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    Show hidden files by default for all applications (except Finder) that open a file dialog. Helpful for editors like SublimeText which don't show hidden files and the shortcut to show hidden files doesn't seem to work in the context of a file dialog.
Note: after running this, restart applications to take effect.
defaults write -g AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false

Get rid of that annoying red bubble over the system preferences icon implying there is an update (catalina) ... when it's probably just Apple trolling you to turn on iCloud.
alias disable_red_bubble_for_catalina_update='defaults write com.apple.systempreferences AttentionPrefBundleIDs 0 && killall Dock'

Create a Firefox userChrome.css, see: https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html
/* Hide annoying blue dots in pinned tabs, that indicate activity. */
.tabbrowser-tab > .tab-stack > .tab-content[pinned][titlechanged]:not([visuallyselected="true"]) {
  background-image: none !important;
}