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Internet arguments are treated like lovers' quarrels that take place inside restaurants or like elderly people arguing with clerks over coupon validity. No one wants to see that sort of thing, however, there are two important truths that observers generally overlook: the topic of engagement is of great importance to at least the people involved, and that there are, actually, some people that would enjoy watching a good old throw-down.
What if, instead of trying to keep this basic human need for discourse from polluting forums and spilling into youtube comments, there were a designated place for such exchanges? A place where the full range of human characters could go to do battle over ideas or feelings on the internet? A debate hall for all, including those least trained in the art and science of debate?
The point would be (at least) two-fold: providing a venue for expression and dialogue and discourse, and also sheer entertainment value. A coliseum for intellectual discussion as well as for
/* Here is your chance to take over Socrates!
Spend 10 minutes on each of the following hacks to the socrates website.
Enter them in the console to make sure it works and then save
your results here.
Choose a new pair for each. Add your names to the section you complete.
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stomatocode / gist:6203448
Created August 11, 2013 04:57
JavaScript dice roller implementation
$(document).ready(function() {
// Model
// ---
// classname = constructor
Die = function(opts) {
opts = opts || {sides: 6};
this.sides = opts.sides;
this.value = opts.sides;
this.view = $('<div class="die">'+ this.value +'</div>');
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stomatocode / app.js
Last active December 20, 2015 02:49
javascript racer
$(document).ready(function() {
$(document).on('keyup', function(event) {
if(event.which === 81) {
advance_player('#player1_strip .active');
}
else if (event.which === 80) {
advance_player('#player2_strip .active');
}
else {
console.log("Start Your Engines! VROOM!");
/* Here is your chance to take over Socrates!
Spend 10 minutes on each of the following hacks to the socrates website.
Enter them in the console to make sure it works and then save
your results here.
Choose a new pair for each. Add your names to the section you complete.
*/
/* Here is your chance to take over Socrates!
Spend 10 minutes on each of the following hacks to the socrates website.
Enter them in the console to make sure it works and then save
your results here.
Choose a new pair for each. Add your names to the section you complete.
*/
/* Here is your chance to take over Socrates!
Spend 10 minutes on each of the following hacks to the socrates website.
Enter them in the console to make sure it works and then save
your results here.
Choose a new pair for each. Add your names to the section you complete.
*/
/* Here is your chance to take over Socrates!
Spend 10 minutes on each of the following hacks to the socrates website.
Enter them in the console to make sure it works and then save
your results here.
Choose a new pair for each. Add your names to the section you complete.
*/
# 1 Dan and Daniel
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$(.title)
SyntaxError: Unexpected token .
$("title")
[
<title>​Socrates - Dev Bootcamp - Welcome Index​</title>​
]