Isn't there a procrastination option for your login in HN? I'm not sure what it does, though.
It'd be neat if you could create an account on HN that only allowed you to see the top 20 stories for yesterday and the associated comments, and that's it. If you wanted the normal view, you'd need to log out, and type in your normal account name + password. Thus, you get a small break from work, but the site limitations prevent you from wasting too much time. The pain of logging in/out prevents you from circumventing it (I mean, you could log in/out, but hopefully you don't for your own good).
IMO, putting sites into your hosts file is too draconian - when the mind starts to wander, it'll want to find a place to roost. If you deny it even a tiny perch (like a hobbled HN), it'll flitter to other, unprotected pastures (like slashdot or reddit).
It'd be neat if you could create an account on HN that only allowed you to see the top 20 stories for yesterday and the associated comments, and that's it. If you wanted the normal view, you'd need to log out, and type in your normal account name + password. Thus, you get a small break from work, but the site limitations prevent you from wasting too much time. The pain of logging in/out prevents you from circumventing it (I mean, you could log in/out, but hopefully you don't for your own good).
IMO, putting sites into your hosts file is too draconian - when the mind starts to wander, it'll want to find a place to roost. If you deny it even a tiny perch (like a hobbled HN), it'll flitter to other, unprotected pastures (like slashdot or reddit).