Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
>
> > hey, this would be a perfect entry on twitter.  If only you trimmed it a bit. :)
> >
> > there's still time:
> > http://twitter.com/MathOrchid
> >
> > :D
>
> Question: What the hell *is* Twitter anyway? I can't figure out the
> point of it...

The point is to log what you're doing *right now*.  Doesn't matter how
irrelevant it is, there's an audience of followers ready to listen/read.  Even
if they are just spammers.

It has a certain appeal with obssessive-compulsive people:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/23/

but certainly has many other good uses:
http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-10-04/

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