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by fnordfnordfnord 4820 days ago
It'd be funnier if you invoke 'sl' in their shell.
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Definitely, I didn't even know that command :D - but I had to `apt-get install sl` on my machine first. Maybe just do a telnet to a nonstandard port on my server and then send special characters to do the animation? That could work...
Yeah, I didn't consider the fact that not everyone has sl on their machine.
It is a sad world we live in where some people don't have sl installed.
sl is horrible - I don't need to waste however many seconds just because I mistyped something.
I always install sl because it helps me. If I'm frustrated from typing too quickly/angrily to even get "ls" right, the little train breaks me out of my fugue state and I have to laugh and shout "choo choo!" in the office :D