Skype API and Chat Bots

Skype API and Chat Bots

Friday, January 1, 2010 No Comments

Over the last few weeks, I have been working on a chat-bot that acts much more than a simple echo server. With the plethora of Instant Message clients on the market (Yahoo, AIM, GTalk, Pidgin, Adium, etc.), it was difficult to determine which IM client suited my needs. First, the client needed to be available [...]

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Category: Programming, Technology

Only a GEEK Could Figure This One Out

Only a GEEK Could Figure This One Out

Thursday, October 15, 2009 No Comments

It’s no secret that I spent several years in the Engineering Labs of Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, who I owe much of my enthusiasm for doing so to my father.

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Category: Comedy, Engineering, News, Personal, Technology

Tales of The Odd

Tales of The Odd

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 No Comments

Monday started off with a series of emails regarding a morning talkshow that, quite frankly, I never watch. However, I would killed somebody or given someone a a couple of quarters, to have the chance to watch one particular episode of “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.” Apparently, while taping the show, someone in [...]

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Category: News, Technology, World

Mythbusters and RFID

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 No Comments

I ran across this article on one of my favorite geek-sites, Engadget. Being a huge fan of Mythbusters (along with the rest of my family), I was struck by how frustrated and animated Jamie became when discussing a squashed episode involving them taking a closer look at how hack-able RFID technology can be when not [...]

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Category: Technology

Hawkeye: The Scuba Cat

Hawkeye: The Scuba Cat

Thursday, July 17, 2008 No Comments

I am a geek by nature, so I browse many geek-related websites: engadget, ThinkGeek, Wired or Switched. During the last couple weeks my kids were back with during the summer, we became fascinated with the craziest commercials we had ever seen. The folks at HowStuffWWorks released one of their first television commercials featuring the nearly [...]

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Category: Engineering, News, Technology, video

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