An age ticker, forked to clean up, more ruby-like and properly styled

age.rb

#! /usr/bin/env ruby

date_of_birth = Time.new(1988, 8, 31)

# Credit: http://stackoverflow.com/a/4136485
def humanize seconds
  [[60,   :seconds], 
   [60,   :minutes],
   [24,   :hours], 
   [365,  :days],
   [100,  :years]].map { |count, name|
      if seconds > 0
        seconds, mod = seconds.divmod(count)
        "#{mod.to_i} #{name}"
      end
    }.compact.reverse.join(' ')
end

# Handle interrupts gracefully, should probably clear the screen too
trap("INT") { 
  exit 0
}

loop do
  distance = Time.now - date_of_birth
  print "#{humanize(distance)} \r"
  sleep 1
end