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资源说明：@mailandglobe, a satircal twist on @globeandmail
# The Mail and Globe
## About
[@mailandglobe](http://www.twitter.com/mailandglobe) tweets frankenstein versions of [@globeandmail](http://www.twitter.com/globeandmail) tweets, called frankentweets.
### Definition
Given a database of N tweets, a *frankentweet* is
1. a tweet joined using a preposition from two half-tweets in the database broken apart by the same preposition; or
2. a full tweet from the database, followed by a preposition and a half-tweet from the database that begins with the same preposition.
### Examples
Frankentweet: European stocks higher on $3.48-billion sale of missiles, technology to UAE
Tweet_1: European stocks higher on first trading day of 2012: tgam.ca/DN9s (Jan 2, 2012)
Tweet_2: US seals deal on $3.48-billion sale of missiles, technology to UAE: http://tgam.ca/DNYo (Dec 31, 2011)
Frankentweet: Patriots' Brady becomes third QB in Surrey RCMP custody
Tweet_1: Patriots' Brady becomes third QB in NFL history with 5,000 yards in season: tgam.ca/DN4N (Jan 1, 2012)
Tweet_2: Vancouver police to investigate death of man in Surrey RCMP custody: http://tgam.ca/DN19 (Dec 31, 2011)
Frankentweet: Bobby Orr inspires Canada to win over U.S. at the parenting corral of 2011
Tweet_1: Bobby Orr inspires Canada to win over U.S. at World Juniors: tgam.ca/DN2J (Dec 31, 2011)
Tweet_2: Top showdowns at the parenting corral of 2011: http://tgam.ca/DNJp (Dec 29, 2011)
### Grammar
Prep -> as | of | on | in | if | at | to | and
Tweet_1 -> A_1 Prep B_1 | Tweet_1
Tweet_2 -> A_2 Prep B_2 | Tweet_2
...
Tweet_N -> A_N Prep B_N | Tweet_N
Frankentweet -> A_i Prep B_j | Tweet_i Prep B_j
## How it works
These scripts nag the feed operator by bombarding her email inbox with a subset of possible @mailandglobe frankentweets using the latest and cached @globeandmail tweets.
The operator replies to the email containing only frankentweets that she wishes to be tweeted, and the scripts tweet them for her.
### Example
---
From: my@server.com
To: my@inbox.com
Subject: mailandglobe
---
- @globeandmail: Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic
End of a love story? So-called gay penguins at Winter Classic
Finland grounds high-flying Czechs at Winter Classic
Globalive in talks to make season debut at Winter Classic
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic and taste of misery
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic as chosen by our photo desk
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic at the parenting corral of 2011
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic if woman can testify wearing niqab in sexual assault case
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic if you want, but dont ban the niqab
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic if you're short on cash.
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic in democracy for N.Korea
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic of 2011 by using Today: Canadian activists put out a simple
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic on Israel could come back to haunt him
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic to a better financial outlook in
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic to ban excessive credit card surcharges
Marc Staal to make season debut at Winter Classic to find other puzzlers
Marc Staal to make season debut at large on Virginia Tech campus
Marc Staal to make season debut at the turnstiles
Russell Brand, Katy Perry to make season debut at Winter Classic
Selanne cheered in return to make season debut at Winter Classic
Warm reception for Howard at Winter Classic
---
From: my@inbox.com
To: my@server.com
Subject: re: mailandglobe
---
> End of a love story? So-called gay penguins at Winter Classic
## Installation Instructions
1. Make sure the computer running this can send (SMTP) and receive email (e.g., Exim)
2. Grab code
3. Install [python-twitter](http://code.google.com/p/python-twitter/)
4. Install `simplejson` and `pyyaml` (using [pip](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip))
5. Enable API access to Twitter account (see below)
6. Add `config.yaml` (see below)
7. Test scripts by running `tweets.sh` and `mail.sh`
8. Add cron jobs (see below) to crontab
### Enable Twitter API access
Follow [these instructions](https://dev.twitter.com/docs/auth/tokens-devtwittercom) to allow API access to your Twitter account. Make sure to allow "Read and Write" access.
### config.yaml
Copy and paste this into config.yaml in your code directory.
twitter:
consumer_key: findit
consumer_secret: findit
access_token: findit
access_token_secret: findit
scrape_screen_name: globeandmail
number_of_tweets: 2000
mail:
mailbox_file: /path/to/unix/mbox
client_address: my@inbox.com
server_address: my@server.com
subject_line: mailandglobe
last_check_file: lastCheck
### cron
# @mailandglobe
# generate possible frankentweets on the hour
# publish frakentweets on the half hour
0 * * * * /root/workspace/mailandglobe/tweets.sh
30 * * * * /root/workspace/mailandglobe/mail.sh
### Known to work on
- a Linode share running Ubuntu 10.04
- using Python 2.6.5
本源码包内暂不包含可直接显示的源代码文件，请下载源码包。
