Since there seem to be an increasing number of “menu bar extras” (that are increasingly greedy about taking up space), it seems overdue to turn the Dock into an

Since there seem to be an increasing number of “menu bar extras” (that are increasingly greedy about taking up space), it seems overdue to turn the Dock into another option for status bars. Those useless Dock corners could be really nice for displaying square widgets that might otherwise want a chunk of the menu bar.