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Schillmania: DHTML and other client-side experiments
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Schillmania: DHTML and other client-side experiments is a personal blog at schillmania.com about web, games and programming. Since 2008, 50 different Hacker News readers have linked it 62 times, most often “A Javascript-based Sound API (+ shiny demos)”. The last post was in 2013, but the archive is still widely read.
Scott Schiller's personal, experimental web development / front-end engineering site. This is a collection of (mostly) standards-based and progressive development work, wacky JavaScript + HTML + CSS ideas and fun user interfaces.
Most-linked posts?
- A Javascript-based Sound API (+ shiny demos)23 people · 28 mentions · first linked 2009-01-03
- SoundManager 2 is Audio for Javascript4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2008-05-27
- The Wheels Of Steel: An Ode To Turntables (in HTML)3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2011-06-15
- JavaScript Snow Effect3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2011-12-17
- Commodore 64 game "Survivor" remade with HTML5/CSS/JS2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-03-01
What Hacker News says?
It was a surprise because I’ve been using the same effect in my personal website [1] for several years (since 2003) , as an Easter Egg during Christmas season. I got the script from this website (in case anyone is interested) [2]. I also have an Easter Egg for Valentine’s Day [2] which I’m always proud to show to my partner. [1] https://cixtor.com/?christmas [2] http://schillmania.com/projects/snowstorm/ [3] https:/…
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on “WireGuard for MacOS”Submitted Arduino.js as a story · 87 points
HN discussionEDIT: Try this if it's not working for you: http://www.cuttherope.ie/?html5audio=true (read below for more info) Runs great in Chrome for me. I have the android app and this html5 version runs really well... after playing the first couple of levels, it runs just a well as the android game. Tried loading the game in android browser, no go... also tried loading it in the dophin browser within android... no go (both ju…
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on “Microsoft launches an HTML5 version of Cut the Rope”Submitted Cassette Tape UI as a story · 22 points
HN discussionReminds me of this: http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/demo/360-p... ... which has been around for a few years.
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on “JQuery knobs”Submitted SoundManager 2 is Audio for Javascript as a story · 19 points
HN discussionI stopped considering NoScript something I can trust when this happened[1]. Many years have passed, the Tor project trusts it but I'm still cautious. [1] http://www.schillmania.com/content/entries/2009/adblock-vs-n...
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on “Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness”Submitted The Wheels Of Steel: An Ode To Turntables (in HTML) as a story · 12 points
HN discussionThere's a great open source snow JavaScript available here: http://www.schillmania.com/projects/snowstorm/
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on “Google: Let it snow”Submitted Commodore 64 game "Survivor" remade with HTML5/CSS/JS as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSo true. We're trying to build a web-based online anatomy trainer[1], which plays success/failure sounds when you click right/wrong, but also add a voiceover with the anatomy term being spoken out. We experience very sketchy behaviour across platforms and browsers (especially mobile). We're relying on SoundManager[2] which seems solid, but doesn't solve all problems. I wonder if anybody else has any suggestions / ex…
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on “Cmd.fm”Submitted Javascript Malware Analysis: A Case Study as a story · 4 points
HN discussionI noticed it requires flash. If not already, you should use Sound Manager 2 http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/ and its api. It's amazing. It auto selects HTML5 or Flash on both pc and smartphones. It even checks if people have flashblock enabled and tells them to "click here to enable flash". I've used it on 2 projects before http://timeforzen.com and http://residentevilradio.com (it can also stream…
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on “Cmd.fm”Submitted Survivor: Remaking A Commodore 64 Game In HTML as a story · 3 points
HN discussionhttp://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/demo/flash...
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on “Show HN: Beatbar - Media player that beats in the browser address bar”Submitted Very unique audio player visualization using canvas as a story · 3 points
HN discussionYes, after starting a few that bring back some major memories, I really want to skip ahead and hear stuff from later. It's definitely possible with soundmanager2, which he's using ( http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/ ). Hope he adds that. Don't get me wrong, I love the site!
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on “Show HN: I love Essential Mixes. So I made this. ”Submitted A Javascript-based Sound API (+ shiny demos) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionGreat work! Good use of soundmanager2 ( http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/ ) would love to see if it works on an iPad/iPhone and takes advantage of HTML5 audio capabilities. Please post of you've tried it with either.
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on “Show HN: I love Essential Mixes. So I made this. ”Submitted Survivor (1982 Commodore 64 Game Remake) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThis is old but this version of arakanoid was always pretty impressive. http://www.schillmania.com/arkanoid/ Note it does cheat and use flash for SFX
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on “Google's Javascript PDF Viewer is Embeddable”Submitted Remake of Level Editor for Survivor, a 1982 Commodore64 game as a story · 2 points
HN discussionWe've been using SoundManager 2 on quizlet.com for playing audio clips. We're not just playing long music clips in the background, so it's essential to have all the precise APIs for preloading, playing, and firing callbacks when sound is done playing. It handles all the browser deficiencies very elegantly, either with HTML5 or flash. Also, it's just 10k of js (gzipped) so it's pretty lightweight. link: http://www.sc…
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on “The State of HTML5 Audio”Submitted Sound Player as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThat's kind of this guy's shtick - he's the mind behind the esteemed soundManager2 library ( http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/ ) that makes managing audio in the browser easier with js+flash.
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on “Arduino.js”Submitted JavaScript Snow Effect as a story · 2 points
HN discussionAny word on adequate html5/javascript sound support; e.g., does the demo at http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/demo/chris... work better than iOS4 (where the lag is huge)?
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on “New Mobile Safari stuff in iOS5”Submitted Building a HTML5/CSS/JS Turntable app as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSoundmanager 2.0: http://www.schillmania.com/projects/soundmanager2/
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on “The problems with HTML5 audio”Submitted SoundManager 2: JavaScript Sound For The Web as a story · 2 points
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