function get_current_reputation(){
  var reps = rep_number_obj.text().replace(",", "")/1
  if(reps === NaN){
    throw new Error("You're too awesome, sorry.")
  }
  return reps
}

function _parse_api_result(change){
  var rep_net_change = change.positive_rep - change.negative_rep;
  window.console.debug([rep_net_change, 0]);
  var step = 1, diff;
  while(rep_net_change){
    diff = Math.ceil(rep_net_change / 10)
    setTimeout( function(){ _change_rep_number_by(diff); }, step * 10); // why is diff = 1 here, no matter what?
    rep_net_change -= diff;
    step++;
    window.console.debug([rep_net_change, diff]);
  }
}

$('<span />').css({
    'float': 'left',
    'margin-right': 20
}).text('You gained 5 million reps for "How do I read the “Recent Activity” page')
    .addClass('hot')
    .insertBefore("#hlinks")
    .hide().delay(500).fadeIn(100)
    .delay(400).fadeOut(900);

/delay 1200 Hey, I'm back!

rsmiles = {
	'\\)': '\\(',
	'\\(': '\\)',
	'o': 'o',
	'O': 'O',
	'd': 'p',
}

reyes = [';', ':'];

rnose = ['', '-'];

$(".signature:contains('rchern') ~ .messages .message .content").each(function(){
	var $this = $(this);
	for(var i in rsmiles){
		for(var l = 0; l < reyes.length; l++){
			for(var j = 0; j < rnose.length; j++){
				var permute = i + rnose[j] + reyes[l],
					replacement = reyes[l] + rnose[j] + rsmiles[i];

				$this.html($this.html().replace(new RegExp(permute, 'gi'), replacement));

	function storeSelector(match){
		localStorage['selector'] = localStorage['selector'] + ',' + match;
	}

	function readSelector(){
		return localStorage['selector'].split(',').slice(1);
	}

	function removeSelector(match){
		var selectorArr = readSelector();
		selectorArr.splice($.inArray(match, selectorArr), 1);
		localStorage['selector'] = ','+selectorArr.join(',');
	}

,balpha,yi,Tim,rchern

if(!localStorage['selector']) {
    localStorage['selector'] = JSON.stringify([]);
}

function storeSelector(match){
	var selectorArr = readSelector();
        selectorArr.push(match);
        localStorage['selector'] = JSON.stringify(selectorArr);
}

function readSelector(){
    return JSON.parse(localStorage['selector']);
}

function removeSelector(match){
	var selectorArr = readSelector();
	selectorArr.splice($.inArray(match, selectorArr), 1);
	localStorage['selector'] = JSON.stringify(selectorArr);

function readSelector() {
    return JSON.parse(localStorage['selector'] || '[]');
}