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How many of us are currently distracted checking HN rather than concentrating on our work?

by cph123 3y ago

CafeRacer 3y ago
Me, for sure.
softg 3y ago
Whelp at least I'm not currently distracted checking reddit
lopis 3y ago
Just waiting for CI to finish running. It's the new "compiling" [0]. [0] https://xkcd.com/303/ https://xkcd.com/303/
- benterix 3y ago
  Yeah the problem with these (pipelines, compilations) is they last long enough to take some of your time but not long enough to, say, read a full article, complete a tutorial, watch an educational video from the beginning to end etc. So HN somehow falls nicely in there.
  - pimlottc 3y ago
    > not long enough to, say, read a full article > So HN somehow falls nicely in there. Yeah, I don’t read the article way too often too :/
- arccy 3y ago
  https://function.xkcd-excuse.com/media/4c4f504953-57414954494e4720464f5220434920544f2046494e495348-4349.png https://function.xkcd-excuse.com/media/4c4f504953-5741495449...
- cmcaleer 3y ago
  Exactly this, but my model is training.
baz00 3y ago
I'm pooping on work time so...
reedf1 3y ago
I'm convinced that procrastination is not the problem with social media - it is FOMO. In this regard social media are not all equal, there is a hierarchy. In this way hackernews as social media is nearly a misnomer, I am not being projected upon by the perfect life of a billion people, algorithmically picked by my insecurities.
- softg 3y ago
  HN feels like a traditional php forum with old reddit code.
- Kiro 3y ago
  HN is much worse. Nothing gives me more anxiety than this place.
  - softg 3y ago
    Why?
    - hydrok9 3y ago
      What if you miss out on some amazing kernel of knowledge (that also happens to confirm your biases)? You'll need to read every 500 comment threads to find out!
offices 3y ago
I'm distracting myself from the mandatory unnecessary meeting which is distracting me from my work.
VBprogrammer 3y ago
Waiting on someone to join a meeting. Which, to be fair, since COVID is much less of an issue than it used to be, ±2 mins is pretty standard where as before waiting 10 minutes for everyone to find the correct physical room was pretty standard.

How many of us are currently distracted checking HN rather than concentrating on our work?

by cph123 3y ago

How many of us are currently distracted checking HN rather than concentrating on our work?

CafeRacer 3y ago

Me, for sure.

softg 3y ago

Whelp at least I'm not currently distracted checking reddit

lopis 3y ago

Just waiting for CI to finish running. It's the new "compiling" [0]. [0] https://xkcd.com/303/ https://xkcd.com/303/

benterix 3y ago
Yeah the problem with these (pipelines, compilations) is they last long enough to take some of your time but not long enough to, say, read a full article, complete a tutorial, watch an educational video from the beginning to end etc. So HN somehow falls nicely in there.
- pimlottc 3y ago
  > not long enough to, say, read a full article > So HN somehow falls nicely in there. Yeah, I don’t read the article way too often too :/
arccy 3y ago
https://function.xkcd-excuse.com/media/4c4f504953-57414954494e4720464f5220434920544f2046494e495348-4349.png https://function.xkcd-excuse.com/media/4c4f504953-5741495449...
cmcaleer 3y ago
Exactly this, but my model is training.

baz00 3y ago

I'm pooping on work time so...

reedf1 3y ago

I'm convinced that procrastination is not the problem with social media - it is FOMO. In this regard social media are not all equal, there is a hierarchy. In this way hackernews as social media is nearly a misnomer, I am not being projected upon by the perfect life of a billion people, algorithmically picked by my insecurities.

softg 3y ago
HN feels like a traditional php forum with old reddit code.
Kiro 3y ago
HN is much worse. Nothing gives me more anxiety than this place.
- softg 3y ago
  Why?
  - hydrok9 3y ago
    What if you miss out on some amazing kernel of knowledge (that also happens to confirm your biases)? You'll need to read every 500 comment threads to find out!

offices 3y ago

I'm distracting myself from the mandatory unnecessary meeting which is distracting me from my work.

VBprogrammer 3y ago

Waiting on someone to join a meeting. Which, to be fair, since COVID is much less of an issue than it used to be, ±2 mins is pretty standard where as before waiting 10 minutes for everyone to find the correct physical room was pretty standard.