Inspired by Kev Quirk , here’s a rundown of the costs of running this site:

If you ever wondered, here is a list of the applications I am using on my Mac, all can be installed and do not require an internet connection to function. I try to stay away from all Google, Microsoft and Adobe stuff for various reasons, so no Chrome, no Edge (bleah), no Office, no Visual Studio Code, no Photoshop.

Some of them are free, most are commercial.

General

• Alfred - I don’t even know where to begin, it’s a must-have app for your Mac. Just browse their website for more info.
• VLC - open source media player.
• Noizio - increses your productivity (or relax) by playing more than 30 sounds of nature.
• Affinity Photo - Adobe Photoshop alternative, I’m not using it too much (cropping, resizing, exporting photos) so I can’t really compare it to Photoshop. But not being Adobe is a win in my book.
• Transmission - a free BitTorrent client.
• 1Password - the best password manager but make sure you’re not using any of the “online syncing” stuff; a local vault works perfectly. Unless you want your passwords in the cloud, of course.
• Little Snitch - host-based application firewall for macOS, you can use it to monitor applications and prevent or permit them to connect to attached networks. VSCode is trying to connect to telemetry.for.fun.microsoft-doesnt-give-a-shit.about.you? Block the motherfucker.
• The Unarchiver - open any archive, including RAR ones.

khonak an dam keh neshastim dar eyvan, man o to
sitting here, you and I, the courtyard breeze is cool

beh do naqsh, o beh do surat, beh yeki jan, man o to
two images, two forms, one thought, you and I

rang-e-bagh o dam-e-morghan bedahad ab-e-hayyat
the orchard-shades, the songs of birds give up the world’s secrets

an zamani keh dar ayyim bebostan man o to
when we find ourselves here in this garden

Below is a oneliner that will retrieve Reddit permalinks from a specific subbreddit’s JSON feed by using jq .

$ wget -O - -q 'https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/new.json' | jq '..|.permalink? | select(.)'
"/r/worldnews/comments/hj56lb/on_behalf_of_27_countries_uk_issues_joint/"
"/r/worldnews/comments/hj552s/first_hong_kong_arrest_under_chinas_new_law_is/"
"/r/worldnews/comments/hj54v5/india_successfully_exports_casteism_to_the_usa/"
"/r/worldnews/comments/hj54kf/taiwan_opens_office_to_help_people_fleeing_hong/"
"/r/worldnews/comments/hj53qm/indias_tiktok_alternative_chingari_app_sees_100k/"
...

Or, to retrieve the actual link:

$ wget -O - -q 'https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/new.json' | jq '..|.url? | select(.)'
"https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/un-human-rights-council-44-cross-regional-statement-on-hong-kong-and-xinjiang"
"https://www.newsweek.com/china-first-arrest-under-new-hong-kong-law-man-independence-flag-1514579"
"https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/california-cisco-job-discrimination-indian-employee-caste-1695767-2020-07-01"
"https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-taiwan-idUSKBN242445"
"https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/chingari-crosses-1-million-downloads-on-play-store-as-tiktok-stops-working-1695735-2020-07-01"
...