Last Active: Dec 02, 2020
Threads: 2
Posts: 7
Reputation:
0
Wouldn't it be nice to sometimes have someone or something control your life slightly for the better. Well I would. I just don't have the will to stay away from games. I am way too addicted.
I saw an ad on TV for sugar addicted people that there is a jar with a timed lock on it so they can't open it till the timer runs out. Can't we apply the same concept to software's such as games, where the desktop icon will lock down the entire directory folder and its roots.
Thumbs up if you would like to see this program and hopefully someone capable from the TPB community can develop this program for us.
Concept:
script/software
easy to set time
years/months/days/hours/minutes
no password to unlock (defeats purpose) or optional
easy to choose an application that will lockdown it and other related files or directories.
capable mainly on Windows 7/8 or across platforms if you're up to it.
Let the Thread Begin!
Last Active: Mar 18, 2017
Threads: 159
Posts: 262
Reputation:
6
Well, i see no point of doing that kind of software, if you can't plan what to do on your PC with your Brain then that person shouldn't use PC in the first place. Simular programs are used in Casion machines, as every time there's for example 100$ inside the machine slot, you will win 50$ price, and etc. So if there's no professional purpose of using that kind of software, then it would be more then useless.
Last Active: Dec 22, 2019
Threads: 33
Posts: 717
Reputation:
4
(Jun 19, 2014, 15:56 pm)Fr0zXell Wrote: Well, i see no point of doing that kind of software, if you can't plan what to do on your PC with your Brain then that person shouldn't use PC in the first place. Simular programs are used in Casion machines, as every time there's for example 100$ inside the machine slot, you will win 50$ price, and etc. So if there's no professional purpose of using that kind of software, then it would be more then useless.
There is a point and there already exists plenty of parental control software's out there.
Last Active: Mar 18, 2017
Threads: 159
Posts: 262
Reputation:
6
Jun 19, 2014, 16:17 pm
(This post was last modified: Jun 19, 2014, 16:18 pm by Fr0zXell. Edited 1 time in total.)
Well for my there's no point, what if you play a game like Dota 2, and you have a team, and you can't enter Dota for 12 hours, and somehow you team needs to play a team tourment with next match for 3 hours, and of course you can't enter game for next 12 hours. As i said, if you can't make it in your mind that you will not for example play games, but you will study, and you actually play game, without studing then you don't understand then priority of life activites.
Last Active: Feb 09, 2015
Threads: 18
Posts: 2,036
Reputation:
13
The OP didn't ask for a lesson on priorities, he asked for software to apply time limits to application usage.
Post about that or don't post. /mod
Last Active: Dec 02, 2020
Threads: 2
Posts: 7
Reputation:
0
Jun 19, 2014, 16:29 pm
(This post was last modified: Jun 19, 2014, 16:34 pm by sheikh2. Edited 1 time in total.)
(Jun 19, 2014, 15:56 pm)Fr0zXell Wrote: Well, i see no point of doing that kind of software, if you can't plan what to do on your PC with your Brain then that person shouldn't use PC in the first place. Simular programs are used in Casion machines, as every time there's for example 100$ inside the machine slot, you will win 50$ price, and etc. So if there's no professional purpose of using that kind of software, then it would be more then useless.
You obviously don't understand the concept of addiction, but I'll give an alternate example where intuition and decision making of our Brain is not enough. Let's take a scenario where a group of friends asked you to spend time with them after class, but you have to finish an assignment that's due the next day. You can decide to spend time with your friends to release some stress and maintain a good relationship and save your work for night time where it will be rushed and of diminished quality or say no to your friends and get a better grade at the cost of relationship status where your friends may not invite you next time.
Your brain will have a difficult decision to make due to opportunity cost where either decision you make will force you to lose something to gain something else. This software lock that I mentioned will force you to one decision as opposed to the other.
But nonetheless, I appreciate your input.
Edit/ Uninstalling games don't work for me as I've tried that before.
Last Active: Mar 18, 2017
Threads: 159
Posts: 262
Reputation:
6
kjf, as i know threads are open for Discussion and giving and sharing oppinons. First thing that i posted here was about that the same software was used in Casions, and that this software has no sence to me. Then i replayed on Kingfishs post. So i'm not giving lessons, i'm discussing the software.
Last Active: Dec 02, 2020
Threads: 2
Posts: 7
Reputation:
0
(Jun 19, 2014, 16:41 pm)Fr0zXell Wrote: kjf, as i know threads are open for Discussion and giving and sharing oppinons. First thing that i posted here was about that the same software was used in Casions, and that this software has no sence to me. Then i replayed on Kingfishs post. So i'm not giving lessons, i'm discussing the software.
Froz, threads are open for "positive" discussion, however you did not share your opinion as an opinion. You simply shot down the idea as useless. You made no attempt to find a solution.
kjf is just saying if you have nothing good to say then don't say it.
Thanks kjf.
Last Active: Mar 18, 2017
Threads: 159
Posts: 262
Reputation:
6
(Jun 19, 2014, 16:56 pm)sheikh2 Wrote: (Jun 19, 2014, 16:41 pm)Fr0zXell Wrote: kjf, as i know threads are open for Discussion and giving and sharing oppinons. First thing that i posted here was about that the same software was used in Casions, and that this software has no sence to me. Then i replayed on Kingfishs post. So i'm not giving lessons, i'm discussing the software.
Froz, threads are open for "positive" discussion, however you did not share your opinion as an opinion. You simply shot down the idea as useless. You made no attempt to find a solution.
kjf is just saying if you have nothing good to say then don't say it.
Thanks kjf. Disccusion doesn't always have to contain positive opinions. My opinion is that the software is useless, you think that it's Good, we have diffrent opinions about it, mybe we'll have same opinions on music or etc. that's why we're all different. Wish you luck finding the software
Last Active: Apr 13, 2015
Threads: 62
Posts: 2,121
Reputation:
5
Already exists.
I don't play games, but I do know that Candy Crush only gives you a small number of lives and then you have to wait for half an hour or so before playing again.
[If you're asking for a lock which the gamer can choose to apply, that won't work as you're proven for yourself. You wouldn't set it.]
|
