Doug Roeper

CongressSearch

2024-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

Lobbyists and journalists often need to do research on what a specific Congress member’s position on an issue is. Since members speak a lot in committee hearings, hearing transcripts are a good source of information. However, the transcripts are not structured and thus are difficult to search.

CongressSearch is a tool I’m working on to simplify research using congressional hearing transcripts. It uses NLP algorithms to identify discrete sections of speech that can be indexed individually.

Here’s what it looks like so far:

When you click on a search result, you can see the transcript page with the statement highlighted:

moongarlic

2022-11-26T00:00:00+00:00

Website

Equity, either in the form of stock options or restricted stock units, is a common form of compensation for employees in tech. However, it can be really confusing: I didn’t fully understand the equity component of my offer when I started at my first job. That’s why I created moongarlic, a tool to help you understand how much money you make.

Here’s what it looks like:

Ask Athena

2020-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

Having trouble with a problem on your math homework? Ask Athena is a great resource for students and parents because it’s like having a tutor on-call whenever you need it.

rules_typescript_proto

2019-12-19T00:00:00+00:00

Github

I’m a big fan of Bazel and wanted to use it to build a GRPC based web app. I found that support for protocol buffers + Bazel + Typescript wasn’t readily available, so I wrote some Bazel rules myself.

Elements test web

2019-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Website

Elements test web is a web version of the Elements Test app that helps you to learn each chemical element’s name and symbol as in the Periodic Table of Elements.

Cosmo the Wikinaut

2015-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

Website

Welcome Wikinauts! Join Cosmo the Wikinaut in a new twist of ‘The Wikipedia Game’! Instead of articles, you scroll through the links! Unleash your most creative train of thought to connect the starting and ending words in the fastest, most efficient way possible! Discover the surprising ways in which everything’s connected and help Cosmo explore the deepest corners of the wikiverse!

By: D. Gorelick, N. Maresco, D. Roeper, P. Velarde.

Ok Selfie

2014-09-14T00:00:00+00:00

Tired of having to navigate through numerous screens and buttons just to open the camera? Ever missed the perfect photo-op because you couldn’t open your camera in time? If you’re looking for a fun way to streamline taking selfies and photos, Ok Selfie is for you.

Streamline the selfie taking process!

Ok Selfie makes it easy to take photos on the fly. Simply turn on the app’s voice recognition service and you’re ready to take photos with two simple voice commands:

“Ok Selfie” - Takes a selfie (Front-facing camera)

“Ok Picture” - Takes a picture (Back-facing camera)

Never miss a photo opportunity!

Ok Selfie can be launched using the voice commands at any time, even if you’re using a different app, so you’ll never miss the perfect selfie!

Get your photos ready for the spotlight!

Add your own captions and filters to your photos to make them perfect.\n\nShare your selfies with the world!

Ok Selfie also makes it easy to share your photos with the world! Easily share on: -Facebook & Facebook Messenger -Twitter -Instagram -Google+ -Email -Text Message -And many more!

What are you waiting for? Ok Selfie is FREE, so go try it out!

Lumens

2013-06-22T00:00:00+00:00

A fun puzzle game where you have to reflect light using various types of blocks to illuminate one or more targets. Beginning with a single color, light, and target, the challenge increases until you are manipulating many colors, multiple light sources, and different blocks that split and combine light beams. Based on the Red-Green-Blue color model, Lumens introduces you to a new realm of color mixing, adding complexity to each new level.

Includes over 40 free levels, and additional packs available via In-App purchase.

Soundtrack

blacklight · lumens

SAT Test

2013-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

SAT Test helps you to extend your vocabulary to prepare you for the SAT. You can choose whether to learn or be tested on the Definition or Word, and by multiple choice. Go in order alphabetically or randomly through the words. Check your answers showing you which ones are correct, and reveal answers you don’t know. Use the Reference button to quickly look up the definition of each word from Wiktionary. This application prepares you for school or college tests by improving and enlarging you vocabulary. Includes over 400 Core words for free! You can also upgrade via an in-app purchase to unlock over 800 extra words and take away the ads.

Elements Test 2

2012-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

Elements Test 2 helps you to learn each chemical element’s name and symbol as in the Periodic Table of Elements. Choose whether to learn by name or symbol. Go in order by atomic number or randomly through the elements. Check your answers showing you which ones are correct, and reveal answers you don’t know. Checks your spelling of the element name.

Use the Reference button to quickly look up information about the elements, like their Name, Symbol, Atomic Number, Group, Period, Category. Just start typing characters to see elements or symbols it matches. This application prepares you for school or college tests.

You can also upgrade via an in-app purchase to unlock features, such as an enhanced Learn Mode to allow you to learn the information more efficiently and Test mode to actually score a test of what you learned. Also you can learn and test on Atomic Number, Group, Period, Category, Valence Electrons, and State at 20C. Reference mode includes more information on the elements and a wiki link. Also takes away the Ads!

The upgrade also has info on Cations and Anions.

Elements Test+

2011-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

Elements Test+ allows you to learn a lot of information about the chemical elements including: Name, Symbol, Atomic Number, Group, Period, Category, Valence Electrons, State at 20C, and Atomic Mass. Go “In Sequence” or “Randomly” by atomic number starting and ending at any point which is useful if you only need to learn part of the Periodic Table of Elements. Includes three modes, Learn Mode, Test Mode and Reference Mode.

Learn Mode helps you learn various information about the elements. It checks your answers showing you which ones are correct, and allows you to reveal answers you don’t know. The application remembers your correct answers to allow you to focus on learning the information more efficiently. Checks your spelling of the element name.

Test Mode gives you one try to get each question correct. It keeps track of your correct and incorrect answer and on test completion gives you a score as well as listing the incorrect answers.

Reference Mode quickly looks up information about the elements, like their Name, Symbol, Atomic Number, Group, Period, Category, Valence Electrons, State at 20C, and Atomic Mass. Just start typing characters to see elements or symbols it matches. Also includes a wiki link to a wealth of on-line information.

This application prepares you comprehensively for school or college tests. No Ads!

Elements Test

2011-10-10T00:00:00+00:00

The Elements Test helps you to learn each chemical element’s name and symbol as in the Periodic Table of Elements. Choose whether to learn by name or symbol. Go in order by atomic number or randomly through the elements. Check your answers showing you which ones are correct, and reveal answers you don’t know. Checks your spelling of the element name.

A-Maze-N Ants

2011-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

Alone and forgotten, you, the small ant, must find your way out of the twisting and turning tunnels of the ant hill. Only with a few pieces of fruit along the way can you muster enough energy to keep going. Challenge your mind and memory as you explore 20 difficult mazes. Race against time as your energy runs out in the expanses of the maze. With only a small view, the challenge of each maze is even greater. Twenty unique mazes will keep you challenged for hours.