Project update

Shipped a major update to my side project today.

Background: I built MOSHELL (browser-based Linux sandbox) in nights/weekends because I couldn't find a good interactive way to learn Linux that didn't require VM setup.

Today's ship: Progressive badge reward system.

Why it matters: The biggest drop-off was lesson 3 (permissions). Depressing stuff when you're learning alone.

Added badges so people could see tangible progress:

- Unlock a badge when you truly complete a lesson (verified, not just marked done)

- Download the badge file to share

- Build toward mastery over 12 lessons

Data since launch (6 hours ago):

- 40% badge unlock rate at lesson 3 (vs. 22% before)

- 80% of badge collectors complete all lessons (vs. 15% before)

Not trying to sell anything. Just shipped something that works and thought others might find it useful.

Lessons 1-6 are free. Try it: kingmo87.github.io/moshell

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