The project is on ice atm, if I get the hang on the API calls for communities and messages I'd probably continue.
I know some people think you shouldn't scan messages, but they're free to see out there in the open already? I mean a search engine could actually do wonders for unknown communities, and I'd gladly filter out by some tag or whatever if needed. I mean if I get down to do it :-)
IMO Charles Stross should be up there with the masters with his Laundry Files.
From Wikipedia:
The Laundry Files is a series of novels by British writer Charles Stross. They mix the genres of Lovecraftian horror, spy thriller, science fiction, and workplace humour.
Yeah fuck, as a swede (born & grew up there) that would be a first for swedish air force being tested in real conditions. Sweden has had some crazy military aircrafts (check out the Cobra maneuver, invented by Swedish pilots, stolen by the URSS) hope they for once will be useful more than a deterrent!
Some of those are so crappy it drives you crazy, but some are sturdy with tight tolerances and works wonders IMO.