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How to Make a Twitter tamagotchi bot with PHP

Hak5 isn't your ordinary tech show. It's hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Damn the warranties, it's time to Trust your Technolust. In this episode, see how to make a Twitter tamagotchi bot with PHP.

Hot off the heels of ROFLcon in NYC the crew kicks some in studio technolust. Darren shares with you his custom Twitter tamagotchi bot written in PHP with some sweet RSS parsing, VLC controlling, curl loving nested goodness. Plus guest Jim Louderback, gadget lover and Revision3 stage hand, joins us to talk about all things new media.

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