I'm thinking either Barry Goldwater or Eugene McCarthy, kind of a toss-up.
* Was huge in the 80s
* Had a big downturn in the 90s
* Everyone speaks fondly of it today but doesn't really want to go that way?
It's gotta be Reagan.
Your twitter architecture will fail due to:
( ) Database replication issues
( ) Inability to prevent spam
(x) Immaturity of the libraries in your chosen language
...Why do people keep assuming Erlang is "new"?
Maybe this means the start of blog postings like "Why is Twoorl Down?!?!" and "How to Fix Twoorl's Send Problem"
I hope such blog posts start appearing. It means Twoorl will have hit prime time :)
Coincidentally, I've been working on something extremely similar the past week, though my project has a twist that I think Twitterers are going to enjoy. I'm going out of town for a few days, but hopefully I'll be able to release early next week. And it's in Django.