IRC Channel

The official Hacker Dojo IRC channel is #hackerdojo on the Freenode network.

If you are unfamiliar with IRC, Freenode offers a simple IRC web interface, simply enter a nickname and hit connect.

IRC Bot (zeus)

Zeus is a IRC bot that offers some basic channel features including:

• !seen (See when a user was last in the channel)
• !weather (Lookup weather for any location. Supports lat./long. coordinates, zip codes, cities, etc.)
• !forecast (Lookup a weather forecast for any location.)
• !calc (Uses Google to calculate a particular string.)
• !google (Performs a simple Google search for any string.)
• !geoip (Locates an IP using GeoIP technology from Maxmind.)
• !translate (Translates to/from any two languages. Example: !translate en_de Hello)
• !stock (Lookup ticker information for a stock symbol.)
• !define (Lookup definition for any word.)
• !udefine (Lookup definition for any word using Urban Dictionary)
• !woot (Displays the current Woot item for sale.)
• !news (Grabs the most current news headline from Google News. Also supports searching. Example: !news google hackerdojo)

Zeus does not offer:

• Channel management (ops, voices, etc. as these are managed by ChanServ)
• Chat logs (for security reasons, Zeus only keeps track of when users join/leave)
• Anything not mentioned above