Reminds me of a lyric from an old rap song. "Drive slow, homie". Ready and eager for downvotes on this unproductive comment :p
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#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
No need to use the console either. Just put bradleyland's suggestion in the address bar prefixed by javascript: javascript:setInterval(function() { window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollTop + 1) }, 30);
I'm curious what browser you use. I was under the impression that most of the major browsers had disabled the ability to type javascript: URLs because of self-XSS (which is a fascinating concept on the border between computer exploit and human exploit). On Chrome 39 on CrOS, I can't type that into the URL field, and if I copy/paste it, the "javascript:" portion of the scheme magically disappears, so hitting enter tak…
The initial "javascript:" gets stripped on paste but you can add it back manually.
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#133Is there an application, in any way, of this in graphics animation or any field?
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#134This trick has an interesting artifact. When I came back to HN, I noticed that my mind made my vision appear actively "wavy." In other words, I could see some slight movement of waves on the horizontally drawn elements currently displayed -- the top orange bar that says [Y]Hacker News [...] had the appearance of fluctuating with low frequency waves.
I got this too!
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#135This somehow manages my monitor to make a high pitched sound. It's an LCD monitor. It's the actual monitor making the sound. Switching to a different window or tab makes the sound top. Taking a screenshot of the tab, and closing the tab but viewing the screenshot, produces the sound.
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#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mocked up a quick JS canvas page that varies the bar width and I do indeed hear the tone changing: http://thume.ca/screentunes I also put some ideas on the Github Readme including using feedback from the microphone to calibrate a width->pitch mapping to play music using your screen.
I can verify that I hear noise from this on my Macbook Air, faintly, and it also creates a buzzing sound on my iPhone 5s!
Also on an older iPad
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Some surface-mount capacitors exhibit acoustic noise when operated at frequencies in the audio range." [1] I see that this screen has alternating black and white lines. I count 43 black lines on my monitor. Assuming 60 Hz refresh rate, that is 2580 Hz in terms of the pixels being off or on, which is a perfectly audible frequency. Even with 120 Hz refresh rate, that would be 5160 which is still easily audible. Withou…
I mocked up a quick JS canvas page that varies the bar width and I do indeed hear the tone changing: http://thume.ca/screentunes I also put some ideas on the Github Readme including using feedback from the microphone to calibrate a width->pitch mapping to play music using your screen.
Hey! For me, this produces sound for the whole range of heights/frequencies! It plays a bit more silent for high frequencies, but for the lowest ones, the sound is quite loud (given it's produced by a screen...) and I think, it could easily go for an even lower pitch.
I am using a modified SyncMaster 203B (I replaced some of the electrolytic capacitors after the lighting ceased to work, so that may be it...)
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mocked up a quick JS canvas page that varies the bar width and I do indeed hear the tone changing: http://thume.ca/screentunes I also put some ideas on the Github Readme including using feedback from the microphone to calibrate a width->pitch mapping to play music using your screen.
Hey! For me, this produces sound for the whole range of heights/frequencies! It plays a bit more silent for high frequencies, but for the lowest ones, the sound is quite loud (given it's produced by a screen...) and I think, it could easily go for an even lower pitch. I am using a modified SyncMaster 203B (I replaced some of the electrolytic capacitors after the lighting ceased to work, so that may be it...)
My monitor plays the whole range as well, that's what I calibrated the height sweep to.
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#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Some surface-mount capacitors exhibit acoustic noise when operated at frequencies in the audio range." [1] I see that this screen has alternating black and white lines. I count 43 black lines on my monitor. Assuming 60 Hz refresh rate, that is 2580 Hz in terms of the pixels being off or on, which is a perfectly audible frequency. Even with 120 Hz refresh rate, that would be 5160 which is still easily audible. Withou…
I mocked up a quick JS canvas page that varies the bar width and I do indeed hear the tone changing: http://thume.ca/screentunes I also put some ideas on the Github Readme including using feedback from the microphone to calibrate a width->pitch mapping to play music using your screen.
Please make a Show HN post. Also prepare for a lot of hits from the random internet. This is amazing.
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#140awesomly sick!