I just checked the link for bat in op, assuming it to be some kind of battery display tool. I know that the `cat -v` thing is pretty funny now, but I honestly don't see the point in this at all. (if you didn't check the link, it's "cat with wings"). If I want to stick text files together or quickly view in a shell, I'll use cat. If I want to view/search it, i'll use less. If i want to edit it or do anything more, I'll use vi.

Since my introduction post, I used emacs less and less. Like z3bra, I think that the more I can cope with no config, the better (still want a monochrome setup though). Using vi has been an experience. I don't have syntax highlighting, but I prefer it without to be honest.

Mostly I do use a fairly vanilla system setup, which is even easier with Openbsd which comes with lots of good things by default. I add a couple of the suckless tool because I'm used to them. And a browser, and also git (it's kind of a necessity, whether I like it or not).

like xero said, colors on the web is difficult to get right. I haven't written any particular css overrides, and kind of just stick it (most of the web I use now is accessible through lynx, or rss ). I tried removing all css and applying some standard styles, but the amount of non-semantic html elements used these days makes it difficult for it to work on a lot of sites.

generally I don't like helper tools as it makes everything uncomfortable on other machines. on my own machine however I may add a few quality of life things just to make things take less time, but I don't like to get too attached.