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Here's an x-windows version, with slight adjustments.

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use LWP::Simple;

my $poll = 60;
my $question = {};

{
    &watch;
    sleep $poll;
    redo;
}

sub watch {
    my $content = get('http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?node=Seekers%20of
+%20Perl%20Wisdom');
    if ($content =~ /<font color=white>User Questions<\/font>.+?<a hre
+f=\"\/index\.pl\?node_id=\S+\">(.*?)<\/a>/is) {
        compare($1);
    }
}

sub compare {
    my $curquestion = shift;
    if ($question ne $curquestion) {
        $question = $curquestion;
        &act;
    }
}

sub act {
    system "xmessage \"New PerlMonks Question: $question\"";
}
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In reply to RE: seeker watch by kilinrax
in thread seeker watch by vladdrak

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