Stay off those meds I like the result :) I'll put it up on github once sanitized a bit for public consumption, but most of the magic is from the twython library and python itself which makes extracting data from the Twitter api a breeze really. It's practically English if you name your variables right :)
Cheers, . Robin. > On 28 May 2015, at 00:40, Tom Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > Put your code up online. Then we can have a network of such things. I would > use a large flipdot display in a semi-public place like a makerspace. People > can use the obsolete display technology of their choice! Smoke signals even! > Semaphore! Morse code! Perhaps it's time for my medication... > > > Tom Harris <[email protected]> > >> On 28 May 2015 at 09:27, Michail1 via neonixie-l >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> The link to youtube video is actually a tiny picture. >> >> Wanna see the video and details. :) >> >> Michail >> >> >> In a message dated 5/27/2015 3:57:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> Hi Folks, >> I got around to doing something with the B-7971 I had. Along with a >> raspberry pi that had lain unused for far too long. >> It's an FLW-alike that is connected to Twitter to harvest words, here's a >> link to a short vid: >> youtube video >> >> Not much electrical engineering going on with the design as I just used >> TaylorEdge PSU and smart sockets, the fun was in the programming the Pi. >> >> It needs a case making but I'm waiting on a camera extension cable right now >> (and also tempted to add at least two more tubes ... has anyone from the UK >> here got any I could buy?) >> >> It displays the time and the words that will fit on the display from a >> random tweet feed. It also displays TWOI: the TWitter Originality Index or >> the ratio of original tweets to retweets seen in the random feed. >> >> It will listen out for any tweets with the hashtag #NixieBotShowMe use that >> tag and it'll send you back a picture of the next word in your tweet after >> that tag that will fit on the display. >> >> Other tags you can add on are #NBreceipt for a DM acknowledgement and >> #TheTime . >> >> @mention others in your tweet to get them mentioned in the reply. >> >> Outgoing tweets are limited to one a minute and queued so you may have to >> wait a while if it gets popular. >> >> Follow it on twitter @NixieBot to see all the words that get sent. >> >> Bear in mind that it's the internet providing words so don't blame me if you >> see something rude. Hopefully the fact that everyone who wants to can see >> what was submitted by who (and reply to them ) should make it somewhat self >> policing... maybe! >> >> Future additions planned include fetching and displaying the odd stock >> quotation every now and then (for old time's sake) and maybe plugging it >> into this mailing list for a word source too. Other ideas welcome :) >> >> >> Cheers, >> Robin. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c296edb1-18a2-40a2-86ef-610dbd1fc445%40googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/51d52.360ff0a0.4297acc7%40aol.com. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAHjG12TmrcNSXEfZP9-LR%3DL%3D18peOtcCkLMjzMpFLsetW2tGtw%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/701C6805-5D8A-43CF-B373-D650132DD029%40cqr-ltd.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
