Fediverse bots, beep boop

stefan,
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online avatar

I reduced the posting frequency of some of the bots I've made recently, so if you've avoided them before for being too noisy, consider giving them a try now!

https://stefans-creative-bots.glitch.me

dalereardon,
@dalereardon@mastodon.social avatar

@stefan Since you are experienced with bots do you know of any way that still works to repost a Twitter timeline over here on Mastodon? Thanks.

stefan,
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online avatar

@dalereardon I haven't really touched Twitter's API in months. If I remember correctly, the API for writing is now free, and you have to pay for reading? If that's the case, you might just have to scrape the data.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

ralfbachmann, German
@ralfbachmann@mastodon.social avatar

Gibt es eigentlich schon für Bluesky?
Frage für einen Freund.

botwiki,
@botwiki@mastodon.social avatar
sebobo,
@sebobo@neos.social avatar

I’ve updated my blog post about blocking various "AI“ from crawling your website: https://mind-the-seb.de/blog/how-to-disallow-the-gptbot-from-crawling-your-neoscms-site

I've also decided to apply the same configuration to my own website.

heiseonline, German

Kommentar zu Musks Aboplänen: Der Selbstzerstörungsknopf für Twitter/X

Elon Musk will auf Twitter/X ein Abo für alle einführen, um Bots loszuwerden. Damit dürfte er vor allem Nutzer verprellen, meint Axel Kannenberg.

https://www.heise.de/meinung/Kommentar-zu-Musks-Aboplaenen-Der-Selbstzerstoerungsknopf-fuer-Twitter-X-9311695.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege

CyberGian,

@heiseonline Bin schon seit November 2022 nicht mehr auf Twitter, weil Musk meinen Twitter Account wegen einer Verlinkung zu Mastodon gesperrt hat.

elchverleiher,

@heiseonline Wieso lese ich eigentlich immer Murks? Irgendetwas muss mit meinen Augen sein.

botwiki, (edited )
@botwiki@mastodon.social avatar

So, are you making Mastodon/fediverse bots yet?

nickdrawthing,
@nickdrawthing@dice.camp avatar

@botwiki I keep meaning to, but life gets in the way!

stefan,
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online avatar
mastomememakers,
@mastomememakers@det.social avatar
botwiki,
@botwiki@mastodon.social avatar
botwiki,
@botwiki@mastodon.social avatar

@schlauschlau @stefan Thank you!

NoraReed,
@NoraReed@mastodon.social avatar

@botwiki wow!

stefan,
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online avatar
MadKane,
@MadKane@mas.to avatar

I always illustrate the Limerick-Off Rhyme-Word with a limerick. In my current Limerick-Off, the Rhyme-Word is BOARD or BORED.

If you write your own BOARD or BORED-Rhyme limerick, please post it here, to be considered for the contest:
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2023/08/19/limerick-off-monday-board/

@penprompts

lydiaconwell,
@lydiaconwell@mas.to avatar

Is it possible to automatically mute bot accounts?

Because generally, I don't follow them. I like to mute the more jokey accounts that litter up everyone's feeds.

lydiaconwell,
@lydiaconwell@mas.to avatar

@dragfyre I suppose it would have to rely on bot accounts self identifying I suppose.

But most bot accounts are open about what they are.

strypey,
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz avatar

@lydiaconwell
> most bot accounts are open about what they are

If they're not, probably best to block them once identified, and maybe report them to the FediBlock folks too?

@dragfyre

jalcine,
@jalcine@todon.eu avatar

There's quite a few bots for the open social Web I'd want to make:

  • One that quotes Black radical literature and gives links on where to get those books
  • One that publishes CC comics with ALT text and sources the creators
  • An aggregator of content from labor movements like Workers World, Labor Notes and the like to help syndicate that information into Fedi.

What would you like to see?

stefan,
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online avatar

@jalcine All great ideas! Definitely let me know if you ever need any help!

botwiki,
@botwiki@mastodon.social avatar

While lyrics and quote bots are not typically featured on Botwiki, these are still a fun introduction to the world of botmaking.

And with Pipedream, it’s super easy, with very little "coding" necessary.

https://botwiki.org/resource/tutorial/how-to-make-a-mastodon-bot-that-posts-your-favorite-quotes-or-lyrics

tero,
@tero@rukii.net avatar

So much for #CAPTCHA#bots can do them quicker than humans • #TheRegister

"For distorted text fields, humans took 9-15 seconds with an accuracy of just 50-84 percent. Bots, on the other hand, beat the tests in less than a second with 99.8 percent accuracy."

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/15/so_much_for_captcha_then/

root42,
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@tero what about anonymity?

tero,
@tero@rukii.net avatar

@root42, I believe the APIs can be used to only request specific datums, e.g. not request anything else but proof of humanness. If in some country that's not possible, which would be surprising, there can be a trusted platform provider who only relays attestation that a person is human.

christen,
@christen@fireplace.cafe avatar

i am so traumatized from pretending to be on twitter that from now on i only want to follow accounts that are run by actual ppl, but idk what to believe now that checkmarks don't mean anything anymore. even on ppl's personal websites, ppl anonymize so much about their online presence now — i'm guessing out of fear of losing their jobs? that or their entire online presence revolves around their work & that's not what i'm looking for

br00t4c,
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dragonfrog,
@dragonfrog@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

@br00t4c publications are usually brutal about describing a study but not linking to it, but they usually at least give you a hint. I finally found a different article that at least named an author, and from there the paper - it's the most recent work listed here

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Gene-Tsudik-3215127

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