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John Scalzi's Guide to Epic SciFi Design FAILs - Star Trek Edition:

The programming of this probe is even more simple than that of V'Ger, and could be written in four lines in the BASIC programming language:

10. GOTO Earth
20. INPUT "I can has humpback whalez?" A$
30. IF A$="no" THEN GOTO 40
40. DESTROY EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING

I'm pretty sure this is not optimal design.

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Normally, I'm opposed to dressing up little dogs, but every rule needs an exception: To Boldy Wear What No Dog Wants to Wear.