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Re:How to curb Internet addiction? on Monday November 09, 2009 @08:35AM (#930850)
I was addicted to news feeds so I used a filter to block myself ( Procon Latte, a firefox plugin). I am clean for more than a month now.

For increasing productivity, use pomodoro or similiar simple/simpler techniques. Its all about creating a habit.

Re:Playdar - Music Content Resolver on Thursday October 29, 2009 @07:56AM (#909857)
Re:Ask HN: Better alternative to daily RSS feeds reading? on Saturday October 24, 2009 @03:57PM (#900878)
Tweetie + Instapaper was my replacement for Google reader. I dont have to mark tweets as read as well. Lazyfeed is good too.
would rather leave them the $39 in stead of spending it on this.

Cuil Theory

http://cuiltheory.wikidot.com/start"The idea was to lampoon the terrible search engine capabilities of the Cuil search engine, while providing a functionally stimulating idea about the interrelationship between tangential things." - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet"One Cuil = One level of abstraction away from the reality of a situation. Example: You ask me for a Hamburger. 1 Cuil: if you asked me for...

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