twit.rb

require "net/http"

def twit(username, password, status, timeout=10)
  response = Net::HTTP.start('twitter.com', 80) do |http|
    req = Net::HTTP::Post.new("/statuses/update.xml")
    req.set_form_data({'status'=> status})
    req.basic_auth(username, password)
    http.read_timeout = timeout
    http.request(req)
  end
  unless (response.message == 'OK' || response.message == "Unauthorized" || response.message == "Not Found")
    raise StandardError.new(response.message)
  end
  puts response.body
end

puts "Enter username:"
username = gets.gsub("\n","")
puts "Enter password:"
password = gets.gsub("\n","")
puts "Enter tweet:"
tweet = gets

# username = ""
# password = ""

twit username, password, tweet