Highly recommend the LookAway app if you are on macOS and looking for something encouraging you to take breaks and maintain good posture.
A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch
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#172Congrats on the app. I'm seeing that "great-ai-unlock" is happening. I see in last month a lot of new software being codeveloped with claude/codex/gemini/you-name it. Before, it was too costly to do sth like the Posture app: here, you would have to know Swift and apple apis to write such tool. Would you be C# (very good) programmer with free weekend, and an idea: no cookie for ya. These days, due to "great-ai-unlock"…
Maybe this is a naive take, but I don't really think LLMs have done that much to change the actual situation around ability/outcomes. If you are actually a very good C# programmer, knowing Swift and searching some Apple documentation seems very reasonable.
It might help "unstick" you if you aren't super confident, but it doesn't seem to me like it's actually leveling up mediocre programmers to "very good" ones, in familiar or unfamiliar domains.
Re: A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch
#173Congrats on the app. I'm seeing that "great-ai-unlock" is happening. I see in last month a lot of new software being codeveloped with claude/codex/gemini/you-name it. Before, it was too costly to do sth like the Posture app: here, you would have to know Swift and apple apis to write such tool. Would you be C# (very good) programmer with free weekend, and an idea: no cookie for ya. These days, due to "great-ai-unlock"…
What a stupid thing to call a paradox. When infrastructure is better, you'd expect it to be used more.
It's because they're misusing the term. Jevons' paradox doesn't apply to the simple idea that "cheaper code leads to more demand for code", that's just the concept of price curves.
Instead, Jevons' paradox refers to a counterintuitive rebound effect: AI tools make engineers more productive, which you'd expect to reduce the marginal demand for additional engineers (since the same output requires fewer people). In reality, this efficiency lowers the effective cost of software development, sparking even greater overall demand for new features and projects, which ultimately increases total spending on engineering talent.
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#174I code on my bed, guess no slouching at all
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#175Slouching is caused by the design of chairs and soreness in a single sitting position. I have a love-hate relationship with my Salli chair, but angle your legs down and slouching is no longer an issue, to the point where you don't even need a back on your chair.
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#176Quite a while back, a former student of mine built Nekoze :D
https://nekoze.app Nekoze warns you when you are hunched over.
Years back, we did a couple of whimsical prototypes along those lines (using J!NS MEME, smart glasses): https://youtu.be/LXIY2g-twOA
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#177Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sure, but getting the right environment is a prerequisite. In my case it’s a Herman Miller Embody chair [1] that stops me getting into a bad position (it’s not impossible, it just encourages good posture). [1] https://www.hermanmiller.com/en_gb/products/seating/office-c...
I ditched all my HM chairs for a standard wooden chair. They just never felt right (maybe the non-forward-adjustable armrests had something to do with it), but boy are they good at selling you an expensive fantasy.
Hell, my bed is on the floor, and my sofa is now also a pillow on the floor.
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#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
Funny, I’m the same. I also like taking walks to think but I’ve found that I must have my head pointing almost directly down (I.e. looking at my feet). It’s also how I stand thinking in the shower, with the warm water hitting my angled neck. Maybe something beneficial about that position of the neck, or maybe just habit! I will also have conversations in my head during my walk, I’ve done this my whole life and I’m no…
Sing it! As for the software. I would not want a camera on 24/7 (on any device, a compromise being my doorbell, which isn't cloud connected). It'd defeat the small LED which informs you it is on (since it is always-on), and if the machine is compromised this is a method to receive personal data. Actually, I'd prefer a hardware killswitch on things like camera and microphone.
Post-It makes an excelent kill switch for the camera. not effective for audio though
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#179You can tell its slop cuz its 1k lines in a single main.swift file lol
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#180I'm not sure how you can use a laptop with good posture. An external monitor at the right height seems like a necessity. I'm also optimistic about monitors in the form of glasses- even less effort needed to set yourself up for perfect posture. But the sweet spot problem is still very much a thing from what I've seen- can't wait until it's normal for them to have eye tracking, foveated rendering and streaming, and be…
When working at a desk I put my 16-inch MacBook Pro on a stand and use an external keyboard and trackpad. I don't like adapting my monitor layout when moving between working environments. Instead of an extra monitor, I have an iPad Pro on a stand.
Usb type c port can be flickering sometimes when the macbook/laptop is elevated.