So if you weren't aware, we have an IRC channel we use (irc.fites.net). Generally it's used during the day for us to chat while at work. Links to funny pics are posted. Time is passed. The work day goes by faster.

To that end, I have started working on an IRC bot to sit in the #fites channel and perform various activities. At this point, it detects if someone has posted a link to the channel that has been posted in the last 24 hours. If so, the bot will point out the terrible deed publicly in the channel - shaming the user in front of everyone. The list of links is purged every 24 hours.

I'm designing this bot to be very modular so we can easily add/subtract features on the fly.

Here's where you come in. Are you interested in learning to program? Do you have ZERO experience and want to get your feet wet? Are you experienced and want to fiddle with a fun project? Then please show your interest in this thread.

To be upfront, let me give you some more details. First, the language we're using is MOO. If you remember those text only RPGs (MUDs), this is similar. This is just the language being used. MOO is VERY similar to Python which is a current language with many applications.

Some project ideas I've had for this bot that we can work towards:

• Trivia system
• Channel management
• RSS feed grabber

If you have any interest in this, please post here. This is meant to be a fun, non-stressful learning exercise.

Because some people like to make things for themselves.

Why would you build your own computer?

I would be down for this.  I was hosting a chat room out of my house for a while and I coded a couple scripts and neat features for it.  And it has been a while since I have coded anything.  Need to break the rust off the joints.