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This is a really bad idea
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evil_backtick_overload.rb
require 'uri'
module ReallyBadIdea
alias_method :old_tick, :`
def `(uri)
begin
URI.parse(uri)
rescue URI::InvalidURIError
old_tick(uri)
end
end
end
include ReallyBadIdea
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