//funtions used (in order):
//searchIt (searches for a term among recent tweets)
//randomTweetGenerator (includes r value and number output)
//followedMe (mentions people who follow, random intervals)
//mentionsMe (replies when someone @iamlittleprick)



console.log('meBot is working today');

var Twit = require('twit');
var config = require('./config');
var T = new Twit(config);


//begin searchIt funtion
setInterval(searchIt, 1000*60*60);
searchIt();

function searchIt(){
  var searches = {
    q: 'new media art',
    count: 1,
    lang: 'en'
  }
  // dev.twitter.com and get search/statuses

  T.get('search/tweets', searches, getSearches);

  function getSearches(err, data, response){
    var tweets = data.statuses;
    if (tweets != undefined) {
      for (var i = 0; i < tweets.length; i++){
      console.log("HERE'S WHAT THEY RECENTLY SAID ABOUT NEW MEDIA ART: " + tweets[i].text);
      }
    }
  }
}
//end searchIt function



//THIS ONE tweets randomly, with a random number
//begin randomTweetGenerator function
// randomTweetGenerator();
// var r2 = Math.floor(Math.random()*5;
// setInterval(randomTweetGenerator, 1000*60); //how often to tweet
//1000ms=1sec *60=1min *60=1hr
randomTweetGenerator();

var rr = Math.floor(Math.random()*(53));
setInterval(randomTweetGenerator, 1000*60*rr);

function randomTweetGenerator(){

  var begin = [
  "i've been thinking about getting",
  "i'd really like",
  "thinking about",
  "lusting over"
  ];

  var noun = [
    "cookies",
    "stickers",
    "friends",
    "dollars",
    "followers",
    "flowers",
    "teacups",
    "vacations",
    "kittens",
    "cats",
    "t-shirts",
    "stickers",
    "boardgames",
    "balls of yarn",
  ];

  var end = [
    "today.",
    "in the near future.",
    "right now.",
    "soon.",
    "with a friend.",
    "for you.",
    "for myself. #treatYoSelf"
  ]

 var codingHashtags = [
    "#coderProblems",
    "#codingThisBitch",
    "#programmerProblems",
    "#syntaxError",
    "#turnDownForWhat",
    "#goOutside",
  ];

  var nostalgicHashtags = [
    "#eveninmydreams",
    "#imnotevenjoking",
    "#nostalgic",
    "#thegoodoldays",
    "#thinkingTooMuch"
  ];

  var boredHashtags = [
    "#indecisive",
    "#bored",
    "#dontknowwhattodo",
    "#idontknow"
  ];


  begin1 = begin[Math.floor(Math.random()*begin.length)];
  noun1 = noun[Math.floor(Math.random()*noun.length)];
  end1 = end[Math.floor(Math.random()*end.length)];

  codingHashtags1 = codingHashtags[Math.floor(Math.random()*codingHashtags.length)];
  nostalgicHashtags1 = nostalgicHashtags[Math.floor(Math.random()*nostalgicHashtags.length)];
  boredHashtags1 = boredHashtags[Math.floor(Math.random()*boredHashtags.length)];

  var r = Math.floor(Math.random()*50) + 2;

  var myRandomTweet = [
    "i've thought about you " + r + " times since my last tweet. " + nostalgicHashtags1,
    "i've been coding a lot lately, and i'm currently averaging " + r + " EPH (expletives per hour). " + codingHashtags1,
    "i've wanted to go outside " + r + " times since my last tweet. alas, i sit under the fluorescents. " + codingHashtags1,
    begin1 + " " + r + " " + noun1 + " " + end1,
    begin1 + " " + noun1,
    "every once in a while i ask this question, and it's just to get to know you all a little better. here's the question: how did you stumble upon my account? #hideandseek",
    "what should i do tomorrow? " + boredHashtags1,
    "what should i do today? " + boredHashtags1,
    "what should i do this weekend? " + boredHashtags1,
    "hi :)"
    ];

  myRandomTweet1 = myRandomTweet[Math.floor(Math.random()*myRandomTweet.length)];


  console.log("....... randomTweetGenerator started");

    var replyTweet = {
      status: myRandomTweet1
    }

    T.post('statuses/update', replyTweet, replyTweeted);

    function replyTweeted(err, data, response){
      if (err){
      console.log("oh, nos... error on randomTweetGenerator tweet");
      }else{
      console.log("....... randomTweetGenerator posted " + myRandomTweet1);
      }
    }
} //end of randomTweetGenerator function





//THIS FUNCTION is anytime someone follows me
//begin followedMe function

var streamFollow = T.stream('user');

streamFollow.on('follow', followedMe);


function followedMe(eventMsg){
  var name = eventMsg.source.name;
  var screenName = eventMsg.source.screen_name;
  var followedReply = [
    "how are you?",
    "what are you up to?",
    "what's up?",
    "thanks for the follow!",
    "thanks for the follow!!",
    "thanks for the follow! :)",
    "where are you from?",
    "what brings you around these parts?",
    "how did you stumble upon my account?",
    "what do you like to do for fun?",
    ":)",
    ":) :) :)",
    "thanks for following me :)",
    "thanks for following :)",
    "thanks for the follow",
    "followed me! yay! :)"
  ];

  var followedReplyBegin = [
    "hi ",
    "hi! ",
    "hi, ",
    "",
    "",
    "",
    "",
    "",
    "",
    "hey, it's ",
    "well, hello there ",
    "look who we have here :) "

  ];

  var followedReply1 = followedReply[Math.floor(Math.random()*followedReply.length)];
  var followedReplyBegin1 = followedReplyBegin[Math.floor(Math.random()*followedReplyBegin.length)];

  console.log("....... followedMe // i've been followed by " + screenName);
  // tweetBack("hi @" + screenName + " " + reply1);

  function delayedTweetBack(s) {
    tweetBack(s);
  }

  var tweetString = followedReplyBegin1 + "@" + screenName + " " + followedReply1;

  var r = Math.floor(Math.random()*37);

  setTimeout(delayedTweetBack, (1000*60*r), tweetString);

  function tweetBack(txt){

    var replyTweet = {
    status: txt
    }

  T.post('statuses/update', replyTweet, replyTweeted);

    function replyTweeted(err, data, response){
      if (err){
        console.log("followedMe FAILED");
      }else{
        console.log("followedMe // " + tweetString);
      }
    }
  }
} //end of followed funtion




//THIS FUNTION IS: thanks for the mention
//begin mentionsMe

var streamMentions = T.stream('user');

streamMentions.on('tweet', mentionsMe);

function mentionsMe(eventMsg){
  // var fs = require('fs');
  // var json = JSON.stringify(eventMsg,null,2);
  // fs.writeFile("tweet.json", json);

  var replyto = eventMsg.in_reply_to_screen_name;
  var text = eventMsg.text;
  var from = eventMsg.user.screen_name;

  var reply = [
    "really?",
    "so....what are you up to?",
    "nice :)",
    "...um",
    "not today..",
    "i think so",
    "huh?",
    "i see..",
    "what do you think?",
    "yeah, same here",
    "only on wednesdays lol",
    ":)",
    "well, well, well...",
    "according to the prophecy",
    "yeah..",
    "of course",
    "i'm sorry",
    "oh, really??",
    "thanks",
    ":D",
    "i'm not so sure",
    "what are your thoughts?"
  ];

  var reply1 = reply[Math.floor(Math.random()*reply.length)];

  if (replyto === 'iamlittleprick'){
    console.log(from + " says: " + text);


    function delayedTweetBack(s) {
      tweetBack(s);
    }

    var tweetString = "@" + from + " " + reply1;

    var r = Math.floor(Math.random()*23);

    setTimeout(delayedTweetBack, (1000*60*r), tweetString);

    function tweetBack(txt){

      var replyTweet = {
      status: txt
      }

  T.post('statuses/update', replyTweet, replyTweeted);

    function replyTweeted(err, data, response){
      if (err){
        console.log("mentionsMe FAILED");
        }else{
        console.log("....... yay!! mentionsMe works");
      }
    }
  }
}
} //end of mentionsMe function

EOH Website

This year’s site is pretty, but frustrating due to the lack of information.

I created an extension called Anonymously Speaking, which replaces author names with “By: Anonymous”. I wanted to see how news intake was affected when the author names were obscured.

I don’t read through news sites myself, so I left it up to Google to tell me what sites to start fishing for. I was targeting the css classes, as I found that most of the author names were coded with pretty particular classes, such as .author, .byline, and other similar names.

My observe deals with the automatic video playing that I find on facebook and instagram. When scrolling through a feed, the videos begin silently playing. I found that even if I wasn’t pulled in by the static image at first, when it became “moving”, I suddenly became more interested in the story.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but moving pictures tell a story. As I’m scrolling, I only get a second or two in the clip before I potentially scroll past, but I found that this is just enough time to hook me. In just a second or two, the story begins to unfold.

The silent aspect of the video adds to the hook. It makes me think that I get to choose whether to hear the audio or not, but it’s actually about me not being in the know. I can see the kids giggling, I can see people talking, I can see things that need to make sound, but I’m restricted. Facebook says “no, don’t hear this” and my mind says “why not?”.

Initially I thought that the silent video was a nice feature, which surpasses the current auto-loading videos which blast their audio content without concern, but now I’m not so sure. Facebook doesn’t seem to change (or do) anything unless is 1) benefits them and 2) uses psychology against (maybe even for??) us. I’m irritated by auto-loaded videos which blast their audio, but I more than tolerate the silent auto-loaded videos. In fact, I’m more likely to watch a silent auto-load than an audible auto-load. I think facebook (also read: instagram, snapchat, etc) knows that.

Here are 8 things I came up with for our REPLACE project:

1. Replace authors/sources with “anonymous”
Does a message become less convincing when you don’t know the source?

2. Replace all the periods with exclamation points.
How exciting could things get?

3. Replace all links with fake links that don’t click.
Take some time to really look at the page you’re on.

4. Replace all pronouns with their opposite.
Would this highlight an imbalance in gender representation?

5. Replace a name with a different one.
What would it look like if Obama spoke like Trump?

6. Replace first person pronouns with third person.
This is just for fun, I suppose.

7. On a news site, replace names and locations with those from kid shows.
How does this affect the message?

8. Replace actual country names with really stereotypical names.
Can you still tell what the story is about? If so, how does that feel being able to correctly identify a country based on its stereotype?

This little code is used to remove all the images of the products on the amazon website so that people literally can’t judge a book by its cover. This script works best when supplemented with an ad blocker (otherwise the pictures just end up appearing in the ad space).

// ==UserScript==
// @name Can't Judge a Book by its Cover
// @version 1.0
// @namespace nikyreynolds.com
// @description This erases all images from amazon.com so that you don't judge a book by its cover. Works best when supplemented with an ad blocker.
// @require http://arts445.courses.bengrosser.com/files/ready-vanilla.js
// @require http://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js
// @run-at document-start
//
// @match *://*.amazon.com/*
// @include *://*.amazon.com/*
// @exclude *://*.amazon.com/ai.php*
// @exclude *://*.amazon.com/ajax/*
// @exclude *://*.amazon.com/dialog/*
// @exclude *://*.amazon.com/connect/*
// ==/UserScript==// -----------------------------------------

(function() {

var j;

function main() {

<%%KEEPWHITESPACE%%>    j = jQuery.noConflict();

<%%KEEPWHITESPACE%%>    j('img, #imgTagWrapperId, .block, .sky').each(function() { hideElement(this); }); // hides images

<%%KEEPWHITESPACE%%>    ready('img, #imgTagWrapperId, .block, .sky', function(e) { hideElement(e); }); // hides images

<%%KEEPWHITESPACE%%>    function hideElement(e) { j(e).hide(); }
}

main();

String.prototype.contains = function(it) { return this.indexOf(it) != -1; };

})();


					

1. remove all instances of he, she, him, her, etc.
2. remove all pictures
3. remove all words
4. remove all headlines
5. remove all headlines unless they have a keyword in them
6. remove search bars
7. remove the prices of things on shopping sites
8. remove all punctuation

They saw me, and then they told me they saw me. We all know by now that all of our actions online are tracked, but this graphic seemed like they were mocking me. Yeah they see me, but what am I really going to do about it?

I don’t know if this is supposed to be a friendly gesture, like a friend shopping with you and giving you a nudge about a deal on something you saw, but it creeped me out. This is definitely making me rethink my browsing habits. All in all, they’re inadvertently causing me to not want to use the internet (read: their services) anymore.

#1

j('h2').append('ICTED to jQuery');
j('p:contains("existing")').prepend('If you really feel like it, you can do this project. Start by finding that super long jQuery code on my page. You should know where this is already. ');
j('p:contains("meaning")').append(' Try to find a meaning beyond "I just thought it would be fun".');
j('p:contains("permanent")').append("<br><br>You've got this.");

Click here to visit the page and try it yourself!

#2

j('li:contains("stress")').append(' with contracted murder.');
j('li:contains("more")').append(' with kidnapping.');
j('li:contains("relationships")').append(' with your slaves.');
j('li:contains("marriage")').append(' with yourself.');
j('li:contains("happy")').append(' when they hate you.');
j('li:contains("better")').append(' brainwashing skills.');
j('li:contains("communication")').append(' during intercourse.');
j('li:contains("Dianetics")').append(' while aboard Freewinds.');
j('li:contains("Spiritual")').append(' without technology.');
j('li:contains("Program")').append(" (what we don't want you to know).");

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You’ll need to click the “FIND OUT” button first.

#3

j("p").prepend("As the prophecy foretold! ");
j("p").append("!!");
j("b").append("izzle4Rizzle");
j("p:contains('@')").append(" But the real tragedy is the poor widdle babies who cry in their mama's wap. Boo hoo. Suck it up and grow a pair.");

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#4

j("a:contains('Aaron'), a:contains('Joseph')").prepend("Chief ");
j("a:contains('Aaron'), a:contains('Joseph')").append("wek");
j("a:contains('News')").prepend("Fake ");
j("a:contains('Top')").append(" According to Us");
j("a:contains('Showcase')").prepend("Slut ");
j("a:contains('Orange')").prepend("Fail ");
j("p:contains('By')").prepend("These Stories Were Made Up ");21

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