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by vrotaru 5938 days ago
Looks like fortune for the web. Are you using fortune as a backend, or for quotes?
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No, I had actually never heard of fortune, but I will look into it now :)

I am currently just hand selecting the content and storing it in a database. Nothing fancy.

> I had actually never heard of fortune

A long, long time ago in this galaxy, this was the first program to run when a user logged in/opened a new terminal. Not on every system of course.

Still does on all my systems.
Computers compress everything, including the time it takes to feel like an old fart.
Still the default on Slackware.
I was just thinking about that and making my own website using fortune. You spoiled the surprise.
I did put fortune on the web already, complete with an API that you can call from your .bashrc. http://www.iheartquotes.com

You should also consider making this a Twitter account. That's actually where IHQ has gotten the most traction.