Command Line for the Web

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday June 20, 2005 @06:00AM from the interesting-thought dept.

flood6 writes "SearchEngineWatch offers a look at a new method of interacting with the Internet, YubNub. This 'social command line for the web' lets users create commands that interact with websites. Currently, most of the commands apply to search, but new commands could work with any site that accepts variables passed with HTML's GET command. For example, iap moon would search the Internet Archive for all media related to 'moon'."

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AWESOME! by mister_llah · 2005-06-20 06:06 · Score: 5, Funny

Now we can have old style Sierra adventures combined with the joy of Internet graphics...

Whee!

Command: GET SUBMIT BUTTON
"Ok! You got it."

Command: USE SUBMIT BUTTON ON POST
"You die." ...

blast, I was never very good at these games.

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1. Re:AWESOME! by AKAImBatman · 2005-06-20 06:10 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  > Get up You can't get up. It's dark. > Turn on light You turn on the light. > Get up While you were screwing around a big, yellow bulldozer came crashing through your house and killed you. Play Again? (Y/N)
  #$@$#$@ing Game! I hate these command line things!
  
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  Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
2. Re:AWESOME! by Hogwash+McFly · 2005-06-20 06:48 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  > press button
  I'm sorry, I do not know how to 'press'
  
  > push button
  I'm sorry, I do not know how to 'push'
  
  > click button
  I'm sorry, I do not know how to 'click'
  
  > touch button
  I'm sorry, I do not know how to 'touch'
  
  > activate button with long stick
  I'm sorry, you do not have a long stick in your inventory
  
  > exit this piece of shit command line
  I'm sorry, I can't let you do that.
  
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  Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
3. Re:AWESOME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-06-20 06:56 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  I spent years trying to forget the grue. Now they all flood back. I am sending you my therapy bills!
Re:I call this "Firefox Quick Searches" by Ezdaloth · 2005-06-20 06:07 · Score: 3, Funny

But now it's a "social commandline", so it'll probably greet you on opening it, and say goodbye when you leave. ;)
Expand it! by caudron · 2005-06-20 06:08 · Score: 5, Funny

Maybe we could expand it to all parts in the Internet. Then people could do cool stuff like check their mail at the prompt, read newsgroups at the prompt, maybe even read each others blogs at the prompt. Hey, we could call it "telnet" or something really catchy. This is just crazy enough to work, guys! Who's with me?

I'm starting my CLI-accessable blog right away. I'm gonna call it the "Finger".

Ain't progress grand?

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-Tom
someone's gotta try THIS! by MrNally · 2005-06-20 06:10 · Score: 2, Funny

www.*> rm -rf /*

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Experiment!
personally i would by Anonymous Coward · 2005-06-20 06:14 · Score: 2, Funny

$ php Blahsong.mp3

i never p2p as root

ps, shove the okmmrfj up your ass taco
YubNub? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-06-20 06:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Yub nub, eee chop yub nub,
toe meet toe pee chee keene, g'noop dock fling oh ah.
Yah wah, eee chop yah wah,
toe meet toe pee chee keene, g'noop dock fling oh ah
Coat ee chah tu yub nub,
Coat ee chah tu yah wah,
Coat ee chah tu glo wah.
allay loo ta nuv
Glo wah, eee chop glo wah, ya glo wah pee chu nee foam,
ah toot dee awe goon daa.
Coat ee cha tu goo (Yub nub!)
coat ee cha tu doo (Yah wah!)
coat ee cha tu too (ya chaa!)
allay loo tu nuv (3 times)
Glo wah, eee chop glo wah.
Ya glow wah pee chu nee foam,
ah toot dee awe goon daa
allay loo tu nuv.
Re:Interesting Concept, but needs moderation by aberson · 2005-06-20 06:15 · Score: 2, Funny

thank GOD I now have a command line shortcut for "vagsmell"!
Re:Interesting Concept, but needs moderation by Jerf · 2005-06-20 06:20 · Score: 3, Funny

Duh... it orders pepperjack to the batcave!

Too bad it's 2005; dot-coms were built on less.
Re:Interesting Concept, but needs moderation by The+Philosophers+Cat · 2005-06-20 06:27 · Score: 2, Funny

I totally agree!!

for example how is the following command useful?

vagsmell
Gives a healthy description of the smells of vaginas
Created 2005-06-20 18:10 - Description - Nominate - http://myvag.net/smell/

oh yeah i forgot, this is /.
maybe that command does have some use *sigh*
Slashdot command by qazwsxqazwsx90 · 2005-06-20 06:28 · Score: 1, Funny

Unfortunately the slashdot command only searches slashdot. It would be much more accurate if this command would bring nearly any web server to a screeching halt.
slashdot by bodester17 · 2005-06-20 06:32 · Score: 3, Funny

they should add a command where you can slashdot a site at will. Let the melting of servers begin!!
This is gonna make my life a LOT easier by $RANDOMLUSER · 2005-06-20 06:33 · Score: 2, Funny

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" text="#FFFFFF">
<FONT face="sans-serif">C:\><BLINK>_</BLINK></FONT>
</BODY>
</HTML>

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Does it burn when you type? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-06-20 06:38 · Score: 1, Funny

But now it's a "social commandline", so it'll probably greet you on opening it, and say goodbye when you leave. ;)

And give you a virus if you're not careful.
In Related News by Foolomon · 2005-06-20 07:37 · Score: 2, Funny

VUE is building a command-line version of Counterstrike. Below are some of the transcripts from games played online.
[Ding dang dong]
[Psssssssssh]
Player 1: I hate smoke grenades
[Pow!]
Player 2: pwnz0rd!
Player 1 (Spectator): Wallhax!

Elsewhere, Kazaa has developed a command-line version of its file download capabilities:

"GET AmericanIdiot.mp3"
[Duh duh-duh DUH duh-duh duh duh-duh duh duh]
"Don't wanna be an American Idiot..."