[MisterSandman]

Do you remember the command line command to convert 5:30 IST to PDT? Or convert $70 USD to SGD? Or what 17.3 years in seconds is? Or how many days are between 2024-12-30 and 2025-06-17?

Raycast can all of do that automatically, and the only shortcut you need to know is Cmd-Space.

[sublinear]

I just type the same into the browser. Only shortcut is alt-tab or a touchscreen swipe, and it works on any device without installing anything.

I don't get it either.

[eviks]

If you ignore inefficiencies you won't get why the alternative is efficient.

Of course it's not the only shortcut. First, you might need to press tab several times and also pay attention to pick the right element from the app list (no need to do that with a launcher h

Then you need to open a new tab not to lose your current one (guess, this one can be avoided with extra config)

Then you need to wait for the network and hope your query is interpreted correctly by a very general search engine which are increasingly likely to push hallucinations as answers instead (for a calculator plugin you can learn syntax to have guaranteed match)

[sublinear]

Not convinced. I challenge you to a duel wtf lmao roflcopter??

Are we fr splitting hairs now on milliseconds? Yes, and words per minute are a measure of productivity!

[eviks]

You'll never be convinced because you continue to distort reality to match your fantasy. Why did you convert seconds into milliseconds? Why did you ignore the non-time-based inefficiency of the workflow?

[mjmas]

For search you then have at least 3 roundtrips back and forth to the server, plus processing at either end, which for me is at least 400ms for Google, though ping being 17ms suggests the time is mainly spent on processing at the other end.