pamela fox's projects
I love doing side projects, but alas, most of them are now dead/defunct/out of order/in a better place. You can browse through this list to get an idea for the projects I made in the past, and hey, maybe even some of them will still be working.
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Translation Telephone
A fun online version of the classic "Telephone" game - pass a message through 20 random languages and see what comes out. Note: May be NSFW.
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QuizCards
A series of Chrome extensions that test your knowledge of geography and foreign languages.
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Google Font Previewer
A Chrome extension for previewing Google Fonts on a webpage - a quick way to pick a font for your next site.
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Dis This
An online tool to disassemble Python code.
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YouTube Unhooked
A Chrome extension which hides parts of Youtube that are unneeded/addictive: recommendations, related videos, comments.
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lscache
A JS library for storing data in localStorage via a memcache-like API.
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Recursion Visualizer
An online tool to visualize the call graph of Python functions (especially those with multiple recursion).
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DateNight
An activity book for couples.
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Self-Compassion Meditation
A recording of my favorite type of guided meditation, uploaded to Youtube with a flickering candle background.
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Project Icebreak
Tools and tips for event organizers and attendees to make networking easier. Inspired by my "No, Really, I'm Shy!" talk.
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Teaching Materials
A collection of CC-licensed web development teaching materials (slides & exercises). Includes HTML, CSS, JS, and related topics.
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The Girl and the Flamingo
My partner made up a bedtime story for me; I illustrated it and turned it into a children's book. (A pricey one since it's self-published!)
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DIY Art History
6 lessons that teach art history in a DIY way, which I taught to a mixed ages classroom (K-6).
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Let Them Have Light
Our Burning Man art project - a gumball machine that served up thousands of LED rings to help light burners in the desert.
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Developer Support Handbook
A handbook of suggestions for how to support API developers through documentation, issue tracking, forum support, and more. Based on my experience on the Maps & Wave APIs.
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EatDifferent
(DEAD) A nutrition tracking tool for people that want to change their eating habits for the better. Includes a web, email, and mobile interface.
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5lide
(DEAD) A web app for writing slides in HTML, and viewing them as HTML5 slide decks (with variable themes). Imports limited formats.
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SpeakerMeter
(DEAD) A way for speakers to get feedback from audience members. A project from StartupBus 2011.
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Similarity Web
(OUT OF ORDER) A way to visualize the web of books similar to a particular book.
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Primal/Paleo Recipes
(DEAD) A portal for searching recipes, seeing the latest recipe blog posts + tweets, and browsing a manually compiled list of Primal/Paleo recipes.
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RageTube
(DEAD) A way to watch Rage playlists online, by parsing them and pulling the videos off Youtube.
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Montage Maker
(DEAD)A simple web app for loading photos from Flickr, Picasa, or somewhere else on the web, and then transforming them into a montage.
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Europopped Map
(DEAD) A map mashup that plots the music videos featured on the Europopped blog, for easy per-country trashy music browsing.
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Google Spreadsheets Flash Cards
(DEAD) A gadget for making flash cards out of a column in your Google spreadsheet.
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Google Spreadsheets Converter
(DEAD) A gadget for converting the values in your Google spreadsheet into XML, JSON, or SQL statements.
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PhotoMunchers
(OUT OF ORDER) A game inspired by the classic "Number Munchers" game - you must munch photos matching a given tag before the Troggle eats you!
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Profane Game
(DEAD) A game where you must prove your worth by cursing as many times in 60 seconds as possible. Ready, set, *&^&%(&(!
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WordHunter Xtreme
(DEAD) Boggle, with a twist. After you correctly find a word, it will tell you the definition, from either UrbanDictionary or the normal dictionary. Great for learning. :)