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87 pointsiamclovin10y ago34 comments

34 comments

compostor4210y ago

I really like the "The Office" chat usage example. That was a nice touch.

glitcher10y ago

I don't see that example, where did you find it?

compostor4210y ago

Should be on the right side of the page.

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SPD-1310y ago

Can I be assured that if I tell this bot to get lost he won't take it literally and hide itself among all my other slackbots?

iamclovinOP10y ago

yes nestor doesn't take insults personally.

andrelayer10y ago

Depends on how hard you yell

silverlight10y ago

Is there a reason you guys decided to have it "listen" to all messages as opposed to requiring a /slash command (which would then only send /slash messages to your servers?)

aesthetics110y ago

"Your messages are not stored on Ask Nestor's servers and actions are only taken on direct messages to Nestorbot and messages that include Nestorbot."

You have to DM or @ the bot.

toomuchtodo10y ago

What does Nestor offer over Hubot [+]?

[+] https://hubot.github.com/

iamclovinOP10y ago

* Natural Language instructions -- no need to remember commands, just speak to it like you would to a human. * Easier to integrate new services * No need to maintain servers

toomuchtodo10y ago

Thank you!

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stephenhuey10y ago

Funny that Hubot's homepage says they aim to "reduce employee efficiency" which sounds a bit counter-productive to me. ;)

Full quote: "Install him in your company to dramatically improve and reduce employee efficiency."

sukruh10y ago

It helps employees slack better. /s

iamleppert10y ago

You guys just sent me like 100k invites lol

iamclovinOP10y ago

oh is it when you signed in here: https://help.asknestor.me ?

(edit: I'm using the slackin app: https://github.com/rauchg/slackin and looking into what happened)

gingerlime10y ago

Looks cool. We're using Hubot more and more, but this does look like an easier, friendlier alternative.

What's the pricing model? Is it hosted? How extensible / hackable is it? Who's behind it? Would be great to get a bit more detailed info. I couldn't find much info on the page.

iamclovinOP10y ago

I'm one of the makers of Nestor (previously co-founded @nitrousio).

- Pricing model will be based on number of integrations that you have (there will be some integrations that are free to use: yelp, uber, etc.) - API is planned so that you can add your own services.

Join Nestor's Slack room https://help.asknestor.me for more info!

Edit: PS - If you'd like to try out Nestor without having to add it to your team, you can join this Slack: https://help.asknestor.me

gsharma10y ago

Looks pretty cool! You might want to check out the calendar integration.

http://i.imgur.com/iSagoii.png

I connected my Google Calendar, but it doesn't seem to work.

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deet10y ago

Neat. Would love to hear more about whether you decided to roll your own NLP or use an API.

nestorp10y ago

Great tool guys. Also named as me hahahaha hope the best for you! Good luck on the launch :)

harrisgani1310y ago

it looks like the stripe integration is searching in the year 2016 - http://cl.ly/image/3p1l1m2Z2b41

something you may want to take a look at

iamclovinOP10y ago

thanks will look into it! pls join the nestor slack at https://help.asknestor.me if you need more help.

iamclovinOP10y ago

i was using slackin (https://github.com/rauchg/slackin) and i think there's a bug that caused it to send shitloads of emails to users so i've disabled it.

please email hello@asknestor.me for an invite to the Nestor slack.

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mkempe10y ago

is Nestor named after the butler in the Tintin stories?

iamclovinOP10y ago

huge fan of the tintin comics :)

mkempe10y ago

Then you should mention it somewhere.

fiatjaf10y ago

How are you going to monetize this?

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34 comments

compostor4210y ago

I really like the "The Office" chat usage example. That was a nice touch.

glitcher10y ago

I don't see that example, where did you find it?

compostor4210y ago

Should be on the right side of the page.

2 more replies

SPD-1310y ago

Can I be assured that if I tell this bot to get lost he won't take it literally and hide itself among all my other slackbots?

iamclovinOP10y ago

yes nestor doesn't take insults personally.

andrelayer10y ago

Depends on how hard you yell

silverlight10y ago

Is there a reason you guys decided to have it "listen" to all messages as opposed to requiring a /slash command (which would then only send /slash messages to your servers?)

aesthetics110y ago

"Your messages are not stored on Ask Nestor's servers and actions are only taken on direct messages to Nestorbot and messages that include Nestorbot."

You have to DM or @ the bot.

toomuchtodo10y ago

What does Nestor offer over Hubot [+]?

[+] https://hubot.github.com/

iamclovinOP10y ago

* Natural Language instructions -- no need to remember commands, just speak to it like you would to a human. * Easier to integrate new services * No need to maintain servers

toomuchtodo10y ago

Thank you!

1 more reply

stephenhuey10y ago

Funny that Hubot's homepage says they aim to "reduce employee efficiency" which sounds a bit counter-productive to me. ;)

Full quote: "Install him in your company to dramatically improve and reduce employee efficiency."

sukruh10y ago

It helps employees slack better. /s

iamleppert10y ago

You guys just sent me like 100k invites lol

iamclovinOP10y ago

oh is it when you signed in here: https://help.asknestor.me ?

(edit: I'm using the slackin app: https://github.com/rauchg/slackin and looking into what happened)

gingerlime10y ago

Looks cool. We're using Hubot more and more, but this does look like an easier, friendlier alternative.

What's the pricing model? Is it hosted? How extensible / hackable is it? Who's behind it? Would be great to get a bit more detailed info. I couldn't find much info on the page.

iamclovinOP10y ago

I'm one of the makers of Nestor (previously co-founded @nitrousio).

- Pricing model will be based on number of integrations that you have (there will be some integrations that are free to use: yelp, uber, etc.) - API is planned so that you can add your own services.

Join Nestor's Slack room https://help.asknestor.me for more info!

Edit: PS - If you'd like to try out Nestor without having to add it to your team, you can join this Slack: https://help.asknestor.me

gsharma10y ago

Looks pretty cool! You might want to check out the calendar integration.

http://i.imgur.com/iSagoii.png

I connected my Google Calendar, but it doesn't seem to work.

1 more reply

deet10y ago

Neat. Would love to hear more about whether you decided to roll your own NLP or use an API.

nestorp10y ago

Great tool guys. Also named as me hahahaha hope the best for you! Good luck on the launch :)

harrisgani1310y ago

it looks like the stripe integration is searching in the year 2016 - http://cl.ly/image/3p1l1m2Z2b41

something you may want to take a look at

iamclovinOP10y ago

thanks will look into it! pls join the nestor slack at https://help.asknestor.me if you need more help.

iamclovinOP10y ago

i was using slackin (https://github.com/rauchg/slackin) and i think there's a bug that caused it to send shitloads of emails to users so i've disabled it.

please email hello@asknestor.me for an invite to the Nestor slack.

1 more reply

mkempe10y ago

is Nestor named after the butler in the Tintin stories?

iamclovinOP10y ago

huge fan of the tintin comics :)

mkempe10y ago

Then you should mention it somewhere.

fiatjaf10y ago

How are you going to monetize this?

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