gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# List tweets w/ links. 
# require: sudo gem install jnunemaker-twitter --source http://gems.github.com
# usage:   twitlinks [num]
require "rubygems"
require "twitter"

# EDIT THIS
EMAIL    = 'ur@emailz.com'
PASSWORD = 'greenerpoop'

trap("INT") { puts; exit }

def link(text)
  text[/http:\/\/.*?(\s|$)/, 0]
end

tweets = Twitter::Base.new(EMAIL, PASSWORD).timeline.select { |t| link(t.text) }

tweets.each_with_index do |t, i|
  puts "[%i] %s: %s" % [i, t.user.name, t.text]
end

unless visit = ARGV.first
  print "open? "
  visit = STDIN.readline
end

exec "open #{link tweets[visit.to_i].text}"