aaronjgreenberg

Just looking for some examples of really cool uses of JavaScript---games, visualizations, art, interactions, whatever. The examples can be bleeding edge or not; I'm looking for anything.

For my class, Foundations of Database Systems, our final project is to develop a relational database with a user interface. I think I'm going to use Python and MySQL, because I'm familiar with both of them and I like them.

I have a couple of vague, half-baked ideas, but none of them are really exciting to me. I thought I'd take advantage of the collective intelligence of Hacker News to see if anyone has any cool propositions. Ideally, we'd be able to use the database to answer some interesting question, or see an awesome result.

Accepting any and all ideas!

I'll of course make all the code available and cite all my sources and references. Also, when it's finished, I'll post the results to HN to people can see the project and leave comments.

Thanks!

Is it better to intensely productive in bursts, or mildly productive consistently?

I'm wondering if one way is better than the other. In my case, I'm able to be very productive for a few days, but then I usually have a slump where I get bored easily and find it hard to focus (lasts a day or two). Some people are more consistently productive, but probably not as intensely so. I'm guessing it's not healthy to always be 100% productive.

If it's the case that one is better than the other, is it possible to shift your productivity habit? How might you do so?