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@mschmitt
mschmitt / virtualwall_irremote.pde
Created May 24, 2010 08:56
A trivial Arduino sketch to mimic iRobot Virtual Wall for Roomba
/*
A trivial Arduino sketch to mimic iRobot Virtual Wall for Roomba
----------------------------------------------------------------
Based on information found at:
http://sites.google.com/site/irobotcreate2/createanirbeacon
Uses "A Multi-Protocol Infrared Remote Library for the Arduino":
http://www.arcfn.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
@redoPop
redoPop / .gitignore
Created June 18, 2010 22:08
Template .gitignore file for WordPress projects
# This is a template .gitignore file for git-managed WordPress projects.
#
# Fact: you don't want WordPress core files, or your server-specific
# configuration files etc., in your project's repository. You just don't.
#
# Solution: stick this file up your repository root (which it assumes is
# also the WordPress root directory) and add exceptions for any plugins,
# themes, and other directories that should be under version control.
#
# See the comments below for more info on how to add exceptions for your
@benvinegar
benvinegar / breakpoint.js
Created August 8, 2010 23:16
Set JavaScript debugger breakpoints from the console
/**
* Utility lib for setting/unsetting JavaScript breakpoints
*
* Usage:
* breakpoint.set('globalMethodName');
* breakpoint.unset('globalMethodName');
*
* breakpoint.set('namespacedMethodName', namespaceObject);
* breakpoint.unset('namespacedMethodName', namespaceObject);
*/
@gcr
gcr / amb.js
Created September 11, 2010 03:57
// ambiguous
//
// a dirty implementation of
// http://matt.might.net/articles/programming-with-continuations--exceptions-backtracking-search-threads-generators-coroutines/
function amb(possibilities, cc) {
while (possibilities.length > 0) {
try {
return cc(possibilities[0]);
} catch (e) {
@brianblakely
brianblakely / gist:581868
Created September 16, 2010 02:27
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- Helpful things to keep in your <head/>
// Brian Blakely, 360i
// http://twitter.com/brianblakely/
-->
<head>
<!-- Disable automatic DNS prefetching.
@getify
getify / gist:670840
Created November 10, 2010 13:22
using LABjs to load from a CDN, with simple error detection (& timeout), and a local load fallback
function test_jQuery() { jQuery(""); }
function success_jQuery() { alert("jQuery is loaded!");
var successfully_loaded = false;
function loadOrFallback(scripts,idx) {
function testAndFallback() {
clearTimeout(fallback_timeout);
if (successfully_loaded) return; // already loaded successfully, so just bail
try {
scripts[idx].test();
@boazsender
boazsender / popcorn-api.js
Created December 5, 2010 16:24
Popcorn API, Three Popcorn.js plugin patterns, and the plugin manifes
// Popcorn Instance Methods
var p = Popcorn( "#video" )
p.play()
// Play the video (Native "pass through" method)
// Returns the Popcorn instance object
p.load()
// Load the video (Native "pass through" method)
// Returns the Popcorn instance object
@adammiller
adammiller / douglasPeucker.js
Created February 14, 2011 16:54
Javascript implementation of the Douglas Peucker path simplification algorithm
var simplifyPath = function( points, tolerance ) {
// helper classes
var Vector = function( x, y ) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
};
var Line = function( p1, p2 ) {
this.p1 = p1;
@rosskarchner
rosskarchner / export.py
Created February 21, 2011 22:48
extract tiles from an mbtiles file
import sqlite3, os
conn = sqlite3.connect('Mills1860.mbtiles')
results=conn.execute('select * from tiles').fetchall()
for result in results:
zoom, column, row, png= result
try:
os.makedirs('%s/%s/' % (zoom, row))
@aFarkas
aFarkas / sssl.js
Created April 22, 2011 10:18
simple, small script loader
/*!
* SSSL: smallest, simpelst script loader
* version: 1.0.1
*
* API:
* Normal usage
* sssl(source [,complete]);
*
* Example:
* sssl('jquery.js', function(){