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Ask HN: Glad the override feature is gone?
At first I was vexed that the noprocrast "override" feature was taken away, but since Hacker News has become my main tool for procrastination, I must grudgingly admit I'm happy it's gone. Anyone else?
- run4yourlives 18y agoNope, I waited my requisite time and then turned the no-procast option off. So now it doesn't matter at all. I'm actually not too happy pg did this without some sort of warning. Last time I checked, he wasn't my mother. At any rate problem solved now.
- bloch 18y agoWhy would you use a antiprocrastionation feature with a giant loophole? The override made the feature useless. Now it works and I am going to use it. PG correcting this flaw has absolutely nothing to do with him "being your mother".
- aaronblohowiak 18y ago"Hey aaron, what do you think of this comment on HN?" Sorry, I can't read it until tomorrow =/
- run4yourlives 18y agoI used it as a guilt trip, not as an effective tool.
- cperciva 18y agoNope. I don't use noprocrast, but I imagine that the set of people who do are heavily skewed towards the more senior members of the HN community -- so removing the override and keeping them locked out is likely to have the effect of lowering the tone of discourse here.
- delano 18y agoWhat's the logic here? Aren't senior individuals more able to self-regulate?
- raamdev 18y agoNo, I was quite annoyed. I only turned it on to help remind me when I might be wasting time, not prevent me from reading HN. Without an override, that feature is useless to me.
- bloch 18y agoIf you only need a reminder just set minaway to 1.
- shaunxcode 18y agoI am fine with it being gone, though I must say I was finally starting to exercise self control myself. Maybe he can add an option for "allow over-ride".
- paulgb 18y agoI started using noprocrast again now that it is gone. I'm glad it's gone.
- kwamenum86 18y agoWhat happens when you turn it on an you spend too much time on the site? Doesn't load? And isn't the other loophole simple logging out?
- RossM 18y agoCould I suggest an alternative to the maxtime/minaway method? I was thinking have a set time when you know you are at work, (e.g. 9-5, Monday to Friday (or Saturday you poor soul)) and just have it disabled between that time. Perhaps even have an 'allowance period' that gives you X minutes per day for your break usage.