CHAT: (very incomplete) guide to s2k_twitter commands

[x-y-no]

Here are some of the commands the s2k_twitter bot understands in chat ...

Last time someone spoke in the channel:
!lastspoke <nick>
(can be shortened to !last or !spoke)

Weather (returns the latest weather info for a location):
!weather <location>

Forecast (returns the latest weather forecast for a location):
!forecast <location>

Astronomical (returns the sun rise/set moon rise/set etc. for a location):
!sky <location>

In each of the above, <location> can be a zip code, a city & state name, a station identifier and maybe other things ...


Searches ... most of these can have a country code flag to limit searches to that top level domain. For instance "!g .fr Louvre" will search French domains only.

Quick guide:

!google [.google.country.code] [define:|spell:|movie:] <search terms>
!images [.google.country.code] <search terms>
!groups [.google.country.code] <search terms>
//// BROKEN //// !news [.google.country.code] <search terms>
!local [.google.country.code] <what> near <where>
!book [.google.country.code] <search terms>
!video [.google.country.code] <search terms>
!scholar [.google.country.code] <search terms>
!youtube [.youtube.country.code] <search terms>
!translate region@region <text>
!blog [.google.country.code] <search terms>
!ebay [.ebay.country.code] <search terms>
!wikipedia [.wiki-country-code] <search terms>[#subtag]
!wikimedia [.www.wikisite.org[/wiki]] <search terms>[#subtag]
!locate <ip or hostmask>
!ign <search terms>
!myspace <search terms>
!trends [.google.country.code] <YYYY-MM-DD>


There are also some special searches, particularly:

!sk <search terms>
will search Storm2k.org

There are also some shortened forms:

!g == !google
!gi == !images
!gl == !local
!gb == !book
!gv == !video
!sc == !scholar
!yt == !youtube
!geo == !locate
!tr == !translate
!wiki == !wikipedia

More documentation to come one of these days ...

Have fun ...

[Stephanie]

This is just for chat or do you use it for twitter?

I'm not that twitter-literate....

[lurkey]

This is just for chat or do you use it for twitter?

I'm not that twitter-literate....

just for chat. . . the bot posts what is posted on the Storm2k.org twitterfeed and x-y-no has added the breaking news, earthquake alerts (from USGS) and breaking weather news feeds to the bot
also.. .

using the commands posted above you can receive additional information from the bot . ..

For example:

<lurkey>!weather RDU

<s2k_twitter> Raleigh-Durham International, North Carolina (35.9°N/78.8°W); Updated: 10:51 PM EST (February 23, 2010); Conditions: Overcast; Temperature: 47°F (8°C); Windchill: 46°F (8°C); High/Low: Unavailable; UV: 0/16; Humidity: 83%; Dew Point: 42°F (6°C); Pressure: 29.79 in/1009 hPa; Wind: East at 4 MPH (6 KPH)

<lurkey>!forecast rdu

<s2k_twitter> Raleigh-Durham International, North Carolina Forecast (High/Low); Updated: 10:51 PM EST (February 23, 2010); Wednesday: 90% Snow, 38/29°F (3/-1°C); Thursday: 20% Snow Showers, 43/25°F (6/-3°C); Friday: Clear, 47/25°F (8/-3°C); Saturday: Partly Cloudy, 49/27°F (9/-2°C); Sunday: Clear, 49/31°F (9/0°C)

<lurkey>!g rdu

<s2k_twitter>1,270,000 Results | Raleigh/Durham International Airport - RDU @ http://www.rdu.com/ | Airline and Flight Information - Raleigh-Durham International Airport @ http://www.rdu.com/airlineflightinfo/ai ... htinfo.htm | (RDU) Raleigh/Durham Airport Departures, Arrivals, and Information @ http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/a ... rtCode=RDU

<lurkey>!wiki rdu

<s2k_twitter> | RDU can mean: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (IATA: RDU, ICAO: KRDU). the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina metropolitan area. RDU-FM, a New Zealand radio station. radiocommunication distribution undertaking, a type of repeater/broadcast translator. In international law: Reservations, declarations, and understandings.. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDU" Categories: Disambiguation
<s2k_twitter> pagesHidden categories: All article disambiguation pages | All disambiguation pages @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDU/me

<lurkey>!tr Laissez les bons temps roulez!

<s2k_twitter>Google: (auto->en) French to English translation
<s2k_twitter> Let the good times roll!

[lester]

nice!

[Stephanie]

That is pretty cool