Tech Note: Twitter OAuth Test

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So, without telling anybody, Twitter suddenly changed their remote login system to use OAuth instead of Basic Authentication, and my code to do Twitter updates automatically when I post to LGF stopped working.

What? They did tell everyone, repeatedly, that they were going to change it? Oh. OK, my bad.

Anyway, the purpose of this post is to test my new OAuth-based Twitter code. It could also be looked at as an open thread, if this stuff is Greek to you.

If you should ever need to know how to access Twitter from a PHP script, here’s a blog article I found very helpful: Posting from an RSS feed to twitter using OAuth.

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42 comments
1 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:03:23pm

/nods sagely

Does it come in cornsilk blue?

2 Mark Pennington  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:03:23pm

This is Greek to me so I'm just going to eat my lunch and watch you work.

3 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:07:20pm

DoJ sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it had sued Joe Arpaio, the controversial sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona, for failing to turn over documents in a probe of whether his aggressive operations against illegal immigrants had violated civil rights.

The litigation came two months after a Justice Department lawsuit halted a tough new Arizona immigration law, which Arpaio strongly supported. The new lawsuit is unrelated to the immigration law and stems from an investigation into the sheriff's immigration enforcement operations. The department said it was the first time in 30 years a police agency had not cooperated in a civil-rights probe.

"The actions of the sheriff's office are unprecedented. It is unfortunate that the department was forced to resort to litigation to gain access to public documents and facilities," said Thomas E. Perez, assistant attorney general for the civil-rights division, in a statement.

4 reine.de.tout  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:09:10pm

I got my e-mail notice today (9/2) for changes effective two days ago (8/31).
So no, they didn't tell everyone.

5 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:09:42pm

re: #4 reine.de.tout

I got my e-mail notice today (9/2) for changes effective two days ago (8/31).
So no, they didn't tell everyone.

I blame the Israelis.

6 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:12:17pm

re: #1 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

/nods sagely

Does it come in cornsilk blue?

Cornsilk comes in blue?

7 DaddyG  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:14:36pm

Not right wing. Not left wing. Just twits everywhere. /

8 Charles Johnson  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:16:03pm

What the hell is wrong with these people?

At a gut level most left-wing environmentalists know that they’re liars. Intellectually they might have somehow convinced themselves that Mother Earth is in some sort of man-made peril, but deep down inside where the truth won’t be denied, these liars know they’re lying — know that the “green movement” is all about a sinister political agenda to put them in the position of insect overlords in charge of we rubes who stubbornly refuse to let go of the idea that Marxism is a bad thing.

A case of projection on steroids. The anti-science right wing raging out of control.

9 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:16:04pm

re: #6 SanFranciscoZionist

Cornsilk comes in blue?

Yes, it does.

10 RogueOne  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:23:36pm

re: #3 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I don't believe this is the first time, he's been investigated for years. I'd love to see him gone but I'd rather see the people of Maricopa Co. toss him out on his ass.

11 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:25:00pm

re: #10 RogueOne

I don't believe this is the first time, he's been investigated for years. I'd love to see him gone but I'd rather see the people of Maricopa Co. toss him out on his ass.

I know he's been investigated, but apparently this time, he's stopped cooperating.

12 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:25:25pm

re: #8 Charles

What the hell is wrong with these people?

A case of projection on steroids. The anti-science right wing raging out of control.

"Mother Nature" is simply going to react by destroying civilization as we know it. We help push the environment towards certain conditions, and then our civilization and culture fail to adapt. Mother Nature does not care.

13 Obdicut  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:25:46pm

re: #10 RogueOne

Well, if he's committed crimes-- and I am pretty sure he has-- he should be prosecuted. A corrupt cop is bad enough, but a corrupt cop who's also a politician is terrible.

14 DaddyG  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:25:48pm

Are civil rights (as a legal construct not a moral one) extended to citizens or everyone regardless of citizenship?

To be clear I'm not asking/arguing what is right. I am asking how far legal protections under the civil rights act extend.

15 Obdicut  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:26:19pm

re: #14 DaddyG

Yep.

Constitutional rights apply to all people in US jurisdiction.

16 DaddyG  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:26:48pm

re: #12 oaktree

Mother Nature does not care.

I plant trees and rescue kittehs. I get a good vibe from her.

17 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:28:47pm

re: #16 DaddyG

I plant trees and rescue kittehs. I get a good vibe from her.

He who made kittens put snakes in the grass. ;)

18 Fozzie Bear  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:29:41pm

re: #14 DaddyG

Are civil rights (as a legal construct not a moral one) extended to citizens or everyone regardless of citizenship?

To be clear I'm not asking/arguing what is right. I am asking how far legal protections under the civil rights act extend.

They apply, as a rule, to people within the borders of the US, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or anything else. You are the beneficiary of full constitutional protections if you are within our borders, no matter what.

19 DaddyG  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:30:15pm

re: #15 Obdicut

re: #18 Fozzie Bear

Thanks for the clarity.

20 Charles Johnson  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:34:26pm

Ann Coulter says Obama is no Christian, he's an atheist. Because all liberals are atheists.

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

21 Obdicut  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:36:40pm

re: #20 Charles

That's going to come as a shock to a hell of a lot of Christians.

You know that she just effectively said no black people are real Christians.

What an asshole she is.

22 webevintage  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:37:46pm

re: #20 Charles

Ann Coulter says Obama is no Christian, he's an atheist. Because all liberals are atheists.

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

I can't comment on this without saying something incredibly mean....

23 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:38:44pm

re: #20 Charles

Ann Coulter says Obama is no Christian, he's an atheist. Because all liberals are atheists.

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

I'll say again, if someone's personal statements about their own religious convictions mean absolutely nothing, then a lot of Born Again Christians out there are fucked.

24 lawhawk  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:39:13pm

re: #4 reine.de.tout

I'm with you... I just got the notification today. Not that I had been using twitter for ages, but it did get me to figure out how to send my rss to twitterfeed so that it updates when I post new blogging goodness.

25 ShaunP  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:40:45pm

re: #20 Charles

Ann Coulter says Obama is no Christian, he's an atheist. Because all liberals are atheists.

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

I guess the real christians are those that pass judgment on other christians?

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew 7:3

26 webevintage  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:42:09pm

One of the comments from the CBS Coulter is an ass story:

I do not always agree with the manner in which Coulter puts her views out there, but I do agree on this point. Obama is a Socialist/Athiest. He has very little true Christian values and this does enable him to make the choices he makes. He is able to be a pragmatist and pull himself out of situations that are heart-felt. Did I vote for him- NO. but I do believe he has a sense of impartiality when it comes to religion- he doesnt have much of it so he can come across all lines impartially. He could care less either way so that can be good when it comes to the Middle East, but bad when it comes to Christmas for the kids. honestly, a little candy is a gift from God so why not enjoy it Obama!

WTH?
Obama is taking Christmas candy away from the little childrens?

Think of the Children people.....

27 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:42:16pm

If Jesus was to return, I have to believe his reaction to most modern Christians would be something like this.

Youtube Video
28 Ericus58  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:43:51pm

Man, if I'd have known there was gonna be both Algebra AND Bible quizzes, I never would have signed on....

Day 3 of a summer cold...

29 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:46:54pm

re: #28 Ericus58

Man, if I'd have known there was gonna be both Algebra AND Bible quizzes, I never would have signed on...

Day 3 of a summer cold...

Would you accept Khorne the blood god as your Eternal Savior? No math involved and the sermons are short.

30 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:47:39pm

re: #29 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Would you accept Khorne the blood god as your Eternal Savior? No math involved and the sermons are short.

Arioch accepts souls at a low exchange rate.

31 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:48:54pm

re: #30 oaktree

Arioch accepts souls at a low exchange rate.

See, exchange rates imply math.

32 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:49:49pm

re: #31 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

See, exchange rates imply math.

Arioch has no qualms about the skin color of his followers though.

33 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 12:51:15pm

re: #32 oaktree

Arioch has no qualms about the skin color of his followers though.

Khorne cares not from where the blood flows, only that it flows

34 RadicalModerate  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:04:06pm

The Raving Freakazoid is at it again, this time on yesterday's FoxNews show:

Beck: "We have been setting up re-education camps. We call them universities"

In the clip, he equates American universities are "just as dangerous with indoctrination of our children as these terror groups [Hamas] are in Iran or North Korea". He goes even further by referring to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' call for re-education on the healthcare debate as Maoist.

35 elbruce  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:05:10pm

re: #20 Charles

Ann Coulter says Obama is no Christian, he's an atheist. Because all liberals are atheists.

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

Jesus was a liberal.

36 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:05:30pm

re: #33 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Khorne cares not from where the blood flows, only that it flows

You do have to wonder if the various sets of Chaos Lords have conventions and gather somewhere. Have a few drinks and start exchanging stories about what silly things their followers do, how they conned a particular city or civilization into obedience, or simply to compare the shortcomings of the opposing Lords of Law.

37 Feline Fearless Leader  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:07:13pm

re: #34 RadicalModerate

The Raving Freakazoid is at it again, this time on yesterday's FoxNews show:

Beck: "We have been setting up re-education camps. We call them universities"

In the clip, he equates American universities are "just as dangerous with indoctrination of our children as these terror groups [Hamas] are in Iran or North Korea". He goes even further by referring to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' call for re-education on the healthcare debate as Maoist.

Bravo. Let's speed up our national decline by further downgrading the importance of higher education to our culture and global standing.

Idiot.

:p

38 Obdicut  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:08:32pm

re: #36 oaktree

You do have to wonder if the various sets of Chaos Lords have conventions and gather somewhere. Have a few drinks and start exchanging stories about what silly things their followers do, how they conned a particular city or civilization into obedience, or simply to compare the shortcomings of the opposing Lords of Law.

And then the Horned Rat nukes them with a warpstone.

39 Kragar  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:10:54pm

re: #38 Obdicut

And then the Horned Rat nukes them with a warpstone.

DIE DIE MAN-THINGS!

If I played WHF, I would so run Skaven.

40 medavidson  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:48:31pm

Did you see this article about how *bad* Twitter's implementation of OAuth is?

[Link: arstechnica.com...]

41 Charles Johnson  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 1:53:23pm

re: #40 medavidson

Did you see this article about how *bad* Twitter's implementation of OAuth is?

[Link: arstechnica.com...]

Yes, I did see that - but it doesn't really apply to the way I'm using it. I'm using browser-based OAuth, not desktop client-based. The main issue is that it's relatively easy to grab the "secret" tokens out of a desktop client.

42 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Thu, Sep 2, 2010 2:25:48pm

re: #22 webevintage

I can't comment on this without saying something incredibly mean...

I can say that the photo in the linked article is a photography/art 101 textbook study in lines.


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