def self.process_tweet(reply, requestlink)
@requestlink = requestlink
qry = reply.downcase.split
using a breakpoint to inspect 'reply' in my code - but cannot figure out why it is not splitting?
[1] pry(GuideSearch)> p reply
"@twellyme film"
=> "@twellyme film"
[2] pry(GuideSearch)> p reply.class
String
=> String
[3] pry(GuideSearch)> p reply.split
["@twellyme film"]
=> ["@twellyme film"]
yet when i make reply 'by hand':
[4] pry(GuideSearch)> reply = "@twellyme film"
=> "@twellyme film"
[5] pry(GuideSearch)> p reply.split
["@twellyme", "film"]
=> ["@twellyme", "film"]
1.9.3p286 :005 > "64 116 119 101 108 108 121 109 101 160 102 105 108 109".split.map{|c| c.to_i}.pack('c_')
=> "@twellyme\xA0film"
1.9.3p286 :006 > "64 116 119 101 108 108 121 109 101 160 102 105 108 109".split.map{|c| c.to_i}.pack('c_').split
=> ["@twellyme\xA0film"]
1.9.3p286 :007 > "64 116 119 101 108 108 121 109 101 160 102 105 108 109".split.map{|c| c.to_i}.pack('c*').gsub(/[^[:print:]]/, ' ').split
=> ["@twellyme", "film"]