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ecyrbon Ask HN: looking for a linux script/app to block my Internet from 10pm-6am?

as su, add crontab entries to call ifup and ifdown: ("crontab -e" to edit crontab)

* 22 * * * ifdown eth<X>

* 6 * * * ifup eth<X>

where <X> is your ethernet interface.

What I'd really like is to reduce the noise. Yes, it's iPad day (now), but I fail to see why 1/3 of the 30 links are Apple related. I don't need to know about the new SDK being available, I don't need to see an old Paul Graham essay, I don't need to see the FSF's reaction, and I don't need to see a poll on whether or not people are going to get one.

ecyrbon Going back to C

Is there a "personalized" social news site that shows me stories based on their user-vote correlation to the stories that I vote on?

ecyrbon Why I think you should try dvorak

I switched to Dvorak with a regular keyboard and noticed a reduction in wrist / forearm pain. It was only years later that I picked up a couple of TypeMatrix keyboards as a luxury.

ecyrbon Why I think you should try dvorak

I learned vi after switching to Dvorak - so I don't have any vi-Qwerty muscle memory. That makes for a painful 5 minutes at someone else's desk, but they pick up vim commands better if I tell them what to do.

I echo the RSI sentiments though. Dvorak is more comfortable for myself. I'm somewhat tempted to try Programmer's Dvorak for the brackets/braces/parens at some point, but I do like having my (Dvorak) TypeMatrix 2030 keyboard reflect my actual keymap.

ecyrbon Yoshimoto Cube

The build quality on this one is not as high as I had anticipated (considering the cost). Though it is still good for blowing a mind now and again.

ecyrbon You've been Yelped

I wish that there was a reviews co-operative that didn't have draconian terms-of-use.

Maybe you even get a share of the advertising profit based on the helpfulness of the reviews you write?