Saran999

Many thanks daytrader, in fact your kind of contribution is exactly the one I was searching for. Trying to understand the automation philosophy behind bot creation to be able to create at least a search bot to automate internet searches (aka webcrawler) and perhaps trying to discover a bit more of the Deep Web. (more on this topic on a new thread) But, let me pinpoint some useful points of discussion about bot existence reasons: Bots can help automate mundane or time-intensive tasks They are increasingly easy to run in the cloud They can be fun to build and use Networks of bots can perform functions that would otherwise require single/unified platforms Monitoring, notification, and extending oneself through software And I invite you to take a look to this article from where I've taken those interesting points More, I've started to surf through some bot creation programs, that seems so useful at the beginning, and discovering how many peoples earn their living simply using them and selling their newly created bots. I'm talking about UbotStudio (mainly) or, opensource, like the AutoIT or others like winautomation and imacros, but there are many others out there...

Hi there, I wish to start a discussion on this topic that seems really hated, mysterious and tricky. At least to me. I'm interested in tutorials, tips and tricks and any kind of info I may find on bot creation and bot programming. I'm interested in any kind of bots, from the ones that are able to automate forum posting, to the one needed to play online game unattended. There is a bot philosophy that I wish to master, even if I'm a total newbie on this subject and I really don't know even how to start to think about it. On the internet, googling about this subject, I've found plenty of unuseful crap. Mostly about way to buy bot or spamming sites. My proposition is to open up a thread that may contain useful info to at least guide a newbie like me to the first steps needed for bot engineering and programming. Anyone of you have some info on this subject? TIA PS: I've just seen the "programming" sub-forum and got the doubt that perhaps my topic was best suited for that section. Let's say that I want to start from scratch not knowing how to deal with this subject, but I'll be more than happy to see my topic moved there Sorry for any inconvenience duh...

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Radicivorous

representationalism

Welcome to the new member. Hi!

Sandman

...hacked Borgs...

Labrador

How do you find those video? You're a boss! Anyway, I want a pair of Fly Jumpers

I think that the real title may be: "all your device 'must' be hacked" otherwise they won't reach the market

The MBX picture is just unbelievable! Cudos to the stunt...

Incredible and... I just cannot see the model! Where is he/she? How he's/she's posing? Anyway, really wonderful!

The cabling of that room was a real nightmare... brrrr... But also worthy every effort for the pride to have done it! I think...

Another point to buy a private VPN subscription, avoiding all the traffic sniffing that Google may, and 'will', implement. Now, please, call me paranoid!

When I see those kind of gadgets I feel my inner nerd growling...

I still hope that the best defense is inside this phrase. From another perspective, is also seems a bit contradictory. As the FBI, that is the main Federal Internal Affairs Agency, rely on USA residents ignorance and unmindfulness to enforce those methods, in direct antitheses with the Gov efforts to promote an improved education and awareness to the American Peoples, particularly on IT subject matters. Duh!

Superb! I really wish to understand the design, but is so... weird that I think I may wish to buy it only to dismount it, loosing the apple care. Or, wait for the iFixit disassembly step by step disassembly guide to see what's inside and how.... as the Brainy Smurf always says:"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Great news, thanks for the pictures! Cheers

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If you put a chameleon in a room full of mirrors, what color would it turn? Cudos to

Naringenin

Niiiiiiiiccccce!

And is pink! Who may suspect that pink may be so dangerous? What is the blade material? Some kind of nylon fiber?

Gotcha! Cheers

Wow! I've just opened a thread about bot programming and engineering... Hope that this doesn't count as cracking and hacking... What about the learning about those topics. Is this forum against it? Just asking to better know how to participate to discussions without offending anyone...