waitpal
A passive terminal companion that shows witty one-liners in a box at the bottom-right of your PowerShell — whether you're typing, running commands, or just staring at the screen.
pip install waitpal
waitpal install-profile
Open a fresh PowerShell. That's it.
What it looks like
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Every Indian ceiling fan has two speeds: off, and |
| preparing for liftoff. |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
Sits quietly at the bottom-right corner. Updates every 6 seconds. Never interrupts you.
How it works
- On every new PowerShell terminal, a background Python process starts silently
- It draws a box at the bottom-right corner of your terminal every 6 seconds
- Cycles through 1000+ entries — fake facts, Indian observations, shower thoughts, absurd headlines
- Dies automatically when you close the terminal
No daemons. No lingering processes. No interaction needed.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
waitpal install-profile |
Wire the box into PowerShell startup |
waitpal uninstall-profile |
Remove it |
waitpal show |
Print one random entry and exit |
waitpal start |
Start background logging daemon |
waitpal stop |
Stop the daemon |
waitpal status |
Check daemon status |
Entries
1000+ original one-liners split across fake facts, fake wisdom, fortune cookies, absurd headlines, shower thoughts, and tiny prophecies.
Style: dry, witty, 70% believable, 30% nonsense.
Requirements
- Python 3.9+
- Windows (PowerShell) — Mac/Linux support coming
License
MIT
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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