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This might sound a little-bit stupid, but I automate locking/unlocking internet access on my phone and computer. That is to say, every night my computers and p
by kdbg 7y ago
This might sound a little-bit stupid, but I automate locking/unlocking internet access on my phone and computer.
That is to say, every night my computers and phone will lock me out[0] at a set time. Then in the morning I have to log 30 minutes of exercise (tracked by my heartrate on fitbit) to unlock internet access.
I also have certain time-wasting sites like Reddit and Netflix locked out until I complete a sufficiently difficult problem on leetcode, projecteuler, or wechall
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I was just finding it hard to keep myself going to bed at a decent hour when I have no constraints like a 9-5 job and to keep an exercise routine going. So this automation has helped me.
[0] My computers are basically totally locked, my phone keeps the phone, messaging, camera, and skype accessible
- nestorherre 7y agoWhat do you use to lock/unlock your gadgets?
- kdbg 7y agoKaspersky Safe Kids. I chose it after experimenting with a bunch of options, it was the only one that wasn't trivial to bypass on my phone. Basic setup is that I wrote a script (against Kaspersky ToS) that can login and change the lock/unlock schedule and enable/disable website/application restrictions. So it unlocks after I tell it to check Fitbits API, and disables restrictions after I tell it to check one of the challenge websites. Locking happens on at a configured time each night.
- girishso 7y agoInteresting. Might be useful to me as well. What software(s) do you use for this?
- kdbg 7y agoIts really just two components - Kaspersky Safe Kids - Does the actual locking/restrictions - Custom Python Script - Communicates with Fitbit/leetcode/projecteuler/wechall and can update a the restrictions on the Kaspersky website.