answers = as.map.with_index { |a, j|
@getify
getify / 1.js
Last active December 14, 2015 18:38
requestEachAnimationFrame hopeful-fill.
(function(){
var
rAF = (window.requestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.mozRequestAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.oRequestAnimationFrame),
cAF = (window.cancelAnimationFrame ||
window.msCancelAnimationFrame || window.msCancelRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.mozCancelAnimationFrame || window.mozCancelRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.webkitCancelAnimationFrame || window.webkitCancelRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.oCancelAnimationFrame || window.oCancelRequestAnimationFrame),
var HomeUI = {
imageLoadCounter:1,
delayTimer:null,
animationTimer:null,
timerCounter:0,
currentAnimation:null,
animating:false,
popUpTimer:null,
NUM_IMAGES_TO_LOAD:4,
POP_UP_DELAY:3000,
@zwily
zwily / emoji.coffee
Created February 26, 2013 22:01
emoji (github-flavored) for limechat + limescripts
##
# replaces :blah: with an image with the appropriate emoji
all_emojis = [
'+1', '-1', '100', '1234', '8ball', 'a', 'ab', 'abc', 'abcd', 'accept',
'aerial_tramway', 'airplane', 'alarm_clock', 'alien', 'ambulance', 'anchor',
'angel', 'anger', 'angry', 'anguished', 'ant', 'apple', 'aquarius', 'aries',
'arrow_backward', 'arrow_double_down', 'arrow_double_up', 'arrow_down',
'arrow_down_small', 'arrow_forward', 'arrow_heading_down',
'arrow_heading_up', 'arrow_left', 'arrow_lower_left', 'arrow_lower_right',
@SlexAxton
SlexAxton / .zshrc
Last active March 24, 2025 17:35
My gif workflow
gifify() {
if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
if [[ $2 == '--good' ]]; then
ffmpeg -i $1 -r 10 -vcodec png out-static-%05d.png
time convert -verbose +dither -layers Optimize -resize 600x600\> out-static*.png GIF:- | gifsicle --colors 128 --delay=5 --loop --optimize=3 --multifile - > $1.gif
rm out-static*.png
else
ffmpeg -i $1 -s 600x400 -pix_fmt rgb24 -r 10 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=3 --delay=3 > $1.gif
fi
else
@zwily
zwily / downscroller.coffee
Last active May 25, 2019 05:03
Puts a big annoying arrow in your Limechat window when you're not scrolled down, like a dummy. (requires limescripts)
## Puts a big annoying arrow in your window when you're not scrolled down, like a dummy
#
scrollAlert = $("<div id='scrolldown-arrow'>⬇</div>")
showing = false
body = $ document.body
win = $ window
doc = $ document
@jakeonrails
jakeonrails / Ruby Notepad Bookmarklet
Created January 29, 2013 18:08
This bookmarklet gives you a code editor in your browser with a single click.
data:text/html, <style type="text/css">#e{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;}</style><div id="e"></div><script src="http://d1n0x3qji82z53.cloudfront.net/src-min-noconflict/ace.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script><script>var e=ace.edit("e");e.setTheme("ace/theme/monokai");e.getSession().setMode("ace/mode/ruby");</script>
@desandro
desandro / jquery-layout-review.md
Created January 28, 2013 18:13
layout thrashing in jQuery