You have to love this use of Twitter:

The TiVo senior programmer from San Jose spent a week modifying his 25-year-old washing machine to send a message to Twitter when his laundry is ready. Rose, 35, admits his less-than-reliable memory has been to blame for the mildewed clothes that have piled up after he's left a load sitting in his machine too long.

There are full details if you follow the link; to quote Mathew Ingram: "finally, someone has come up with an actual use for Twitter"

Heh.

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