@lottobot - Back Online After Update!

Beep! Hello, Steemians! @lottobot is back in action after the update that was scheduled for 10:00 PM CT today. This post is to let everyone know that submissions are reopened! Feel free to enter your posts for a chance to win a 100% upvote from @lottobot!

This update served to patch some bugs and add a few new features to @lottobot! Here's a quick summary of the changes made to the code:

Improvements

• Greatly improved the data that @lottobot writes to the output log at each pass of the lottery

• Improved error reporting and transparency of random resteem chance

• @lottobot can now automatically collect its own curation rewards

• Various small code optimizations and compartmentalizations

Additions

• Replaced the 'killit.py' file with the much more robust runtime commander, which gives @lottobot's controller the ability to issue some useful commands to a running instance of @lottobot

• Added an "associated" account that allows @lottobot to make automated transfers out of its main account

• Gave @lottobot the ability to remember the lottery and pass number it was on last if shut down correctly

Fixes

• Fixed an error where @lottobot might "hold over" a post that was entered even before the 30-min threshold, thus entering it in a later lottery

• Fixed a few spelling errors in the configurator
  
  
  

  
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Most of these changes affect those running instances of @lottobot themselves. If you would like to run your own, head over to the repo on GitHub and grab the source code! Its free, as in both "free speech" and "free beer"!

NOTE: Because of the shutdown, @lottobot will reset the number of the lottery it is holding, starting at 0. Because of recent upgrades, this will not happen during future updates. Consider the new lottery numbers final!

Interested in trying @lottobot's lottery? Check out the introductory post for details! Here's a quick-start guide:

Play to Win!

@lottobot is an automated account that runs a lottery on the Steem network! To enter this lottery, send a transfer of at least 0.1 SBD or STEEM to @lottobot, and include the name of the post you want to enter in the memo field. Every 2.5 hours, @lottobot will randomly select a winner to award a 100% upvote to!

Here's how to play:

From your wallet, select either STEEM or SBD

From the dropdown menu, select "Transfer"

Put "lottobot" in the "To" field, "0.1" in the "Amount" field, and the URL of your post in the "Memo" field, then hit "Submit"!


Thats all there is to it!

@lottobot always has a lottery going on! Could you be the next big winner? Enter a post now and find out!

More Info

@lottobot was created and is developed and maintained by Erik Letson ( @hmagellan ). It is the first Steemit-based project from Procryptix ( @procryptix ), a blockchain & cryptocurrency company on the cutting-edge of distributed tech! Check us out online here.

Do you appreciate what @lottobot is doing? Be sure to upvote posts and comments by @lottobot! This increases @lottobot's voting power, thus providing a bigger jackpot for everyone! Also, don't forget to follow @lottobot, @hmagellan, and @procryptix to stay up to date on all upcoming events and announcements!

Beep boop! See you next time!