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Re: Busy Bar

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Post by tomhow »

bastardoperator wrote: post #22

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Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Edit: In many other threads on HN, people lament and protest the difficulty of getting paid well as a freelancer or small business in the technology industry. Let’s not trash someone for charging a handsome price for a product that’s had a lot of time, thought and design talent invested into it. Everybody knows that other clocks ant timers exist. Nobody is forced to buy this one. But we can still appreciate the effort and talent that someone has put into trying to create something beautiful, and respect them for charging a premium for it. And let’s keep Hacker News from being a place for grumpiness, especially about people trying to make nice new things.

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by RockRobotRock »

deepfriedbits wrote: post #97
numbers wrote: post #73

I wouldn't buy this because of the price tag but I love the industrial design of this thing! I wish there were more things like this (albeit more practical) that I would like to upgrade my desk with.

Same. Reminds me of something Teenage Engineering would produce.

Great analogy. Expensive toys that look impressive but you'll spend 90% of your time fiddling instead of getting anything useful done with it.

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by brulard »

raphman wrote: post #55
beng-nl wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The way it moves makes me think it’s ai-generated..

I'm pretty confident that it is not AI-generated but simply a traditionally animated 3D model. https://cdn.flipperzero.one/BusyBar_First_Block_Video_Deskto...

Yeah, it has five fingers

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by DrawTR »

vivzkestrel wrote: post #69

you dont need all of that to improve focus. start with 30 seconds, clear your mind, set a timer for 30 seconds, sit in a corner and start meditating. the challenge is that as soon as you think of something inside your mind, stop the timer. do this daily and your meditation times will slowly improve and your focus will come back

don't people typically say to let thoughts pass by when you're doing meditation? seems like bitter medicine to disallow yourself any fleeting thought

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by noahjk »

mempko wrote: post #126
dfxm12 wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't you already have a door? With a lock? A mute button? OK, maybe those aren't cool, but don't you have a piece of paper, pens, markers and some time to design your own DND signs with your kids? $50 still seems like a lot. We don't have to buy something to deal with every little inconvenience in our lives when what we have on hand + maybe a tiny bit of creativity can probably suffice.

Do you have kids? Have you ever tried locking a door with a little one? Lol Also, yes I've made signs. It's easy to forget to hang them.

[Insert knocking for 10 minutes straight, followed up by a request for (insert random object here)]

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by noahjk »

donatj wrote: post #107

I have a home office and sometimes my wife will come busting in with the kids being silly. It's not a big deal but I would like some sort of indication for outside the room for when I am in a meeting. This seems more designed for shared working spaces which seem limited these days

I've communicated the 'meeting' thing, but now the way it goes is:

barge in

> are you in a meeting?

No matter what I was previously doing, now I'm distracted... if anything, it's easier to re-focus during a meeting than during deep work

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by vivzkestrel »

DrawTR wrote: post #134
vivzkestrel wrote: post #69

you dont need all of that to improve focus. start with 30 seconds, clear your mind, set a timer for 30 seconds, sit in a corner and start meditating. the challenge is that as soon as you think of something inside your mind, stop the timer. do this daily and your meditation times will slowly improve and your focus will come back

don't people typically say to let thoughts pass by when you're doing meditation? seems like bitter medicine to disallow yourself any fleeting thought

the way you are actually supposed to meditate is to keep your mind completely clear. I have been testing this for almost a year now and even I cannot manage more than 5 mins of it but the idea is that as soon as you get a thought inside your head, open your eyes and stop the timer. It doesnt matter if it was 5 seconds or 2 mins but slowly and steadily your times will increase and so will your focus

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by vivzkestrel »

DrawTR wrote: post #134
vivzkestrel wrote: post #69

you dont need all of that to improve focus. start with 30 seconds, clear your mind, set a timer for 30 seconds, sit in a corner and start meditating. the challenge is that as soon as you think of something inside your mind, stop the timer. do this daily and your meditation times will slowly improve and your focus will come back

don't people typically say to let thoughts pass by when you're doing meditation? seems like bitter medicine to disallow yourself any fleeting thought

i would chant "Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" while meditating because that is one way to force your mind to keep it from having thoughts but then maybe it is just me
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