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+1 Once they add a Windows or Linux client I'll give Allo a try. To me it's a bit distracting to abruptly interrupt a coding session and pull out my phone. La
by protomok 10y ago
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Once they add a Windows or Linux client I'll give Allo a try.
To me it's a bit distracting to abruptly interrupt a coding session and pull out my phone. Lately I've been trying to minimize distractions and stay in a terminal or development IDE as much as possible. I mentally view distractions similar to latency when accessing memory, something like:
Look up info in terminal or IDE - comments within code, man pages, etc. <===> register access
Desktop applications - PDF, Powerpoint slides, IM, etc. <===> L1 cache hit
Google something (often results in reading articles, HN!, etc.) <===> L2 cache hit
Phone usage (apps, calls, etc.) <===> Memory access
In person chat (prone to rants/complaining, tangents, etc.) <===> Disk access
Meetings <===> Tape based storage :)
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- ben174 10y agoIt's for exactly this reason that I'm creating a terminal-based calorie tracker. Working on finishing up the curses-like client so i can quickly type bogg 120 # consumed 120 calories bogg -120 biking # exercised 120 calories while biking https://github.com/bo-gg/bogg-api https://github.com/bo-gg/bogg-api Once the command line portion is finished I plan to do a Show HN and hopefully people start using it.
- davyjones 10y agoGoogle something (often results in reading unrelated articles, "link dives", etc.) <=====> Cache miss (?)