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Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by GZGavinZhao »

Artoooooor wrote: post #16

Please, put info that this is Apple-only in the FAQ. I got it after reading through the whole page and clicking "download app" on my Android phone.

On Android there is a similar app called "Forest". I used it five or six years ago, not sure if it still exists now.

Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by evgpbfhnr »

furyofantares wrote: post #21
Artoooooor wrote: post #16

Please, put info that this is Apple-only in the FAQ. I got it after reading through the whole page and clicking "download app" on my Android phone.

Hmm. The only button on the screen is ([Apple Logo] Send me a download link). When you scroll it off screen it's replaced with ([Apple Logo] Try Kiki) and a collage of macOS screenshots. They could certainly put it in the FAQ, which is below the ([Apple Logo] Get the App) button, I don't actually disagree with you, but it is somewhat of a funny complaint to me given the actual content of the page.

(logo doesn't render on my browser... So I wouldn't have guessed either.) (firefox/linux, but it really is a font problem, not a browser problem)

Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by agumonkey »

wds wrote: post #7

For $60/year, I'd expect a lot more from software that runs on my own computer with no additional services provided.

Maybe it's pure digital placebo. You paid for that so now you're revenge overachieve to make it worth it.

Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by 1shooner »

agumonkey wrote: post #34
wds wrote: post #7

For $60/year, I'd expect a lot more from software that runs on my own computer with no additional services provided.

Maybe it's pure digital placebo. You paid for that so now you're revenge overachieve to make it worth it.

Right, just like a gym membership.

Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by Retr0id »

Rnonymous wrote: post #25

I was using selfcontrol during my studies. It works by temporarily blocking certain domains on your hosts file. Happy to see it still exists, and free https://selfcontrolapp.com/

My version of this is having custom ublock filter rules for my set of "timewaster" websites (HN included), I comment/uncomment them as needed.

Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by navigate8310 »

rorylawless wrote: post #32
dzonga wrote: post #6

> Used by smart, distractible, individuals at ..... the more I see that - the less I trust

I’ve always wondered 1) if those things are real and, if so, do they 2) ask for permission to include the logo.

Gives vibe coding vibes

Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by jachee »

getnormality wrote: post #11

Some day I want it explained to me why it's impossible to put controls on a computer. Computers follow symbolic mathematical rules, so, "you're only allowed to run this app for 30 minutes" seems like a really easy command to follow. But you cannot buy software that actually, reliably causes this to occur at any cost on any device. It seems like there are three hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, nami…

…and off-by-one errors.

Re: Kiki – Accountability monster for people who are easily distracted

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Post by dopidopHN2 »

Rnonymous wrote: post #25

I was using selfcontrol during my studies. It works by temporarily blocking certain domains on your hosts file. Happy to see it still exists, and free https://selfcontrolapp.com/

Self control is great. I've been using it for a solid decade.
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