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There’s a whole bunch of cool modern replacements. Here’s a handy list: altbox.dev
I personally use bat
and rg
all the time, and find them much more suitable for everyday tasks.
Edit: And to clarify, I didn’t create either list, they’re just ones I’d bookmarked at some point.
I really like that cd
command. :P
And I mean, there’s still time now. Switching browsers isn’t that bad. Export+import some bookmarks and adjust some settings, good to go.
I think FF has been a good option for a while. But the second best time is now. I can totally get it if people didn’t want to switch until they had more of a concrete problem.
There’s not much distinction between currency and product is there? Most products are just other forms of currency - eg, goods can be sold back for money. Services usually save you time. So when you say product, you just mean what is time exhanged for?
The most common product of time is probably money, the next most ubiquitous type of currency. But then there are also more abstract things like enjoyment, knowledge, rest.
Found Row’s channel from a similar thread years ago: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo6n98yEksXx0kHT4TA8_hQ
This guy does runs of the Pokemon Stadium games blindfolded. And I don’t fully know why, but it’s just super chill and enjoyable to watch these videos casually.
He’s right at 1000 now. Though I don’t see any recent uploads, hope he’s not done.
That’s a big undertaking, good luck! I’ll definitely be trying it out once it’s playable.
Having a nice list of characters you want is cool, but for now I’d say really pick two (or even 1) and try to get them prototyped and make them feel good to play.
Just like Reddit’s changes last year, seems like a clear and reasonaly expected consequence of the ‘our text is so valuable because AI’ idea.
The web will probably continue to become more gated and more fragmented as a result of that, plus trying to get more control to force ads.