Ah, the age of the terminal is still very much well and truly with us. If only the teenager me, clutching my vt100 back in 1988 as it was being removed to be replaced with 'a modern computer interface', would've known not to fret so much and just let the future have its way ..

The very awesome awesome-console-services has more neat tools like this:

https://github.com/chubin/awesome-console-services

My favourite is:

$ nc ticker.bitcointicker.co 10080

.. which is a nice thing to check while waiting for builds ..

And then, there is this wonderful, wonderful thing:

$ curl cheat.sh

Such a great resource when all you've got is a terminal and 15 minutes waiting for those builds ..

Another great one, which I have found very useful for sending myself links across an air gap ..

$ curl qrenco.de/https://news.ycombinator.com/item\?id\=44590971

Okay, one more, because I just can't get enough:

$ curl https://api.lyrics.ovh/v1/depeche-mode/behind-the-wheel