Dec 04 2010
Update required…
As the subject suggests, an update is required not only for new posts but my WordPress version is pre-auto-updating which makes updating it slightly more tricky but it’s not string theory so I should just get on with it - if the site goes down in the next day, it’s probably because I’ve failed!
To give this update a little substance I’m going to share a recent discovery that everyone should be aware of, it’s Bucket:
Bucket is an IRC (on a side note I just noticed <acronym> tag is deprecated in html5) bot that you can users can teach to respond to phrases and information. More information about Bucket and how to play with him can be found on the xkcd wiki page along with a link to the (open) source. Some of the quotes are well worth reading, one of my favourite quotes is:
<Aranittara> why did you decide not to make Bucket's database public?
<Randall> A variety of vague reasons. Letting people duplicate and play with his database makes him less of an entity and more just a collection of channel logs.
<Aranittara> ah
<Aranittara> sure
<Randall> Call me sentimental, but I think it makes it more fun when we anthropomorphize Bucket a bit.
<Aranittara> I understand
<Bucket> YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND ME
Enjoy.