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But that App just adds redirects to your /etc/hosts file... Its pretty easy to replicate that behavior on Linux. I like OS X as much as the next guy, but that p

But that App just adds redirects to your /etc/hosts file... Its pretty easy to replicate that behavior on Linux. I like OS X as much as the next guy, but that particular feature isn't really unique.

unfamiliar 12y ago
My problem is I have so little self control I just end up editing the hosts file. I need something with the same functionality that I don't know how it works so I can't circumvent it.
- nathan_f77 12y ago
  I just tried out SelfControl.app, and it's actually really effective! If you edit /etc/hosts while it's running, it replaces the entries immediately. And somehow I couldn't get any blocked websites to load even after quitting the app and then editing /etc/hosts. I'm not sure how it's doing it, but to be honest, it would be far less effective if I figured it out! EDIT: I couldn't help myself :/ Turns out that it also adds some ipfw rules: http://www.joshuakehn.com/2010/10/25/Defeating-SelfControl.html http://www.joshuakehn.com/2010/10/25/Defeating-SelfControl.h...
  - afarrell 12y ago
    Why tell us that?! :( Why did I start this thread?
- saboot 12y ago
  Same here, heck I'll usually just fire up a virtual machine and browse within it. I haven't done too much research but I imagine the best option is a filter that runs on the router and locks itself down for a time period.
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