• looker, or "A Facebook App I Wrote Since I've Been Single For About 3 Years and I Hate It"
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[QUOTE=Kokopelli13;28425400]Couldn't you just use a simple CSS background-image to just cut off the bottom of the image. Like this [url]http://jsfiddle.net/Kokopelli13/cEaK9/[/url][/QUOTE] The reason I rejected that concept in my head before you outwardly stated it is because someone may have a long profile image and their face is like at the bottom 1/3 of the image because they're trying to be artsy-fartsy. [editline]4th March 2011[/editline] I love that jsFiddle.
[QUOTE=void0x0;28425538]The reason I rejected that concept in my head before you outwardly stated it is because someone may have a long profile image and their face is like at the bottom 1/3 of the image because they're trying to be artsy-fartsy. [editline]4th March 2011[/editline] I love that jsFiddle.[/QUOTE] Yeah, and then you get into the problem of when people have landscape rectangular pictures. [editline]4th March 2011[/editline] I guess you could just put them side by side...
[QUOTE=Kokopelli13;28425700]Yeah, and then you get into the problem of when people have landscape rectangular pictures. [editline]4th March 2011[/editline] I guess you could just put them side by side...[/QUOTE] I thought about that, but then I would need to rethink the layout. The icons were generally aimed to take shape around the individual in question, that's why.
[QUOTE=void0x0;28426080]I thought about that, but then I would need to rethink the layout. The icons were generally aimed to take shape around the individual in question, that's why.[/QUOTE] Yeah, scrap the whole idea. Us lazy people will just have to struggle to exert the energy required to rotate the scroll wheel.
[QUOTE=Kokopelli13;28428456]Yeah, scrap the whole idea. Us lazy people will just have to struggle to exert the energy required to rotate the scroll wheel.[/QUOTE] Well there's code that's suppose to automatically scroll to the friend, but the dynamic placement of the rating icons seems to prevent it from working.
[QUOTE=Kokopelli13;28425400]Couldn't you just use a simple CSS background-image to just cut off the bottom of the image. Like this [url]http://jsfiddle.net/Kokopelli13/cEaK9/[/url][/QUOTE] [url]http://jsfiddle.net/wTWgJ/[/url] Well, I'm not that good with CSS, but how about this? Shows a resized image by default, original size when hovering.
Hazzah for being single! Oh wait, it sucks.
[QUOTE=raBBish;28430545][url]http://jsfiddle.net/wTWgJ/[/url] Well, I'm not that good with CSS, but how about this? Shows a resized image by default, original size when hovering.[/QUOTE] I'm an animation freak, so I'd probably do that with jQuery. Though the CSS you put in there is right on the money. [editline]4th March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Your Mother;28430977]Hazzah for being single! Oh wait, it sucks.[/QUOTE] Yep. lol
very useful, I see camwhores abusing it and just adding everyone. you should make it so that you can only be interested in 5 or so people, that way you actually have to make it count.
Donated $5 for you :3
[QUOTE=locojaws;28436115]Donated $5 for you :3[/QUOTE] Saw the e-mail this morning regarding it. [b]Thank you so much![/b] [editline]5th March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=S1N1337;28433482]very useful, I see camwhores abusing it and just adding everyone. you should make it so that you can only be interested in 5 or so people, that way you actually have to make it count.[/QUOTE] I mentioned in the thread I was writing an algorithm to scale the amount of time before you're told of who's interested in you.
[QUOTE=void0x0;28438163]Saw the e-mail this morning regarding it. [b]Thank you so much![/b] [editline]5th March 2011[/editline] I mentioned in the thread I was writing an algorithm to scale the amount of time before you're told of who's interested in you.[/QUOTE] People can still like one person, wait a while, unlike and like a new person. You should also give some penalty for unliking someone. How about say something that you have to like a person for at least 3 days before you can end it.
[QUOTE=S1N1337;28438881]People can still like one person, wait a while, unlike and like a new person. You should also give some penalty for unliking someone. How about say something that you have to like a person for at least 3 days before you can end it.[/QUOTE] That wouldn't make a difference to the algorithm, the delay would still be there. You wouldn't know the delay anyway. [editline]5th March 2011[/editline] I opened up the leaderboards without restrictions. I'm gonna tidy up the rank percentages and all that and put things like #1, #2, ad infinitum. [editline]5th March 2011[/editline] 258 people are on the leaderboards now.
Do you think it would be possible to add an (optional) age filter to looker? That way you would only have to view people your age.
The leaderboards are a little glitchy. This one girl I know shows up twice and the other doesn't show up at all. [editline]yes[/editline] The girl showing up twice was just basically the same group showing up twice but shifted over one person. The other still isn't showing up.
[QUOTE=Kokopelli13;28448050]Do you think it would be possible to add an (optional) age filter to looker? That way you would only have to view people your age.[/QUOTE] I'd have to break some terms of agreement and record data when people allowed me access to their accounts. [editline]5th March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Apache249;28449175]The leaderboards are a little glitchy. This one girl I know shows up twice and the other doesn't show up at all. [editline]yes[/editline] The girl showing up twice was just basically the same group showing up twice but shifted over one person. The other still isn't showing up.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I'm really sorry about that, I've tried to fix that issue a couple days ago. I'm not sure what to do about it, because it's not making sense on my end. The code looks fine, so I'm looking over something, clearly. Anyway folks, something I didn't tell you earlier is that I get a bit up and down with my projects. I don't know if it's directly related or not, but I have horrible ups and downs with my coffee sprees. I drink something like four to six cups a day and crash a lot. I don't know if I can push myself to work on this right now. Initially the first few days I was able to code like crazy on this, but Interested is a bit intimidating to me while I'm lethargic, and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system]Compare was going to be heavily Elo based[/url], which I'm also terrified of because I'd have to learn how to use the equations. While I don't have a name for this occurrence for me, it's something like a breakdown, or a mental panic attack without physical side effects, and lethargy mixed in a feeling of spiraling failure. I'm really sorry, but I don't know what to do from here right now. :smith: I'll try and push myself to code the other apps or just purge the things unfinished. Essentially looker would become Rate. I could change the internal name of the app and the distributed name on Facebook if needed. Anyway, I don't want to stop here, because I've received donations for my work, and I'd feel like a total jerk if I didn't at least hand over the source code to the individuals who allowed the project to live. I think they deserve that at least. I don't have a problem with the code getting released, really. I don't know what to do, I'm not physically feeling well. Though it's not entirely relative, I've experienced long-term depression, and when I get feelings like this where I'm entirely unproductive, it makes me terrible guilty which only makes me feel worse for not putting my talent, skill, or whatever you may call it, intellectual acquisition, whatever, to work. It reminds me of the depression I used to experience. Anyway, I don't want to see dependent here, but I don't know what to do, really folks. [url=http://code.google.com/p/hl2sb/]I have a bad habit of picking up amazing projects[/url], [url=http://code.google.com/p/hl2sb/updates/list]doing some good work[/url], [url=http://www.half-life2sandbox.com/]but not finishing them, or they feel incomplete.[/url] I guess I'm having a moment.
I know exactly how you feel, I don't think anyone here doesn't. I'm sure everyone here had some sort of a great idea one time in their lives, they had to work hard to turn it from an idea to a practical thing, materialize it. First, they worked real hard and were really motivated to do what had to be done, but then, troubles came up, and they couldn't finish what they've started, because everything they already did was nothing, compared to what they still had to do to finish it. But you can do it, man. You've got a great idea that could easily become very popular on facebook, you could make some really easy cash from ads and stuff once the project is done. Dude, we're all counting on you!!
Just finished reading the thread and I have to say it's a really cool idea which could catch on like wildfire if you could get it out into the wild well. I can see a lot of people using this as everyone is in someway or form interested in seeing how others see them. Please don't give up, so many people would be thankful for this including myself. I know what you mean about losing the will to finish off projects, I have a few video projects I'd like to start working on and get out there at the moment but once you finish them you get a big sense of accomplishment. This project can only accelerate in popularity and there are many ways to kick start that growth these days. There's lots of talented coders on facepunch who I'm sure would be willing to give you a hand. Push yourself, you can break the habit.
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna work hard at it today, thanks for the comments guys, it was a godsend I needed. [editline]6th March 2011[/editline] Do you think it would be reasonable to say you should only be allowed to see the Leaderboards after rating 10% of your friends? I dunno. [editline]6th March 2011[/editline] Basically, if the average Facebook user has 130 friends, you'd need to rate 13 people to see the Leaderboards. I don't think that's unreasonable. [editline]6th March 2011[/editline] I think I'll implement that now.
Glad to hear it and I'm glad we could of been some inspiration to you. :smile:
[QUOTE=void0x0;28450574] [url=http://code.google.com/p/hl2sb/]I have a bad habit of picking up amazing projects[/url], [url=http://code.google.com/p/hl2sb/updates/list]doing some good work[/url], [url=http://www.half-life2sandbox.com/]but not finishing them, or they feel incomplete.[/url][/QUOTE] That is actually kind of a neat idea.
:siren:[highlight]Beware! The post on their wall feature now works.[/highlight]:siren:
You can disable it properly, right?
[QUOTE=void0x0;28470161]You can disable it properly, right?[/QUOTE] Yes, but not without one self-failure on my part and a crapload on my friend's, which I promply laughed about. [editline]yes[/editline] Next time warn us, though. This could get embarrassing. :v:
Sorry man, I thought the checkbox under your profile image was convenient enough.
Accidents happen.
Hmm, it should be 10% or 20 friends, if you have more than 200 friends or something, dont think average users attention span will be long enough to rate like 30 people.
Are you sure it posts on their wall? Because I rated a few of my friends and checked their walls, and nothing happened. Do they have to use the application too?
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;28473249]Are you sure it posts on their wall? Because I rated a few of my friends and checked their walls, and nothing happened. Do they have to use the application too?[/QUOTE] You have to have given Looker permission to post to streams. I don't know if all the login buttons prompt for this. [editline]7th March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=LiLBliNg;28473071]Hmm, it should be 10% or 20 friends, if you have more than 200 friends or something, dont think average users attention span will be long enough to rate like 30 people.[/QUOTE] I can add that in as a clause, good point, thanks for the advice. 10% or 20 people is good.
[QUOTE=void0x0;28473433]You have to have given Looker permission to post to streams. I don't know if all the login buttons prompt for this. [editline]7th March 2011[/editline] I can add that in as a clause, good point, thanks for the advice. 10% or 20 people is good.[/QUOTE] It worked!! I tried some various crazy things. First, I asked my friend to rate me, took a while explaining them how to use the application and promising them its not a virus, and then after they finally found me, they rated me, but I still got not message. So, then I tried unticking and ticking the "Post to friends' wall on rate" box, rated one of my friends, and viola! "Rate Amit has rated you by attractiveness. Sign into Looker and check the Rate leaderboards, or rate your friends as well!". Gonna rate some more to get the word across. [editline]7th March 2011[/editline] PS - hope you finish programming on the "interested" part of the app soon, 'cuz that's the part I'm mostly interested about! (pun not intended). [editline]7th March 2011[/editline] And now there's another problem, it seems that friends that I've already rated don't get the message. I mean if I get them again and rate them again, and then check their wall, they don't get a message and they never got any before. [editline]7th March 2011[/editline] Question - can someone find out whether I rated them hot or not?
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