Okay, an insane use for Perl?
I'd definately have to say using it to control the guidance system of weapons of mass destruction.
Where's the code?
It's non-existant! Who's insane enough to do that?
But just for fun
#!/usr/bin/perl
# Nukem v0.01 (untested)
# Classified: Top Secret
#
# This code is to be considered alpha
# Use of this code is strictly forbidden
# except if given explict orders
# by the President to Nukem.
#
use strict; # We're trying to blow up the enemy, not ourselves!
use warnings; # So we need a bit of sanity here.
# use the Weapons of Mass Destruction module
use Weapons::MassDestruction;
use Command::Protocols;
use Time::HiRes qw(usleep);
# Create a new command protocol object using the current protocols
my $protocol = Command::Protocols->new();
# Create a new W::MD object that represents a nuclear missile passing
+a
# reference to the protocol object so that we don't need to
# pass it everytime we need info from it
my $nuke = Weapons::MassDestruction->new(
-protocol => \$protocol,
-nuclear => 1
);
# Arm it
$nuke->arm();
# Aim it
$nuke->aim();
# Fire!
$nuke->fire();
while(1) {
# Never assume that it will not stray
if (!$nuke->oncourse()) {
$nuke->course_correct();
}
# listen for an override signal
if ($protocol->override()) {
# change the destination to the alternate location residing
# somewhere that minimalizes death and destruction of innocents
$nuke->alt_course());
}
# Is 100 microseconds too long to sleep between course corrections?
# If it misses the target, we will never know...
# we'll be vaporized :(
usleep(100);
}
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