Roomba + Wii remote + Perl = Awesome (Slashdot)

Roomba + Wii remote + Perl = Awesome (Slashdot)
Anonymous Wii Lov’n Coward writes “Check out the WiiRoomba, a mashup using a Wii remote, a perl script, and the Darwiin Remote software. While a little sluggish to respond, the Roomba is entirely controlled by the Wii remote accelerometers.” All of the source code to do it yourself is available at the site linked, along with a youtube video of how it works.

Installing PerlMagick on OSX

Installing PerlMagick on OSX
I have built up a pretty large collection of cool perl scripts that use the Image::Magick perl extensions - some of these are documented in Flickr Hacks.Comment

Learn Perl in 10 easy lessons - Lesson 1

Learn Perl in 10 easy lessons - Lesson 1
Larry Wall created a scripting language in 1987, which he called the “Practical Extraction and Report Language”. It was designed as a text-processing language for Unix operating systems.Comment