So I've got a simple command-line version of #epigram written. Sample output from one of the masks:
<paste>
Great cancerous parallel transportation centers!
Holy horny-toaded granola enumeration disassemblage!
Holy antiquarian mortality transportation drivers!
</paste>
Now I just need to figure out how to turn this into a bot...
(Also, would be nice to have more than just "Great" and "Holy" for the first word. "Amazing", "Astounding", and "Unearthly" never quite worked out.)
Deciding how the bot should work seems to be the next stumbling-block.
I mean, if it were an IRC bot, then I'd just put in an interactive help system listing all the commands it could respond to... but that seems like the wrong way to go in this environment, maybe? Because of all the toots? Though I suppose it could respond with DMs...
Not sure what the convention is.
Meanwhile, maybe I should just have it randomly generate something every half-hour or so.
@woozle
your bot could post upon receiving input of some sort (DM, other network or IRL activity)
but that means you would need to write (or copy/steal) the code to manage the trigger (and modify, debug, curse at it too).
also, i think each half hour is too frequent, maybe 4x a day if output is really that entertaining ...
good luck!
@js0000 All the other bots I know are every 30 minutes, but I think they may all be by the same person, so that may be atypical.
In any case, I can always tweak the frequency.
@woozle
of course, it's all up to you anyway.
my comment about timing is due to my own experience. i like bots, but have unsubscribed to more than one that was flooding my timeline.
better to leave them wanting more ...
once again, "good luck!" 