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Matthew writes "A project I'm finishing off involves a simple little front end that I've decided to implement using some DHTML. As I was reading up on JavaScript's setTimeout method as part of my DHTML research, an interesting thought crossed my mind: would it be possible to make a strobe light out of that old archaic CRT monitor sitting on my closet floor and such a weak (as in weakly typed) language as JavaScript? Well, I decided to give it a try and it actually worked out pretty well -- although it did give me a mild headache after I had the not so keen idea to stare directly at it for a few seconds. Here's the code you need to make use of that old dust magnet." Link.
HOW TO - Make a Strobe Out of a Monitor...
Matthew writes "A project I'm finishing off involves a simple little front end that I've decided to implement using some DHTML. As I was reading up on JavaScript's setTimeout method as part of my DHTML research, an interesting thought crossed my mind: would it be possible to make a strobe light out of that old archaic CRT monitor sitting on my closet floor and such a weak (as in weakly typed) language as JavaScript? Well, I decided to give it a try and it actually worked out pretty well -- although it did give me a mild headache after I had the not so keen idea to stare directly at it for a few seconds. Here's the code you need to make use of that old dust magnet." Link.
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Jan 27, 2006 03:05 PM
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What the heck does strong typing vs. weak typing have to do with whether or not you can make your screen flash?
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He sort of forgot to mention you need a PC as well. A better idea would be to use a PIC to generate the video signals.
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Isnt this essesntiall what the new Macs running PhotoBooth use? When you snap a pic in that app, the screen goes white for a split second.
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Isnt this essesntially what the new Macs running PhotoBooth use? When you snap a pic in that app, the screen goes white for a split second thereby illuminating the subject. Pretty smart me thinks.
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What the heck does strong typing vs. weak typing have to do with whether or not you can make your screen flash?
And the survery says....abolutely nothing. That was merely a pun (and my way of expressing some mild frustration with JavaScript)
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He sort of forgot to mention you need a PC as well. A better idea would be to use a PIC to generate the video signals.
Cool idea...and something I'd never have thought of. But for a few lines of scripting, can you really beat it?
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this is lame.
hey guess what, i can make a scrolling text sign with an old CRT monitor and a weakly typed language!!! (and a computer with a browser with javascript..)
it seems the author threw in some important sounding terms for the sake of sounding important.
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if you want a fast strobe, go into microsoft paint and hold down ctrl and i
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