This week I managed to get my face on national television! Campbell Live on Thursday the 18th November to be exact.
This article is probably the most recent news item on my work mates success: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1011/S00356/bid-bot-could-have-christmas-presents-sorted.htm
In summary, he programmed a script in python to utilise the recently made available, trademe web API, in order to search for cheap and rare items on trademe with free/low shipping and bid on them. Check out Paul’s blog for more info if you are interested: http://bieh.net/2010/11/14/changes-to-the-bot/
Anyway, how did I manage to end up with 3 seconds of airtime? Well I happen to work next to this awesome graduate so I was the guy in the background hard at work. At one point I do turn around and look back at what is going on behind me (all < 2 seconds of if 
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Here is the video, enjoy:
