Countdown
Consumer and social
twitter bot
SHOW HN2013
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23comments
#376of 1,739 in 2013
Top 22%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
10 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.54.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool, clever and fun project
From 4 comments
Wow, that's really neat!
torvalso on HNGenius!
jamesbrownuhh on HNThis is awesome!
elwell on HNHilarious and brilliant! Now to only add the vowel/consonant choosing for optimal letter sets and solving the number puzzles. I've been trying to come up with a comparison about…
fidotron on HN
Good OCR and readme documentation
From 3 comments
Awesome! I originally wrote the anagramica API so I could cheat at home while watching countdown, and then built a game on top of it. Always great to see a fellow hacker get…
binarymax on HNWhen you mention that it responds at speed, what's kind of time is there between the word being shown and the answer? Very impressive stuff :). Thanks for the detailed…
jdkram on HNYeah! it has a great description in the Readme too.
Bambo on HN
Fast response time
From 2 comments
it really depends on how fast you shove it into the application. Since TV can vary from region to region by upto 7 seconds. But from seeing it on the apps end, to sending the…
benjojo12 on HN1-5s, according to the Twitter account bio for http://twitter.com/countdownanswer
stbullard on HN
Objections
Bot should separate clue and answer roles for interactivity
From 1 comment
That's rather neat! Although I'd suggest separating the roles into "countdown clues" and "countdown answers" bots. The former announcing the questions live on twitter, and the…
mdisraeli on HN
Requests
Add vowel/consonant choice and number puzzle solving
From 1 comment
Hilarious and brilliant! Now to only add the vowel/consonant choosing for optimal letter sets and solving the number puzzles. I've been trying to come up with a comparison about…
fidotron on HN
Build similar bot for Scrabble
From 1 comment
Great, First Watson smokes us at Jeopardy, now this is going to prove computers are better than humans at one more thing. Our slow walk to being obsolete is hastened by our own…
drakaal on HN
Questions
How fast is the answer after the word is shown?
From 1 comment
When you mention that it responds at speed, what's kind of time is there between the word being shown and the answer? Very impressive stuff :). Thanks for the detailed…
jdkram on HN
Alternatives named
Generic Twitter bot site linked
From 1 comment
See http://t411.linkstore.ru - a generic bot for Twitter
abava on HN