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Author @DataChaz shared a demo (video) on 2026-06-12 of a terminal shader created…

Brief

A Ukrainian developer built a terminal shader that enforces breaks by gradually growing a black‑hole lens over your code as you keep working; the distortion magnifies and renders text unreadable the longer a session continues. Posted by @DataChaz on 2026-06-12 with a demo video, the only remedy shown is stepping away, which causes the lens to shrink and restores readability.

Why it matters

Author @DataChaz shared a demo (video) on 2026-06-12 of a terminal shader created by a Ukrainian developer that acts as a Pomodoro-like break enforcer.

Key details

  • The shader visually grows a black‑hole lens over the IDE/terminal the longer you work, progressively making code unreadable; the only way to restore readability is to step away, causing the lens to shrink.
  • Demo link: https://nitter.net/t.co/djzE8Ajw3R (video shows the real-time distortion and recovery behavior).
Source evidence

The ultimate Pomodoro timer doesn't ring, it drops a black hole into your IDE!

A Ukrainian developer made a terminal shader that grows the longer you work, lensing your code until it's totally unreadable.

The only fix?

Step away and it shrinks :)

https://nitter.net/t.co/djzE8Ajw3R

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