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thebinarypenguin / promise-wrap-example.js

Last active August 29, 2015 14:04

An example of wrapping multiple dependent AJAX requests in a single promise using jQuery's Deferred object

	/**
	* Get a user's public GitHub activity using the GitHub API
	* Returns a promise
	*/
	function GitHubActivity(username) {
	var master, fetch, collectedData;

	collectedData = [];

	/**

thebinarypenguin / monty-hall-proof.rb

Created March 24, 2014 12:01

An experimental proof of the Monty Hall problem in Ruby. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby

	sample_size = 3000
	stay_counter = 0
	switch_counter = 0

	sample_size.times do \|i\|

	# Randomly create a scenario
	winning_door = [1,2,3].sample

thebinarypenguin / UniqueCollection.js

Created July 27, 2013 22:55

A "unique collection" object. Implemented as a node.js module.

	/**
	* A Unique Collection Object
	* Items are alphanumeric strings (defined by createItem function)
	* Items are 7 characters long (defined by itemLength variable)
	*/
	function UniqueCollection() {
	var items = [];
	var itemLength = 7;

	/* Create a new item */

thebinarypenguin / DiceRoller.js

Created June 19, 2013 01:27

A dice roller library for javascript

	/*
	* A virtual dice roller that accepts standard dice notation
	*
	*
	* Dice Notation
	*
	* [Num Dice] d <Num Sides> [Modifier]
	*
	*
	* Num Dice - Number of dice to roll (optional)

thebinarypenguin / uheprng.js

Created June 14, 2013 16:33

Gibson Research Corporation's Ultra-High Entropy Pseudo-Random Number Generator. Full documentation can be found here: https://www.grc.com/otg/uheprng.htm

	"use strict";
	/* ============================================================================
	Gibson Research Corporation
	UHEPRNG - Ultra High Entropy Pseudo-Random Number Generator
	============================================================================
	This is GRC's cryptographically strong PRNG (pseudo-random number generator)
	for JavaScript. It is driven by 1536 bits of entropy, stored in an array of
	48, 32-bit JavaScript variables. Since many applications of this generator,
	including ours with the "Off The Grid" Latin Square generator, may require
	the deteriministic re-generation of a sequence of PRNs, this PRNG's initial

thebinarypenguin / spreadsheet-examples.rb

Created November 9, 2012 04:48

Read and write spreadsheets with ruby using the spreadsheet gem

	# Read and write spreadsheets with ruby using the spreadsheet gem
	# Full Docs: http://spreadsheet.rubyforge.org/GUIDE_txt.html

	require 'spreadsheet'

	# Open source spreadsheet
	workbook = Spreadsheet.open 'source.xls'

	# READ

thebinarypenguin / greed-game.rb

Created July 2, 2012 20:47

This is a solution to the extra credit project from EdgeCase's excellent Ruby Koans; it is an implementation of a dice game called greed. Greed is a "push your luck" style dice game for 2 or more players using 5 six-sided dice.

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby

	class UI
	def self.prompt_for_player_names
	puts " _____ _____ ______ ______ _____ "
	puts " / ____\| \| __ \\ \| ____\| \| ____\| \| __ \\ "
	puts " \| \| __ \| \|__) \| \| \|__ \| \|__ \| \| \| \| "
	puts " \| \| \|_ \| \| _ / \| __\| \| __\| \| \| \| \| "
	puts " \| \|__\| \| \| \| \\ \\ \| \|____ \| \|____ \| \|__\| \| "
	puts " \\_____\| \|_\| \\_\\ \|______\| \|______\| \|_____/ "

thebinarypenguin / colorize.rb

Created June 29, 2012 14:09

A simple function to colorize console output of Ruby scripts using ANSI escape codes.

	def colorize(value, color)
	case color
	when :black then "\e[30m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"
	when :red then "\e[31m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"
	when :green then "\e[32m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"
	when :yellow then "\e[33m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"
	when :blue then "\e[34m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"
	when :magenta then "\e[35m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"
	when :cyan then "\e[36m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"
	when :white then "\e[37m" + value.to_s + "\e[0m"

thebinarypenguin / sublime-text-2.desktop

Created June 21, 2012 04:26

A desktop application launcher for Sublime Text 2

	[Desktop Entry]
	Type=Application
	Terminal=false
	StartupNotify=true
	Name=Sublime Text 2
	Name[en_US]=Sublime Text 2
	GenericName=Text Editor
	GenericName[en_US]=Text Editor
	Comment=Edit text files
	Comment[en_US]=Edit text files

thebinarypenguin / movable-resizable-raphael

Created January 4, 2012 02:43

Movable and re-sizable rectangle using Raphael SVG

	<!doctype html>
	<html lang="en">
	<head>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<title>Movable and Re-sizable Raphael JS Shape</title>
	</head>

	<body>

	<div id="paper"></div>

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby

	class UI
	def self.prompt_for_player_names
	puts " _____ _____ ______ ______ _____ "
	puts " / ____\| \| __ \\ \| ____\| \| ____\| \| __ \\ "
	puts " \| \| __ \| \|__) \| \| \|__ \| \|__ \| \| \| \| "
	puts " \| \| \|_ \| \| _ / \| __\| \| __\| \| \| \| \| "
	puts " \| \|__\| \| \| \| \\ \\ \| \|____ \| \|____ \| \|__\| \| "
	puts " \\_____\| \|_\| \\_\\ \|______\| \|______\| \|_____/ "

Ethan Zimmerman thebinarypenguin