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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   can anyone explain to me why this comment would be downvoted?
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   RescueTime's "get focused" feature actually works pretty well, if you don't hack it. It lets you define certain sites as distracting and then set a timer that will block them if you try to visit during the time in question.
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   interesting point! so let's say the US gov't passes a law restricting individual citizens from having and/or distributing a cryptography technology. as a citizen who is prosecuted under this law, I call the ACLU and EFF for help, and they
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   100% agree. IANAL or constitutional scholar, but it seems to me that history plays a big part in the interpretation of this as an individual right. It seems more likely to me that we could get new laws on the books, or perhaps expand the
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   Great concept. I think it stretches credulity to call the internet a form of "arms", but the point is very well taken -- open access to information and unrestricted communications, along with the right to assembly in its online forms -- sho
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   I applaud Jamie and the POP team for going for it -- everyone who develops on a proprietary platform like Apple's (apps, hardware, whatever) faces this risk. It's a risk you have to take if you want a shot at success. Sometimes it doesn't
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   Is this true? That would make a lot more sense.
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   this is amazing.
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   by gregcohn 14y ago

   You need two basic things. One is at least a basic way to organize your projects and tasks, ideally in such a way that you "capture" everything that needs to be done, and also can "focus" on the few things you're prioritizing or likely to g
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    The new Flickr iOS app has pretty much all the features of Instagram. It's community, long dormant, seems like it's re-awakening. The #1 test for me is, when I come back to the app, is there new stuff from my friends. The answer so far s
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    Ask HN: Do HN posts on how to improve productivity help or hurt the problem?

    1 points by gregcohn 14y ago|0 comments
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    good idea. it's kind of a pain in the ass (esp if you turn off or frequently clear cookies like I do), but it seems ways more secure.
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    The key to avoiding procrastination, apparently, is to watch viral videos? For a second I thought I was on Reddit.
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    And so now the idea is to maximize the attention you get by writing about how you got attention?
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    probably not actually SPAM - see my comment above.
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    If you have this phone number set up with Google, and if you have 2-factor auth set up, they will do this every time you login from a previous unauthorized machine. Wherever they're trying to log in, there will be a gate where they have to
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    It needs to be said that one of the original value propositions to flickr was their API and famous "you show me yours, i'll show you mine" policy -- basically letting users take all their photos and data, including porting them to any servi
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    Twitter are fairly transparent in their policies. You should read this if you want to get a sense for how a large social network can operate with "best practices" -- at a level that's practical anyway -- with respect to protecting user info
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    I think this is incredibly interesting. The most out-of-the-box idea I've heard yet. There are lots of impracticalities, but it deserves to be part of the discussion. Is it getting traction anywhere?
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    "Productivity."
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    I support your doing this, and of course it's meaningful to tell elected representatives what we think. But, on average, not enough people do this, and not enough elected representatives actually change their positions based on sparse feedb
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    here's what it looks like at high tide: http://bit.ly/R2WTFc
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    Can you explain further -- do you mean liability insurance, ie for accidents or injuries to others? Would it be required?
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    Ask HN: what hackerly things can we do to reduce gun violence?

    2 points by gregcohn 14y ago|2 comments
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    One tip I'd add is practice data hygiene before you notify anyone. Clean any personal or questionable material off your company-issued computer and/or phone. Be careful only to copy files that belong to you -- do not copy any company
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    What to do with $175,000 in weed found in your back yard(factoidlabs.tumblr.com)

    7 points by gregcohn 14y ago|1 comments
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    Not sure what the protocol is for political stories on HN, but this is well done.
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    Collecting the DNA of world leaders as a bio-weapon(theatlantic.com)

    10 points by gregcohn 14y ago|0 comments
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    Mobile app Burner raises money for continued expansion(gigaom.com)

    1 points by gregcohn 14y ago|0 comments
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    by gregcohn 14y ago

    Thank you for making this comment so I didn't have to.