I gave up TV, then qualified for Olympic marathon trials and got my PhD

Re:I gave up TV, then qualified for Olympic marathon trials ... by neel8986 on Sunday March 26, 2017 @01:48PM (#13961993)

We at least have an option of not buying TV. Internet addiction is far worse. The sad part is I can not even avoid my laptop as it is where I do all my work. The device on which we work is slowly the biggest source of our time sink

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Re:I gave up TV, then qualified for Olympic marathon trials ... by afarrell on Sunday March 26, 2017 @01:55PM (#13962051)

You might consider using an app like Freedom, Cold Turkey, or SelfControl to block certain websites at different times.

Some people consider such tools to be a crutch, but unless you'd advise a dieter to keep cookies on their living-room table, you should agree that those people are silly.

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Re:I gave up TV, then qualified for Olympic marathon trials ... by Johnny555 on Sunday March 26, 2017 @01:54PM (#13962045)

Just edit your hosts file and route your most time consuming websites (i.e. hackernews) to localhost:

127.0.0.1 news.ycombinator.com www.facebook.com www.youtube.com

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Re:I gave up TV, then qualified for Olympic marathon trials ... by hollerith on Sunday March 26, 2017 @01:57PM (#13962066)

On OS X 10.8, routing to 127.0.0.1 did not block the site reliably (with Firefox), but 0.0.0.0 did and still does on OS X 10.11 (with Firefox and Chrome).

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Re:I gave up TV, then qualified for Olympic marathon trials ... by gjkood on Sunday March 26, 2017 @01:53PM (#13962038)

And now its all ad-free binge watching...sigh.

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