Prints a user's twitter stream using cowsay.

twittercowsay

#!/bin/sh
#
# Prints a user's twitter stream using cowsay.
#
# Usage:
#
#  % twittercowsay <user>
#
# http://jeffpalm.com/twitterer
#

user=$1; shift
if [[ x = x$user ]]; then
    echo "Usage $0 user"
    exit 1
fi

lines=$(curl -s http://jeffpalm.com/twitterer/twitterlines.php?u=$user)
IFS=$'\n'
for line in $lines; do
    clear
    cowsay $line
    sleep $(( ${#line} / 10 ))
done