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by Permit 4385 days ago
I think I would like to try this. Seeing it done twice has really got me interested in this. I think the key is that you're held accountable for how you spend your time due to the screenshots.

Reminds me of how a guy hired someone to slap him when he got off topic while working:http://hackthesystem.com/blog/why-i-hired-a-girl-on-craigsli...

I don't have a Mac, so I guess I'll have to build the screenshot/webcam stuff myself this weekend.

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Or, of course, Beeminder itself! (But, yes, we love the "craigslist slapper guy", as many people seem to know him. That's in fact Maneesh Sethi, who's launching a Beeminder competitor, http://pavlok.com )
Maniac on building maniac tools! I guess it's kind of Catch-22 isn't it :P