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Ever Read XKCD? Check this out: xkcd: Geohashing (http://xkcd.com/426/)

here's a Perl Script that implements the algorithm in the comic:



#! /usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
...

use Term::ReadKey;
ReadMode 4;

until ( ReadKey(-1) eq 'Q' ) {
... Your Program Here ...
}

ReadMode 0; # Reset tty before exiting
exit;



There you are, sir.

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