Sun, 11 Mar 2007
Twitter + Bash == Bad Idea
I'm not sure about the basic idea behind Twitter but after signing up, having a
little look and noticing the Net::Twitter CPAN
module I decided to implement a really bad idea...
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use warnings;
use Net::Twitter;
my $bot = Net::Twitter->new(
username => "username",
password => "password"
);
chomp(my $doing = <>);
$doing =~ s/^\s+\d+\s+//;
$bot->update($doing);
To make it 'useful' you'll need to run the following in your bash shell:
PROMPT_COMMAND='history | tail -n 1 |
/path/to/twitter_post.pl' and tada! People really will know what
you're doing RIGHT NOW. Ahem, sorry.
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Posted: 2007/03/11 13:55 | /geekstuff | Permanent link to this entry | This entry + same date
Ghost Rider - Short Review
Ghost Rider took a
lot longer to reach our screens than it should have, and considering the
amount of re-work involved it isn't that good. Very middle of the road
(haha), only see it if you're a comic book geek, bored or want another
chance to see Nicolas Cage not have expressions. 4/10.
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Posted: 2007/03/11 12:38 | /movies | Permanent link to this entry | This entry + same date
Busy February
I was more than a little slack in my online activities in February.
Between getting back from LCA and preparing for FOSDEM (tip: sleep a lot
before you go) I also managed to have curry with both David Cantrells, see Luke Kanies present Puppet
at GLLUG, attend a London PM Heretics, a Lonix and two other meetings
that don't have real names yet. And reach another birthday.
I'm not going to UKUUG in Manchester (I need some time at home) but I've been prodded in to potentially organising another GLLUG evening and a London PM tech meet, Brummie.pm are willing to come down and speak so it's a perfect time to put one together. All I need is to get enough hours in front of my email to plan it. I'm also attending the second Google OpenSource Jam in London so come and say "Hi" if you're there.
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Posted: 2007/03/11 12:34 | /geekstuff | Permanent link to this entry | This entry + same date
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