Accidentally typed 'sl' instead of 'ls'? Install this and get a steam locomotive to run across your terminal.

[carrot@sh.itjust.works]

This is exactly the type of thing I love.

[some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org]

I love dev work like this. Computers should be fun again.

[ctrlaltdyeet@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

thefuck is abandoned, you could try https://github.com/iffse/pay-respects instead

[msage@programming.dev]

So I installed this way back in the day on my prod corporate VMs. I was still green, and any prod issues would shake me so much, it was too stressful.

I taught myself to relax when the locomotive pops up, take a few deep breaths and go on.

It was super effective. I learned to not get so flustered, and stopped messing commands due to adrenaline. I no longer install it anywhere, but it still puts a smile and a wave of nostalgia when I see or hear about it.

Such a small thing, yet it helped me grow so much.

[generallynonsensical@lemmy.world]

I saw it wasn't maintained, after I posted. Was pretty bummed. Thanks for this!

[nshibj@lemmy.world]

Or ll='ls -laFh' to have it just how I like it

[maiq@lemy.lol]

Not a mistake but a fun reminder that the terminal can be a very fun place!

 fortune | cowsay -f stimpy
 _________________________________________
/ Poverty Jet Set:                        \
|                                         |
| A group of people given to chronic      |
| traveling at the expense of long-term   |
| job stability or a permanent residence. |
| Tend to have doomed and extremely       |
| expensive phone-call relationships with |
| people named Serge or Ilyana. Tend to   |
| discuss frequent-flyer programs at      |
| parties.                                |
|                                         |
| -- Douglas Coupland, "Generation X:     |
| Tales for an Accelerated                |
|                                         |
\ Culture"                                /
 -----------------------------------------
  \     .    _  .    
   \    |\_|/__/|    
       / / \/ \  \  
      /__|O||O|__ \ 
     |/_ \_/\_/ _\ |  
     | | (____) | ||  
     \/\___/\__/  // 
     (_/         ||
      |          ||
      |          ||\   
       \        //_/  
        \______//
       __ || __||
      (____(____)

[maiq@lemy.lol]

figlet "Linux Rocks!"
 _     _                    ____            _        _ 
| |   (_)_ __  _   ___  __ |  _ \ ___   ___| | _____| |
| |   | | '_ \| | | \ \/ / | |_) / _ \ / __| |/ / __| |
| |___| | | | | |_| |>  <  |  _ < (_) | (__|   <\__ \_|
|_____|_|_| |_|\__,_/_/\_\ |_| \_\___/ \___|_|\_\___(_)
                                                       

[maiq@lemy.lol]

Find the lady in red with cmatrix -a -b -l -r

Or watch Starwars

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

[bangersandmash@lemmy.world]

Blinkenlights appears to no longer exist

[mcchots@sh.itjust.works]

Still works do me.

[lengau@midwest.social]

Installing SL is part of my standard cloud-init config.