[kunai]

This works better for me:

  # Productivity
  127.0.0.1       mail.google.com
  127.0.0.1       gmail.com
  127.0.0.1       news.ycombinator.com
  127.0.0.1       www.bbc.co.uk
  127.0.0.1       netflix.com
  127.0.0.1       www.youtube.com
  127.0.0.1       arstechnica.com
  127.0.0.1       theverge.com
  127.0.0.1       www.google.com
  127.0.0.1       xkcd.com
  127.0.0.1       duckduckgo.com
  127.0.0.1       www.theguardian.com
  127.0.0.1       www.apple.com
  127.0.0.1       store.apple.com
  127.0.0.1       www.microsoft.com

[legec]

Thanks for the list, didn't know about all these interesting sites ;)

[jawr]

how come duckduckgo.com is there? Do you never need to do searches for various (valid) reasons?

[pouzy]

store.apple.com ? You shop apple products every day ? Wow.

[xerophtye]

he probably just spends time gazing at them and wishing to own them.... people do stuff like that. Me too, but now with apple products. With me it's more likely to be a travel site

[kunai]

An unfortunate truth.

[rfnslyr]

    # Productivity

    127.0.0.1 *

Alternatively, cut your ethernet cable or smash your wireless router!

[kunai]

Nah. Destroying electronic equipment is fun, but editing hosts makes you feel like you're actually accomplishing something. :P