Twitter, Twatter, Twat the hell is going on?

Twitter. Seems that pretty much everyone in the programmer family uses it. It's an RSS feed for our simple moments (and code scraps). It's also a good way to start an online no-holds-barred fight (Giles Whoever and Chad Fowler within the Rails community comes to mind).

The idea is ridiculous, but so amazing. Let's do an example. I'm a reborn college student. I like music. Dave Matthews Band is a good sounding band (and excellent by himself as well). He posts to twitter a few times a day and as of this post he has 8150 followers. Let's look at something he's written recently.

Cunnilingus is my favorite. And walks in the autumn.

Guessing that at least half of those followers are women, I'd say he just locked himself up a girlfriend if he needs one. A band and loves walks in autumn? Geez.

twitter lets us get to know people from a distance. We may never see each other, or communicate directly, but it gives everyone else a chance to know me. I guess the same can be said for this blog, but its just not the same when you only have a limited amount of characters to post. A blog being editable also makes it not the same as "tweeting".

Since I've been following Dave "The Lickster" Matthews, I've really come to realize how much I enjoy knowing everyone else is just as weird as I am. Only difference between me and Dave is that he has the confidence to show it.

I'd rather you just come have a beer or two at the bar with me.