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Noch lange bevor Twitter unser Dasein bereichern konnte, lief auf jeder Unix-Maschine eine Applikation [1], die täglich, stündlich... gar alle paar Sekunden eine unterhaltsame kurze Nachricht veröffentlichte. Die Beschreibung liest sich in der Tat wie die beste Beschreibung eines Twitter-Dienstes ... irgendwie ist alles schon mal geschrieben worden...

Has anyone realized that the purpose of the fortune cookie program is to
defuse project tensions?  When did you ever see a cheerful cookie, a
non-cynical, or even an informative cookie?
        Perhaps inadvertently, we have a channel for our aggressions.  This
still begs the question of whether the cookie releases the pressure or only
serves to blunt the warning signs.

        Long live the revolution!
        Have a nice day.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_(program)
[2] http://fortunemod.com/