kill_braid.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
#
# This stupid Braid game completely locks up OSX when the 
# campaign file gets corrupted.  Rather than restarting over 
# and over again while I try to restore from a previous save
# point, I decided to whip up this kill script.

while true do 
  braid_id = %x[ps auxx | grep "Braid.app" | grep -v auxx | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}']
  if braid_id.empty?
    puts "Braid is not running."
  else
    system("kill -9 #{braid_id}")
    puts "Killed!"
  end
  sleep 20
end