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| location | California | |
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| visits | member for | 10 months |
| seen | Nov 29 '12 at 19:38 | |
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Sep 3 |
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Putting limits on one's time online ... I think this is a great answer. I'm going to accept/award it. A note to future readers: pam_time seems to be capable of blocking the Internet directly, e.g. the http service (no need to unload modules in cron). Graham, I hope you improve your answer, if you think of anything. Thanks! |
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Sep 3 |
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Putting limits on one's time online Thanks, I'll look into your suggestion. BTW, inspired (and scared) by your previous comment, I asked about a similar approach in askubuntu 5 minutes ago. |
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Sep 3 |
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Putting limits on one's time online I think it would have to be a modem rather than a router (routers are optional). Regardless, could you suggest any specific models? |
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Sep 3 |
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Putting limits on one's time online Would any of the Chrome/Chromium-specific solutions still work if I do, say, mv .config/chromium tmp_chrome? |
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Sep 3 |
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Putting limits on one's time online How would Leechblock lock me out? Would it still work if I do mv .mozilla tmp_mozilla (on Linux)? How? |
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Sep 2 |
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Putting limits on one's time online Thanks for the kitchen timer suggestion. I'll give it a shot. However, I don't agree that procrastination, in general, or the scenario you describe, in particular, is evidence of a mental problem. Imagine that the timer went off and you turned off your WiFi, but 10 minutes later you remember that you forgot to do something urgent/important/awesome online, so you decide to turn if back on, despite your earlier commitment to yourself not to. Does that really mean you need "professional help"? Perhaps Piers Steel can comment on this. |
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Aug 29 |
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Putting limits on one's time online And a filtering device isn't easy to disconnect? Or do those replace the modems? |
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Aug 29 |
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Putting limits on one's time online I'm looking for a "deterrent" that's a serious hassle to circumvent. E.g. if I were to leave my modem at work and felt the urge to start using the Internet at home, it would cost me a round-trip to work (40 min of driving) - enough for impulse control. However, this is not ideal for the reasons I mentioned. |
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Aug 27 |
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Putting limits on one's time online If the admin installs this filtering software, wouldn't it be easy for him to disable it? I can see how the admin/root can limit others' privileges, but I need to be the admin on my own computer. |
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Aug 14 |
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fasting and low-calory diet good for the brain? Just wondering: How come you know so much about this? Are you a nutritionist? |
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Jul 29 |
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How to code faster? Please give me suggestions for how I can halve the time it take for me to do an assignment. I think it's your belief that you could somehow perform this miracle that allowed you to justify your procrastination to yourself. Try to avoid this mistake next time. |
