Ask HN: Anyone want a CLI and push based Slack client (focused on battery life)?
Two days a week I work remotely, usually unplugged from a power source for most of the day. I have to run Skype and Slack to keep connected to the office. I find both clients are bloated and hog battery.<p>I was thinking about coding a command line based client that would use the Slack API&#x27;s to replicate Slack text chat functionality in a very minimal program.<p>I would use a cloud based server to poll Slack for new messages and then push them down to the client. This keeps the client from continually having to check for new messages -- and improves battery life for my laptop.<p>If it worked, I could add other chat channels.<p>One limitation: it would probably support text and image only -- not audio&#x2F;video<p>Is anyone else facing the same problems? Would you be interested in such a solution?<p>What would you want to see in it?<p>Thanks!