congrats
top effort that man!!
now, if only someone could explain what those other El Reg twitter accounts are for - and should I follow all of them? or just the main one?
Mr Carl Douglas - the computer scientist from Blighty's Lincoln, not the Kung-fu Fighting pop star - was fast as lightning to become @regvulture's 10,000th follower on Twitter. Winner: Carl Douglas As promised, he gets a mention in these pages after achieving such an ENORMO feat with expert timing. He now stands – or …
I don't really grok being a Twit. I don't pant in expectation of Stephen Fry's latest small but perfectly formed utterance, nor do I have to know immediately what puddle of poo Ed Miliband has now stepped in.
El Reg's website, having the luxury of more than 140 characters to express itself, is far better at sating my need for nerdful enjoyment, accompanied by that stimulating insertion of the well-honed double entendre.
Paris? The defining example!
for the 10,000th person to comment they don't have a twitter account?
Only asking, but if there is increment the counter for me.
Oh, and if that's what rocks Carl's boat then congratulations to him.
Another question. Could he have turned down the award, like an MBE, OBE, etc... or was this an offer he couldn't refuse?
"Will there be an honourable mention for the 10,000th person to comment they don't have a twitter account?" Given the almost Pavlovian reaction to the mention of Twitter in any context, that landmark was probably reached within a week of the first time the word turned up at El Reg. Maybe 10E7 instead?