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Python? We don't need no stinkin' Python.

    while sleep 0.1; do printf "%-$(( ( RANDOM % `tput cols` ) - 1))s\e[0;$(( 30 + ($RANDOM % 8) ))m*\n" ; done

Shout out to Alphapapa's excellent snow.el script for Emacs

by bash wants more ()s

  while sleep 0.1; do printf "%-$(( ( RANDOM % $(tput cols) ) - 1))s\e[0;$(( 30 + ($RANDOM % 8) ))m\*\n" ; done

Nice - if you can do a handstand :)

Impressive, but mine was also floating up vs down. :)

hahhah I just tried this. I'm impressed!