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I only run a small one for kicks: it updates my github page with a dummy commit each day. They got rid of streaks, but I still leave it running out of some misp
by passivepinetree 7y ago
I only run a small one for kicks: it updates my github page with a dummy commit each day. They got rid of streaks, but I still leave it running out of some misplaced sense of sentimentality.
A few years ago, a friend and I built one that would scan twitter for tweets in the vein of “like to win $ITEM” or “RT to win $ITEM.” Our bot would automatically perform the requested action, and then text me (via twilio) for each DM and mention we got (so I could manually respond and claim the prize). We didn’t disguise it well, and were shut down after about 4 weeks, but it was fun while it lasted! :)
- nchelluri 7y agocool. very cool. (i know this is a "low content" post for hackernews, but this is a new thread with no posts, so ymmv.)
- ethanpil 7y agoWhat about your prize bot violated Twitter policy?
- TheGrumpyBrit 7y agoMost likely rate limits
- nyuszika7h 7y agoAutomated liking/retweeting is not allowed.
- londons_explore 7y agoI'm pretty sure you can just backdate commits for the same effect...
- yunruse 7y agoIf there’s one thing that always annoyed me about the Github commit display it’s that… well, it displays commits, and not a much better (if not perfect) metric such as LoC. Depending on the feature or volatility of the branch my own commits can vary wildly in how granular they are.
- passivepinetree 7y agoDefinitely. It's not indicative of any sort of quality, which naturally makes it fun to game! I randomized the amount of commits on each day so my graph has varying shades of color!
- Ralith 7y agoMissed opportunity to render pixel art in the calendar display.