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I've succesfully rolled out a (IMHO) better version of the "Freedom" app, that comes with a load of other benefits like being cheaper and even more effective. My phone can only make calls and texts because it's a dumb phone, and I have to go to my computer if I want to waste time on the internet.
Can we have a look at it ? / Give it a try ?
YMMV, depending what cellular bands are available in your country.
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Just waiting for CI to finish running. It's the new "compiling" [0]. [0] https://xkcd.com/303/
Yeah the problem with these (pipelines, compilations) is they last long enough to take some of your time but not long enough to, say, read a full article, complete a tutorial, watch an educational video from the beginning to end etc. So HN somehow falls nicely in there.
> So HN somehow falls nicely in there.
Yeah, I don’t read the article way too often too :/
In his Chaos Manor column, in Byte Magazine, in the late 90's, author Jerry Pournelle used to mention the “monk cell” where he went to write, upstairs his house - on a PC with no Internet access and just enough software for writing.
I frequently leave my phone at home and while I don't use Social Media that much, it's great to never be tempted but still be contactable, have all the useful info I like (stocks, weather etc) while not having anything from Meta anywhere near me. Not having browser is wonderful.
How many of us are currently distracted checking HN rather than concentrating on our work?
Today I learned that people pay money for an app that stops them from using a (probably expensive) phone. And not just a few people, but enough for the Freedom app to have 2 investment rounds and 11-50 employees[0]. Is it just me, or does that sound like something has gone horribly wrong somewhere? Why not just mute all notifications, or put the phone on silent or airplane mode, or switch it off, or even just replace…
Calling it that feels wrong to me. They're putting a label on people who ignore their manipulative trash. Plenty of people don't use social media, or watch news and movies, they're not in "monk mode"
Depends on how you define 'monk' I guess :)
How many of us are currently distracted checking HN rather than concentrating on our work?
I'm convinced that procrastination is not the problem with social media - it is FOMO. In this regard social media are not all equal, there is a hierarchy. In this way hackernews as social media is nearly a misnomer, I am not being projected upon by the perfect life of a billion people, algorithmically picked by my insecurities.