[mikecsh]

>> just as a layer of separation for when I am on IRC

What do you mean by this? Using your DO VM as a proxy?

[arcavorago]

Essentially, yes. Sometimes as a proxy and sometimes straight from shell (irssi). My long term goal is to tailor an IRC bot to represent me virtually while I am unavailable (at work, etc).

[nly]

> My long term goal is to tailor an IRC bot to represent me virtually while I am unavailable (at work, etc).

Sounds like you want http://wiki.znc.in/ZNC

[TazeTSchnitzel]

Just get an IRC boucer. I like BIP.

[arcavorago]

I'm talking about AI style responses based off a dataset I provide. Not just presence. =)