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  1. h1. Lampstand
  3. Lampstand is a bot written for #maelfroth by Nicholas 'Aquarion' Avenell,
  4. who can be reached at nicholas at aquarionics dot com. It basically does
  5. stuff Aquarion thinks is cool, or that people have suggested. A synergy of
  6. -both is more likely to happn than the latter, to be honest.
  7. +both is more likely to happen than the latter, to be honest.
  9. These are (most of) the things it does:
  11. -h2. Hug Reaction
  12. +h2. Bible Reaction
  14. -@/me hugs Lampstand@
  15. +@Lampstand: Rev 2:5@
  17. -* 10:52 * Aquarion hugs Lampstand
  18. -* 10:52 * Lampstand gives Aquarion chocolate
  19. +21:52 [Lampstand] Aquarion, Revelation 2:5 [5]Remember therefore from
  20. +where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I
  21. +will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you
  22. +repent. [ESV]
  24. -@/msg Lampstand give me toast @
  25. -@/me hugs Lampstand@
  26. +Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright
  27. +©2001 by <a href="http://www.crosswaybibles.org">Crossway Bibles</a>, a
  28. +publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights
  29. +reserved. Text provided by the <a
  30. +href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/services/">Crossway Bibles Web
  31. +Service</a>.
  33. -* 10:54 * Aquarion hugs Lampstand
  34. -* 10:54 * Lampstand gives Aquarion toast
  35. +h2. Boxes
  37. -h2. Whowas Reaction
  38. +@Lampstand: Open the box@
  40. -@Hello!@
  41. +@[Lampstand] (describes what it finds)@
  43. -* 10:54 [Aquarion] Hello!
  44. +(The boxes come from SJGames' "Warehouse 23
  45. +basement":http://www.warehouse23.com/basement/box/)
  47. -@Lampstand: Have you seen Aquarion?@
  48. +h2. Choose
  50. -* 10:54 [Aquarion] Lampstand: Have you seen Aquarion?
  51. -* 10:54 [Lampstand] I last saw Aquarion on Sat, 08 March 08 at 10:54
  52. -saying Hello!
  53. +@Lampstand: choose Toast, jam or sandwiches?@
  54. +[Lampstand] Jam
  56. -h2. Dice Reaction
  57. +(You are advised not to ask Lampstand "Cake or death". Results may be
  58. +unpredicatable).
  60. -@Lampstand: Roll 4d6+12@
  61. +(This is now requires the "choose" in order that I can recognise choose
  62. +requests as distinct from other times you might want to use the word "or")
  64. -* 11:00 [Aquarion] Lampstand: Roll 4d6+12
  65. -* 11:00 [Lampstand] Aquarion, You rolled 4d6, you got [3, 1, 6, 4] +12 =
  66. -26
  67. +h2. Cutout
  69. -h2. Insult Reaction
  70. +Lampstand attempts to guess when over-long lines get cut out. This
  71. +functionality is not complete yet.
  73. -@Lampstand: insult FailWemic @
  74. +h2. Dice
  76. -* 11:02 [Aquarion] Lampstand: insult FailWemic
  77. -* 11:02 [Lampstand] FailWemic, Thou clouted fool-born codpiece!
  78. +@Lampstand: Roll 4d6+12@
  80. -h2. Bible Reaction
  81. +11:00 [Aquarion] Lampstand: Roll 4d6+12
  82. +11:00 [Lampstand] Aquarion, You rolled 4d6, you got [3, 1, 6, 4] +12 = 26
  84. -@Lampstand: Rev 2:5@
  85. +@Lampstand: Roll lowest4 6d6+12@
  87. -* 21:52 [Lampstand] Aquarion, Revelation 2:5 [5]Remember therefore from
  88. -where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I
  89. -will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you
  90. -repent. [ESV]
  91. +11:00 [Aquarion] Lampstand: Roll lowest4 6d6+12
  92. +11:00 [Lampstand] Aquarion, You rolled [ 3, 4, 6, 4, 6, 5 ], kept [ 3, 4,
  93. +4, 5 ] Total 16 +12 = 28
  95. -Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright
  96. -&copy;2001 by <a href="http://www.crosswaybibles.org">Crossway Bibles</a>,
  97. -a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All
  98. -rights reserved. Text provided by the <a
  99. -href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/share/services/">Crossway Bibles Web
  100. -Service</a>.
  101. +(the "lowest4" keyword there can be "lowest" and then any number to catch
  102. +the bottom set, "best" and then a number to get the top set, and can also
  103. +be prefixed with "open" to get open-ended dice rolls. Feel free to ask
  104. +((~ccooke)) what this means, as he wrote the code for it)
  106. -h2. Dictionary Reaction
  107. +h2. Dictionary
  109. -@Lampstand: define tea@
  110. +@Lampstand: look up tea@
  112. bq. 09:48 [Lampstand] Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te:
  113. cf. F. th['e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea
  114. Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but
  115. has been introduced to some extent into some other countries. [1913
  116. Webster] Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their
  117. color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also by various other
  118. characteristic differences,... <br/> 09:48 [Lampstand] ... as of taste,
  119. odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and quality are dependent upon the
  120. treatment which the leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for
  121. green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow pans over a wood
  122. fire, almost immediately after being gathered, after which they are rolled
  123. with the hands upon a table, to free them from a portion of their moisture,
  124. and to twist them, and are then quickly [Cut for length]
  125. +
  126. +
  127. +h2. Eightball
  128. +
  129. +@Lampstand: Ask the 8-ball: Should I document Lampstand fully?@
  130. +[Lampstand] All signs point to yes.
  131. +
  132. +
  133. +h2. Generic
  134. +
  135. +There are a number of static responses under this umbrella. Try "Open the
  136. +pod bay doors" or "make me a sandwich". Collect them all!
  137. +
  138. +h2. Haiku
  139. +
  140. +Lampstand collects haiku-form phrases from channel. Currently these are
  141. +broadcast to #lampstand.
  142. +
  143. +h2. How Long
  144. +
  145. +
  146. +@Lampstand: How long until Event I?@
  147. +[Lampstand] Event I is in 2 days, 2 hours, 9 minutes
  148. +
  149. +You can also ask Lampstand when something is:
  150. +
  151. +@Lampstand: When is until Event I?@
  152. +[Lampstand] Event I starts Friday 21st March 2008 at 18:00
  153. +
  154. +Or for arbitrary dates:
  155. +
  156. +Lampstand: How long until 2010-07-12?
  157. +[Lampstand] 2010-07-12 00:00 is in 14 days, 12 minutes, 31 seconds.
  158. +
  159. +(You can say "12th July" or "07/12/10". Note that it uses american style
  160. +slash-syntax, so avoid that)
  161. +
  162. +This also works in /query, you don't need to prefix it with Lampstand:
  163. +though. You can find a list of events Lampstand knows about at
  164. +"Maelfroth.org/events":http://www.maelfroth.org/events, which includes a
  165. +iCal export for your favourite calendar system. New events should be
  166. +submitted to aquarion at maelfroth dot org
  167. +
  168. +h2. Hugs
  169. +
  170. +@/me hugs Lampstand@
  171. +
  172. +10:52 * Aquarion hugs Lampstand
  173. +10:52 * Lampstand gives Aquarion chocolate
  174. +
  175. +@/msg Lampstand give me toast @
  176. +@/me hugs Lampstand@
  177. +
  178. +10:54 * Lampstand gives Aquarion toast
  179. +
  180. +
  181. +h2. Insults
  182. +
  183. +@Lampstand: insult McWonerite@
  184. +
  185. +11:02 [Lampstand] McWonerite, Thou clouted fool-born codpiece!
  186. +
  187. +h2. Items
  188. +
  189. +Lampstand has an inventory. You can give him things like this:
  190. +
  191. +@/me gives Lampstand pancakes@
  192. +[Lampstand] Taken "pancakes"
  193. +
  194. +And get him to drop things like this:
  195. +
  196. +@Lampstand: Drop pancakes@
  197. +[Lampstand] Dropped "pancakes"
  198. +
  199. +You could also try:
  200. +
  201. +* @Lampstand: Attack $personsname@
  202. +* @Lampstand: Do science@
  203. +* @Lampstand: What have I forgotten?@
  204. +* @Lampstand: are you pondering what I'm pondering?@
  205. +* @Lampstand: examine item@
  206. +* @Lampstand: misquote benjamin franklin@
  207. +
  208. +h2. Quote
  209. +
  210. +11:02 [Quarn] highly amusing one-liner!
  211. +11:02 [Aquarion] Lampstand: Quote Quarn
  212. +11:02 [Lampstand] Okay, quoting "Quarn: highly amusing one-liner!"
  213. +
  214. +These get added to the "Quotes file":http://www.maelfroth.org/quotes
  215. +moderation queue.
  216. +
  217. +It will do one line, if you want to quote context, please use the "normal
  218. +submit form":http://www.maelfroth.org/quotes/index.cgi?action=submit
  219. +
  220. +h2. Weblinks
  221. +
  222. +Lampstand watches for people mentioning links on channel, which then get
  223. +archived at "Maelfroth.org/Links":http://www.maelfroth.org/links.php
  224. +
  225. +h2. What Is
  226. +
  227. +@Lampstand: Define the world as a place where we live@
  228. +[Lampstand] If you say so.
  229. +
  230. +@Lampstand: What is the world?@
  231. +@[Lampstand] A place where we live@
  232. +
  233. +
  234. +h2. Who was / Last seen
  235. +
  236. +@Hello!@
  237. +
  238. +10:54 [Aquarion] Hello!
  239. +@Lampstand: Have you seen Aquarion?@
  240. +
  241. +10:54 [Aquarion] Lampstand: Have you seen Aquarion?
  242. +10:54 [Lampstand] I last saw Aquarion on Sat, 08 March 08 at 10:54 saying
  243. +Hello!

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