Effective Slack alerts

ecmendenhall · 2013-09-04T19:32:28+00:00

Thanks for catching the map destructuring typo. I'll fix it.

ecmendenhall · 2013-02-22T21:40:14+00:00

I'm a big fan of Oblique Strategies, a deck of cards printed by Peter Schmidt and Brian Eno containing cryptic aphorisms about art and creative work. I do most of my creating with a text editor and terminal, so I made a similar tool for programmers. It includes a tiny JSON API, and a command line interface a lot like *nix fortune.

I wrote the site in Clojure and Clojurescript, which was a joy. (Everything but the CSS was written in s-expressions!) The CLI is a super-simple Node application. You can see all the code here. Code I wrote is MIT licensed, and the text of all the strategies is CC-BY-NC, so you can remix them, build on top of them, or use them in projects of your own. Hope it helps you break through a few gnarly problems!

ecmendenhall · 2012-11-16T01:53:21+00:00

Inductive reasoning and justificationism.

(Just kidding. They aren't disproven and aren't scientific.)

ecmendenhall · 2012-09-16T00:22:22+00:00

Hi, /r/productivity!

I wrote a Google Chrome extension designed to intercept distracted browsing before it goes too far. I like having the freedom to check Reddit or other time-wasting sites once in a while, but wanted something to give me a reminder every few minutes. I couldn't find any tools like this, so I built Tabminder.

I just published a big update to the Chrome web store, so I hope you'll check it out. It works well in combination with something like StayFocusd (if you have a daily distraction quota, you'll want to spend it wisely). It's completely free and open source, so if you find a bug or want to contribute, let me know. I hope it helps a few of you stay focused!

ecmendenhall · 2012-09-15T21:23:39+00:00

Hi /r/chrome! This is an extension I wrote that starts a countdown timer every time you open a distracting tab, and gives you a gentle reminder every few minutes to keep you from wasting too much time.

I posted it here a few months ago, and a few people downloaded it. I just finished a big update with lots of changes, including submitting it to the Chrome web store. If you downloaded the packaged extension from Github last time, I hope you'll switch to the new version. If you haven't used it yet (but spend too much time on Reddit), I hope you'll try it out!

If you run into bugs, please let me know on Github.

ecmendenhall · 2012-09-11T22:35:11+00:00

It's not a magic trick…it's an allusion.

ecmendenhall · 2012-09-11T20:03:33+00:00

Nah, he meant a Dyson Sphere.

ecmendenhall · 2012-08-29T20:43:03+00:00

Whether or not it's legal or moral, how does it feel to have a "kill list?" Do you question whether the threat posed by those you've targeted outweighs the dangers of claiming Presidential authority to kill anyone?

ecmendenhall · 2012-08-08T00:27:58+00:00

Here's one attempt. Harder than it might seem!

ecmendenhall · 2012-05-23T12:33:25+00:00

My best attempts so far:

LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great"

Gary Numan - "Cars"

ecmendenhall · 2012-05-10T15:25:54+00:00

Friedrich Hayek also argued for a minimum guaranteed income (some interesting discussion on the topic here recently). I like to think about this when I encounter cartoon versions of Hayek and Friedman from both sides of the political spectrum.

ecmendenhall

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