Nice! I recently launched a similar Chrome extension (free, open source, no tracking or ads) that also includes a greyscale option to make the websites less interesting / addicting once they load https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/get-your-focus-bac...
I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit
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#132Interesting. I'm surprised this actually works for people. For me it would it would just make me waste more time, and turn browsing into a stress multiplier instead of a stress reliever. I favor extensions that give an alert or block the site after a certain time. More effective and less anger inducing for me personally.
I can understand where they’re coming from I think.
I browse HN or reddit a lot when I put something in motion that will take 4-30 seconds to complete. Because who can wait tens of seconds for something.
Then 15 minutes later...
But if I know that I’ll probably have to wait just as long for the site to load then perhaps I’d just sit and endure, maybe...
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#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
On Android, through f-droid, there is app called 'NewPipe'. It uses youtube-dl to let you search and watch videos. It can use your exported subscriptions to show you their videos. But the gui is so not interested in keeping your attention, no immediate suggestions and no 'home' page, that it feels rudimentary. You get the bare minimum you need, and no more.
Caution: NewPipe may cause your entire Google account to get locked. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759
No - this is likely a hoax.
https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/2723#issuecomm...
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#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
In Seneca's case, at least, he advocated similar things (playing at being a destitute beggar every now and then) to remove fear of bad circumstances, not exactly to increase appreciation of good circumstances.
Right, this is the point of negative visualization. But the two go hand in hand just like anything else that can be framed as "yin-yang".
Something I say constantly, especially to others trying to make a decision to act, is "What's the worst thing that could possibly happen?" The thing is, you probably can't even imagine the worst thing that can possibly happen from any given decision. But by saying it out loud, you try, at least briefly. And in doing so, you often realize that "the worst thing that could possibly happen" really isn't all that bad.
I wanna ask this person on a date. What's the worst thing that could possibly happen? They say no and I feel embarrassed. It's a lot easier to do scary things if you actually think about the consequences of failure, rather than letting animal fear control you.
This, I learned from the Stoics.
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#135Nice! I recently launched a similar Chrome extension (free, open source, no tracking or ads) that also includes a greyscale option to make the websites less interesting / addicting once they load https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/get-your-focus-bac...
Thanks for reminding me to reset my iPhone to black and white!
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#136Any recommendations for a Firefox alternative to Crackbook Revival?
You can configure Leechblock (1) to do this. You have to configure it to show the 'Delaying page'.
(1) - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/leechblock-ng...
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#137I wonder if Apple would consider adding this to the Screen time feature? Otherwise I don't see how you can apply it on the iPhone for just certain websites or certain times of day.
They probably wouldn’t because it’s too specific. I’m in Germany and figured I’d just connect to one of the currently most used VPN Servers in New Zealand. Makes my connection slow when I can’t procrastinate or want to reduce screen time without actually blocking apps by enabling iOS Screen Time.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
If I were somehow transported back in time to The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold[0], I’d probably be bored because my phone wouldn’t work, and the wine would probably suck. It’s hard to make good wine without knowing what yeast is. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold
No joke. We burn a bunch of lightbulbs with candle powers measured in the hundreds, have several kinds of entertainment of the highest quality that's ever existed anywhere available at the literal press of a button or with the right spoken command, have a librarian-scribe who can fetch us most any info we like nearly instantly even if it's just a passing whim, our food is abundant, cheap, outstanding, and for all but…
Comparisons between modern mundane luxury and the lives of ancient royalty rarely take into account the different stressors present in either case. Maybe the life of a medieval sovereign would still be preferable to that of a modern serf, if nonmaterial considerarions were included.
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#139Is there any Free software alternative to the proprietary Charles Proxy?
After trying to find something similar myself, originally I found some "methods" online to bypass the trial time, but I eventually just gave in and bought a license - and IMO it does exactly what it says on the tin, and is still updated and is cross platform so I think it's worth it.
But if anyone knows of any nice GUI tools that are similar do share!
EDIT: Just thought I'd mention how I use it. Basically I use it like the chrome network tools, but I intercept POST requests to the server and try to much with the data that's sent to make sure the backend isn't blindly trusting the client, or to see if there's weird ways I can break the code with special input, etc.
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#140I ran a website for youngsters several years ago.
One of the duties to maintain it was to moderate discussion boards.
Some kids were difficult to manage and would not accept to be banned (via email/IP/or whatever solution) and would keep recreating profiles.
Ultimately I dealt with those ppl by “greylisting” them. Added a sleep() prior each page rendering of 5 to 25 secs (actually it was more sophisticated and would stream chunks over TCP so the slowness feeling was even more real).
Worked like a charm. Few days after the recalcitrant would no longer come on the website.
I called this “moderation by degradation of user experience”, and was pretty effective like the solution described in your post.
Think about page load if you need to restrain visits.