{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"loveydoe's status on Saturday, 26-Jul-14 23:36:42 UTC","author_name":"loveydoe","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/loveydoe","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3558419","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/9\" class=\"url\" title=\"Rarity\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">rarity<\/span><\/a><\/span> It is used for many of the same things GUIs are used for.  Since you are accustomed to GUIs, you would only need to use a terminal for extremely specialized tasks.  I use the terminal for file management, chatting, web browsing, programming, and experimenting with new programs."}