Thimbl TIP: automatic fortune

Thimbl-CLI now has a commit that allows you to create a message by reading from stdin. The command is, rather predictably, 'stdin'.

Here's how you might use it to post a random quote-of-the-day automatically. You will need the UNIX program 'fortune' installed.

Create a file: ~/thortune:

   PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/games:$PATH
   fortune | python /path/to/thimbl.py stdin

Set its executable permissions:

   chmod a+x ~/thortune

Edit your crontab file to include the line:

   @daily $HOME/thortune

That should be it!