spritzer.rb

require 'net/http'

$KCODE = 'u'
unless ARGV.size == 2 then
  puts 'Usage: ruby spritzer.rb USERNAME PASSWORD'; exit
end
username, password = ARGV

http = Net::HTTP.new 'stream.twitter.com'
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new '/spritzer.xml'
req.basic_auth username, password

Signal.trap(:INT) { throw :sigint }
catch(:sigint) do
  http.request(req) do |res|
    res.read_body do |b|
      if b.match(/<text>([^<]*)[\s\S]*<screen_name>([^<]*)/) then
        print "\033[0;36m[#{$2}]\033[0m "
        puts $1.gsub(/&#(\d*);/) { [$1.to_i].pack('U') }
      end
    end
  end
end