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Lately I've been using timers daily
- dj_mc_merlin 3y agoCan anyone identify the font? I tried whatthefont but it's only giving me paid fonts, I'm pretty sure this is a free font but can't seem to find it. edit: thanks for the answers
- seri4l 3y agoI think it may be Noto Sans Mono. >I tried whatthefont Has that website ever worked for anyone?
- muny 3y agoYes but mostly to narrow the solution space. I usually end up comparing glyphs from the subset.
- dj_mc_merlin 3y agoI think this one fits the most. It's also a popular Google font, so would make sense for a developer to use it. Thanks!
- davisoneee 3y agoThe author links to their timer script, which links to what looks like dotfiles[1]. The author uses awesomewm (window manager), and loads the default font[2]. Default font is noto sans[3]. edit: add missing 'h' to start of ref 1. [1]: https://github.com/madprops/awesome-setup/blob/f8557150941ce64ea1bc04559bfff34f9c0c8f5c/modules/theme.lua#L7 https://github.com/madprops/awesome-setup/blob/f8557150941ce... [2]: https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/blob/b13ac3e34d7702778a6874c1b5bca052e3b0cdc7/themes/default/theme.lua#L15 https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/blob/b13ac3e34d7702778a... [3]: https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/blob/b13ac3e34d7702778a6874c1b5bca052e3b0cdc7/docs/ldoc.css#L1290 https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/blob/b13ac3e34d7702778a...
- j_mo 3y agoTypewalk Mono 1915 according to the FontSquirrel font identifier Looks pretty similar to me, and being a monospaced font makes sense as it's being used by a dev.
- nyanpasu64 3y agoThat's definitely wrong. The "r" glyph has no top-right curve or serif, whereas Typewalk Mono 1915 has an exaggerated curve. The photos' s glyphs have open apertures, but Typewalk has closed apertures (curled-in stroke ends).
- dj_mc_merlin 3y agoYes, he surprisingly even mentions it: > I do this by using the same number of characters with a monospace font. Thanks!
- dahart 3y agoWe’re talking about the black-background images, right?
- artificial 3y agoAdobe Capture (app) has one of the best in my experience https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/visual-search-adobe-fonts.html https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/using/visual-search-adobe-font...
- thinkingkong 3y agoThis is the pomodoro method.
- capableweb 3y agoIts not. Either you don't understand pomodoro or the method outlined in the submission, but they're not the same.
- licebmi__at__ 3y agoIf I understand correctly, they are used for differently but rely on the same principle; using a time to delimitate a task (in this case, to delimitate reflexion time). I was actually thinking on using org pomodoro for implementing this.
- rchaud 3y agoIt's close enough. Half the benefit of pomodoro is training your brain to quantify the passage of time in reality, vs what it feels like in your head. Only then can you begin to reliaby estimate how long it'll take to do complete tasks.
- hgsgm 3y agoIf course you can use a timer any way you want, but this method is an Undo / Cooldown timeout, not a work timer.
- WJW 3y agoTimers are great, I've been using them for more and more things lately. I still want to make a proper server-backed app one day that syncs any timers between devices though. I often enable them in my phone but then put it away when working on something on my PC and the widget in the app would be a good idea. Maybe even a plugin for my editor!
- tl90 3y agoI use Toggl [1] exactly for this. [1] https://toggl.com/ https://toggl.com/
- WJW 3y agoMay I ask how it you use it? I skimmed their site and it looks like they provide time tracking software for when you are actually doing something, but what I'm looking for is more a page with many "kitchen timers" ticking down all the time and doing a programmable action when they reach zero.
- incanus77 3y agoThis is my number one use case for my Apple Watch these days.
- laratied 3y agoI buy packs of old school stop watches from amazon. They are practically disposable. There is something really nice about having the timer disconnected from all other usability as a separate device and at the same time not having to care if it is lost or damaged.
- sureglymop 3y agoNeed it as a shell function in the Terminal :)
- hgsgm 3y agohttps://linux.die.net/man/1/at https://linux.die.net/man/1/at
- sureglymop 3y agoThank you, I appreciate it!!
- whoiscroberts 3y agoI wonder what the author means by “Slowly goes down to 0”? Does this timer have longer seconds than other timers?
- hgsgm 3y agoIt's loose language. It means that the timer slows down actions actions, by introducing a delay.
- hgsgm 3y agoYou can also use `at` in POSIX-like shell https://linux.die.net/man/1/at https://linux.die.net/man/1/at
- alberth 3y agoStop listening to podcasts. Enjoy the quiet. I use to fill up my day with listening to podcasts during all non-work time (e.g. driving in the car, exercising, even showering). It overloads your brain if it's having to process info during every waking moment. You brain just needs quiet time to think, relax and explore. I'm way more relaxed, creative and find unique solutions to problems now, than before.
- supernikio2 3y agoIt would be interesting to know how much quiet time the brain needs to properly rest throughout the day. However I feel like this question falls into the "optimise every second of the day" thought pattern which kinda goes against the point.
- andyferris 3y agoThat’s funny. Still, I think it’s more that the “obvious” optimal (fill up your day with productive tasks) is actually non-optimal, which is an important and useful fact to consider and share.
- ericjmorey 3y agoIt likely depends on things that are difficult or impossible to measure like the amount of stress experienced in the past.
- antegamisou 3y ago> It overloads your brain if it's having to process info during every waking moment. And many times, it's overloaded with BS by the host. Suprisingly a lot of misinformation comes from many of HN's favorite influencers.
- matwood 3y agoI've been switching back to classical music more and more for this reason. For me it fades into background like white noise. Slightly related, but one of my favorite ways to exercise for many years has been Jiu-Jitsu. It forces presence in the exact moment, which for me triggers a mind flush. When I get done training I often immediately see solutions to problems I had been exploring. Finally, there is a fairly new book that suggests to stop listening to things at all waking hours, "STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World".
- AJRF 3y agoMultiple timers!? Apple, hire this man!
- swah 3y agoIn the context of the joke, the punchline is "Multiple timers!? Apple, hire this man!" This line implies that the speaker is impressed by the fact that Android devices have the ability to set multiple timers simultaneously, while Apple devices do not have this feature or may have limited timer functionality.
- dwaltrip 3y agoFor a while now I’ve been going on walks without my phone. It’s really nice. And freeing in a certain sense.
- tppiotrowski 3y ago"So I built one baked into my wm" wm? window manager? It looks like part of a shell window on Linux maybe? Does anyone know a good resource on how to customize your shell like this?
- dmytrish 3y agoThe screenshot looks like swaybar, a programmable status bar for Sway.
- nathanckim18 3y agoI think it's literally a part of their window manager, not their terminal or shell. They have a monospaced font, which makes it look ambiguous Their code[1] references "wibox", a concept from the `awesome` WM[2] [1]: https://github.com/madprops/awesome-setup/blob/master/madwidgets/autotimer/autotimer.lua https://github.com/madprops/awesome-setup/blob/master/madwid... [2]: https://awesomewm.org/doc/api/classes/wibox.html https://awesomewm.org/doc/api/classes/wibox.html
- marban 3y ago"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone"
- deafpolygon 3y ago- Blaise Pascal
- deepsquirrelnet 3y agoAs a new parent, this quote takes on a whole new meaning…
- aigoochamna 3y agoThe same goes for music. People plug in ear buds the second they sit down at a desk or step out the door. The only time I find it hard to do things in silence is while exercising... mainly the treadmill.
- https443 3y agothe clock app in windows 10 is pretty good for this - you can create multiple
- codery 3y agoI use org-mode timers[1] all the time, here's youtube short[2] on that. [1]:orgmode.org/manual/Timers.html [2]:youtube.com/shorts/JbHE819kVGQ
- voytec 3y agoI call my "timer" a "nagger" and use it via a shell nagme() function. Takes care of certain ADHD traits which were previously causing "refocusing" during unpleasant tasks, like emptying the washing machine (half or less clothes would go to the dryer and half would stay in the washing machine while I'd switch to other task). I learned to only turn off the nagger after completing a task and it works. It's used not just for time-sensitive tasks but also not to over-engineer stuff during hyperfocus. nagme () { [ "$#" -ne 2 ] && printf "usage: $0 [in_minutes] [text]\n" && return 1 printf "sleeping $1 min before telling you to $2\n" sleep $(echo $1\*60|bc) espeak "$2" > /dev/null 2>&1 while : do sleep 30 echo -n '.' espeak "I'm nagging you to $2" > /dev/null 2>&1 done }
- TechBro8615 3y agoThis reminds me of a feature I had enabled on my previous computer but hadn't enabled on my current one yet: having MacOS announce the time on the hour. Sometimes it would scare the crap out of me, but it was effective at breaking me out of the periodic trance state that's so easy to fall into. I think I'll enable that again...
- davchana 3y agoI have activated that same beeps on my casio F91W..
- mlok 3y agoHere (in France) I hear the nearby church bells announce the time every hour and quarters of an hour.
- stevekemp 3y agoI grew up living next to a convent, and the nuns who lived there had a bell that would be rung every hour. After moving away from that house I would sleep incredibly badly, and I always wondered if I was waking throughout the night "surprised" at the absence of the bell, which I'd otherwise heard every day of my life.
- inflam52 3y agoI came across this app recently. It's cross platform which is nice. https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app
- alexalx666 3y agoCan anyone recommend a nice Mac menu item timer
- codeaddslife 3y agohttps://matthewpalmer.net/horo-free-timer-mac/ https://matthewpalmer.net/horo-free-timer-mac/
- swah 3y agoGestimer, Horo, AS Timer or extensions for Alfred and Raycast
- primity 3y agoIf someone wants a timer for tmux, I made one in bash https://github.com/fernandeslouro/tmux-tempus https://github.com/fernandeslouro/tmux-tempus
- permo-w 3y agothis is seriously true. if I’m trying to solve a problem, getting nowhere, then I go the toilet or get something to eat, very often when I sit back down a solution will just appear in my head. do not underestimate your subconscious
- bitL 3y agoTaking a break from work and just going for a walk/bike ride in a forest or visiting some interesting place while traveling and working remotely often gave me really great ideas that helped me to solve problems at hand much faster than sitting in an office, fighting with a problem. Like what would take me a week to solve was often done in a day when changing scenery.
- Carrok 3y agoVery much so. I have solved far more tricky problems on a chair lift at a ski area than I have in an office chair.
- bitL 3y agoFormer colleagues told me about a guy who went fishing on a lake and got an idea how to solve some distributed system problem there, then came back, wrote a system using water level, bubbles and fish names and called it an aquarium or something. It worked well for the next decade.
- Reptur 3y agoYes, also if you ever run into an issue that is stumping you for more than 30 minutes, take a breather. Guaranteed the solution will come to you while you calm down or you'll come back and it'll come to you. Don't let yourself spend hours on a problem frustrated, it just makes solving it harder.
- deafpolygon 3y agoThat's cool, but it seems arbitrary - since you can stop/change the timer at will. Still cool.
- mjdowney 3y agonods approvingly while reading hn instead of just sitting on a bench
- saeranv 3y agoOff topic, but just wanted to say I love the way this guy has repurposed a github repo to be a blog. One of the most effective integration of aesthetics and functionality of minimalism I've seen.
- a_petrov 3y agoThat's what I was thinking too. I'm pretty confident you can actually write and publish an open-source book on github. I love how simple markdown is and how covers most of my writing use cases.
- gima 3y agoBtw github supports more than just markdown: https://github.com/github/markup#markups https://github.com/github/markup#markups
- toastercat 3y agoIn a similar vein, the developer of BYTEPATH used to use Github issues as their blog. I also thought it was clever. You even get a commenting and reaction system for free! https://github.com/a327ex/blog/issues https://github.com/a327ex/blog/issues
- saeranv 3y agoFunny, I was thinking that the only disadvantage of the previous example is that you don't get any feedback from comments. The ability to label your "posts" seems pretty powerful too. Then your blog can be navigated by your tagging system, which means it can also start to act as a personal wiki...
- nharada 3y agoIn my first job someone high up told me "thinking is also work" and it was the most valuable thing I learned at that company.
- captainkrtek 3y agoThis reminded me of this book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9778945-the-shallows https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9778945-the-shallows "The Shallows" by Nicholas Carr, I found it an interesting read, "As he describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind”—from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer"
- guzik 3y agoYears ago I reprogrammed my Pebble watch exactly for this. Tap button once: +1 minute. Tap twice: +5 minute. Tap three times: +20 minutes. Tap secondary button: Reset timer. And this app was always in foreground.
- bonestamp2 3y agoThis reminds me of one of my personal rules... Whenever I turn on the dishwasher, I always set the delay for at least 1 hour (the smallest delay my dishwasher offers). This is for a similar reason given in the github explanation -- even when I think I'm done, I almost always find one more cup or utensil that I missed.
- leobg 3y agoI just turn it on, and if anything else comes up afterwards, I just open it mid-cycle and put it in. Missing out on the first five minutes of the washing cycle likely won’t make much of a difference.
- knur 3y agoWhat about missing on the first 45 mins? Sometimes an unexpected snack makes its way into my belly, leaving behind an annoying dirty plate that needs some cleaning.
- sincarne 3y agoI used to set my laundry to run so that when I got up in the morning it would be ready to hang or run through the dryer. When my old machine broke the landlord replaced it with this garbage Beko that locks the door during the delay period. Such a small, and yet profoundly stupid design decision that completely changes the way I use the machine in the negative.
- eternityforest 3y agoI use timers constantly. I call my personal rule "There is no later". If I have a thought like "When X i will do Y" or "In ten minutes I will X", I just treat it as near impossible feat like juggling balls on a tightrope unicycle. I've seen people do it, but I don't have any idea how, and I'm certainly not going to make plans as if I knew how to do it. I pretend that information cannot be transmitted across time except by machines, living things are mind-reset by Cthulhu at random intervals in a manner only studied at Miskatonic University.