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User:Arrogant Cyberstar

2009-10-25T04:34:16Z

Arrogant Cyberstar:

hi. you've found my page on the second life wiki. not much here, i'm afraid. but all is not lost.

* you could jump in-world and befriend me.
* you can follow me on twitter at https://twitter.com/acyberstar
* you can send me email at arrogant.cyberstar@gmail.com
* you can follow my blog at http://arrogantactions.blogspot.com/

things i work on:

* [[User:Arrogant_Cyberstar/Compiling_Snowglobe_on_MacOSX|Downloading and Compiling Snowglobe on MacOS X]] - i wrote a quick script to automate this process on MacOS X.
* [[User:Arrogant_Cyberstar/Social_Media_In_Snowglobe|Social Media in Snowglobe]] - take snowglobe, add a dash of twitter, salt to taste.

and some of my favorite videos (work safe):

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYP-wBaqQAI The Twitter Song] (via YouTube)
*[http://current.com/items/89891774_twouble-with-twitters.htm Twouble with Twitters] (via currentTV)

User:Arrogant Cyberstar/Compiling Snowglobe on MacOSX

2009-09-13T19:07:04Z

Arrogant Cyberstar: Created page with 'before you download and build snowglobe on macosx, there are a few steps you have to take. they're documented elsewhere on the wiki, but i noticed a typo or two, so i wrote a [ht...'

before you download and build snowglobe on macosx, there are a few steps you have to take. they're documented elsewhere on the wiki, but i noticed a typo or two, so i wrote a [http://arrogantactions.blogspot.com/2009/08/compiling-snowglobe-on-macos-x.html quick note about how i got stuff working on my mac.] i also wrote this script to automate the process:

<pre>
#!/bin/bash
#
# Copyright (c) 2009, Arrogant Cyberstar
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
# met:
#
# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
# the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
# distribution.
#
# * Neither the name of the Arrogant Actions nor the names of its
# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
# from this software without specific prior written permission.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
# HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

if [ ! -e ~/Downloads/fmodapi375mac.zip ]
then
echo "downloading fmodapi375mac.zip"
wget http://www.fmod.org/index.php/release/version/fmodapi375mac.zip -O ~/Downloads/fmodapi375mac.zip
fi

if [ ! -e ~/Downloads/fmodapi375mac ]
then
echo "extracting fmodapi375mac"
( cd ~/Downloads ; unzip ./fmodapi375mac.zip ; rm -rf __MACOSX )
fi

if [ -e ./snowglobe ]
then
echo "snowglobe directory already exists. rename it and rerun this script."
else
echo "getting snowglobe from repository"
svn co https://svn.secondlife.com/svn/linden/projects/2009/snowglobe/trunk snowglobe

echo "fetching requsite libraries"
(cd snowglobe ; ./scripts/public_fetch_tarballs.py)

echo "unhorking fmod api stuff"
mkdir -p snowglobe/libraries/include
mkdir -p snowglobe/libraries/universal-darwin/lib_debug
mkdir -p snowglobe/libraries/universal-darwin/lib_release
cp -p ~/Downloads/fmodapi375mac/api/inc/*.h snowglobe/libraries/include
lipo -create ~/Downloads/fmodapi375mac/api/lib/libfmod.a ~/Downloads/fmodapi375mac/api/lib/libfmodx86.a -output snowglobe/libraries/universal-darwin/lib_debug/libfmod.a
touch -r ~/Downloads/fmodapi375mac/api/lib/libfmodx86.a snowglobe/libraries/universal-darwin/lib_debug/libfmod.a
cp -p snowglobe/libraries/universal-darwin/lib_debug/libfmod.a snowglobe/libraries/universal-darwin/lib_release/libfmod.a

echo "setting up snowglobe/indra for command line build"
(cd snowglobe/indra ; ./develop.py ; ./develop.py build)
fi
</pre>

User:Arrogant Cyberstar

2009-09-13T18:42:43Z

Arrogant Cyberstar:

User:Arrogant Cyberstar/Social Media In Snowglobe

2009-09-01T16:13:18Z

Arrogant Cyberstar: Created page with 'i like snowglobe. i like twitter. i wish i could tweet about stuff happening in the virtual world from inside snowglobe. i also wish i had a million dollars, but i think twitter ...'

i like snowglobe. i like twitter. i wish i could tweet about stuff happening in the virtual world from inside snowglobe. i also wish i had a million dollars, but i think twitter integration into snowglobe is a lot more likely in the next couple of weeks.

for the record, i also like OpenSocial and BeBo and MySpace and Friendster and ..., but twitter has that mix of simple API and popularity that makes me want to work on it.

==Features==

* the ability to view tweets from your twitter posse from within the viewer
* the ability to post tweets from within the viewer
* the ability to add <Region>/<X>/<Y>/<Z> tags to your tweets
* the ability to add SLurls to your tweets
* the ability to attach a snapshot to the tweet
* if someone else tweets with a picture, it will be displayed in the list of tweets
* if someone else tweets with a location or a SLurl, you can teleport to that location

==Things That Should Be Improved==

* i'm storing prefs (including twitter username and password in the clear) on the filesystem. this is wrong in so many ways...
* i'm only using bit.ly as a shortener and twitpic as a snapshot hosting source

==Status==

* i have some back-end code working and i've posted a tweet and uploaded a twitpic image from within the client, but i haven't started work on the UI (my current tests automatically tweet 30 seconds after login. yeah. i know. lame.)
* i also have a UI mockup at [[File:Twitter_for_snowglobe.png]]

==Whats Next==

* refactoring the backend with a more regular interface
* UI
* making bit.ly work

==Blue Sky==

* i would love to see the simulator be a twitter app, then i could auth to the sim, then have the sim get an oauth token from twitter.com, then give the token to the client so the client could do the right thing. that way you wouldn't have to store usernames and passwords on the client. i guess i will be digging into OpenSim after all.
* it really _should_ work with other picture hosting services and URL shortening services. there should be the ability to change that in the prefs.

==Desperate Plea For Help==

* i find the UI subsystem in the viewer to be a little confusing. if you want to work on this with me, and can build the UI, gimme a holler in world or email at arrogant.cyberstar@gmail.com
* i'm not an OpenSim or C# expert. i'm sure i could eventually figure it out, but if there's an OpenSim person who's interested in working on the simulator as a twitter OAuth client, lemme know.

User:Arrogant Cyberstar

2009-09-01T15:53:05Z

Arrogant Cyberstar:

File:Twitter for snowglobe.png

2009-09-01T13:49:37Z

Arrogant Cyberstar:

User:Arrogant Cyberstar

2009-08-26T04:39:26Z

Arrogant Cyberstar: Created page with 'hi. you've found my page on the second life wiki. not much here, i'm afraid. but all is not lost. * you could jump in-world and befriend me. * you can follow me on twitter at ht...'