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I use /etc/hosts. I made /etc/hosts.default and /etc/hosts.work. At 10:00 `cron` (with sudo) lauches `cp` to copy /etc/hosts.work over /etc/hosts. At 18:00 /etc

I use /etc/hosts. I made /etc/hosts.default and /etc/hosts.work. At 10:00 `cron` (with sudo) lauches `cp` to copy /etc/hosts.work over /etc/hosts. At 18:00 /etc/hosts.default is copied over. The /etc/hosts.work file contains a list of websites I don’t want to check during work. But HN is not in this list, yet.

spidersenses 3y ago
Very nice. I combine the /etc/hosts approach with the StayFocusd browser extension.
Natfan 2y ago
This is a very simple and elegant solution to the problem. Kudos!