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khromem

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    Comment #42388998

    Is this a cheaper alternative to browserbase? I am a bit confused since you mention creating endpoints for scraping many times, I just want to do browser automation. Is that a use …

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    Comment #31148645

    True, but if you add manually then there is no verification

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    Comment #31145495

    Good point. Just updated the site to make that clear. Thanks!

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    Comment #31145358

    Beeminder is largely automated. We try to offer much more human support. Such as daily texts and manual verification of goals instead of just pulling data from an API.

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    Comment #31145336

    Beeminder is great. However, it's all automated and you cannot set huge penalties for single goals. Also, It's limited to things that can be verified from fitness trackers and othe…

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    Comment #31145211

    The role of this is to bridge the gaps between the spikes of internal motivation. A lot of times people start working on something new and for the first few days they have enough m…

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    Comment #31145164

    Exactly! I have used beeminder and stickk. But there were a few things that bugged me about them. 1) Theres no option to have a referee that isn't friends or family 2) Its automate…

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    Comment #31145097

    From what I have seen, depositing before making the commitment makes you much more likely to succeed. Seeing the money leave your account creates a lot of psychological pressure th…

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    Comment #31145046

    I actually used to make my friends promise to give away my money if I failed to do whatever. But it never really worked that great because I would always make some plausible excuse…

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    Comment #31144953

    We are a New York LLC. We're not incorporated at the moment. We make money through a subscription model. We do not make anything from the contracts because it seemed wrong to profi…

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    Comment #31144326

    For my whole life, I have been dealing with bursts of motivation where I am extremely productive for several days, followed by weeks-long slumps. This yo-yo behavior does not let a…

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