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Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by kj01a »

delegate wrote: post #64

This. Work work work. Work is the process of mapping nature into products and (then) waste. If nobody needs the 'fruits' of your work, there's always marketing and advertising which can make people want them. This my friends is the reason our planet is fast becoming uninhabitable. People doing too much work. I think we've achieved a lot, now it's time to take a look around and take a look inside. Is it possible to bu…

>Is it possible to build a society which is not built around the concept of 'work'?

Sure, but it could probably only happen in a post-scarcity society. As long as resources are scarce effort will need to be put forward to sustain life.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by pfortuny »

Mithaldu wrote: post #58
pfortuny wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Imagine you miss your child's goal just because you were checking your oh-so-important Excel spreadsheet. Addiction, as you say. Lack of freedom (as any addiction is). Plain stupid.

Is that better or worse than if you miss it because your boss wouldn't let you go at all? I've had friends from the USA eat the cost of a plane ticket because their supervisor told them they'd get time off for a visit to Germany, but then got dunked on two weeks before the flight by their supervisor's supervisor, precisely because they wouldn't have been able to react to emergencies in Germany, and this entirely due…

I am glad I do not work in the USA. Really.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by gdulli »

It's not about working 24/7. It's about the ease and convenience of getting something done during off hours in the occasional times you want to or need to.

I don't work during off-hours because I have to or feel pressured to. I also don't do it excessively. I do it because I like my work and care about the uptime of my systems and sometimes I want to get ahead. This has paid off for me in tangible ways, and I still enjoy a stress-free home life.

If you want to work 9-5 and then be done, that's fine. But don't act like the alternative is morally wrong or that others can't exercise their own choice.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by p10_user »

cyberferret wrote: post #7

Way back nearly two decades ago, I set up an early version of ActiveSync on my Palm Treo device. I noticed there was an option in the Treo email settings to disable real time syncing between certain times (after office hours), but I was SO excited about getting and responding to real time emails on my little phone device that I thought "Who the HECK would want to stop this wonderful flow of emails". Later when I upgr…

You can turn off notifications in iOS on a per app basis. I do this for emails.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by toomuchtodo »

pfortuny wrote: post #92
Mithaldu wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that better or worse than if you miss it because your boss wouldn't let you go at all? I've had friends from the USA eat the cost of a plane ticket because their supervisor told them they'd get time off for a visit to Germany, but then got dunked on two weeks before the flight by their supervisor's supervisor, precisely because they wouldn't have been able to react to emergencies in Germany, and this entirely due…

I am glad I do not work in the USA. Really.

Its very backwards compared to other first world countries (Disclaimer: US worker). No parental leave, sick days, vacation time codified into law. Limited worker protections.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by nwah1 »

Pretending like the need for sleep can be ignored, given our current physiology, is absolutely absurd. But I would be very much interested in any work towards fundamentally reconfiguring our biology. I was hoping this was the topic of the article, and was disappointed.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by blowski »

Senji wrote: post #14
blowski wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"It's easy to give up smoking - just don't buy cigarettes".

You joke, but this IS how I quit cigarettes. The impulse to smoke was momentary and I'd reach into my pocket. Not having cigs there, I'd be slightly miffed. But as I was not buying any, a separate action on which I had taken a clear stance for myself, I ended up not smoking unless in a group setting. Over time I cut out on that too.

Despite never being a smoker, I know that my willpower is much too weak for that to work.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by ghostly_s »

cyberferret wrote: post #7

Way back nearly two decades ago, I set up an early version of ActiveSync on my Palm Treo device. I noticed there was an option in the Treo email settings to disable real time syncing between certain times (after office hours), but I was SO excited about getting and responding to real time emails on my little phone device that I thought "Who the HECK would want to stop this wonderful flow of emails". Later when I upgr…

Funny, I submitted an Outlook for iOS feature request for just such an "outside working hours" setting (I like keeping my work account tied to this app precisely so I can compartmentalize it and not think about work things when I'm on my own time). I guess I should stop holding my breath.

Re: Microsoft reboots war on sleep

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Post by ghostly_s »

jobigoud wrote: post #68
herbst wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Worst on twitter is notifications because 2 people i follow retweetet the same post...

It feels that this should be handled by the notification layer. Do not push notifications for things I've already seen.

I think the parent is complaining about notifications that literally say "[X number of] people you follow retweeted this post:[...]", not duplicate notifications.
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