Recent additions to my /etc/hosts file:
#arnab addiction -- cold turkey time
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 twitter.com
127.0.0.1 www.twitter.com
127.0.0.1 api.twitter.com
127.0.0.1 techcrunch.com
127.0.0.1 www.techcrunch.com
127.0.0.1 www.engadget.com
127.0.0.1 engadget.com
127.0.0.1 reddit.com
127.0.0.1 www.reddit.com
127.0.0.1 digg.com
127.0.0.1 www.digg.com
127.0.0.1 slashdot.org
127.0.0.1 www.slashdot.org
127.0.0.1 hulu.com
127.0.0.1 www.hulu.com
What other people have to say:
looks like you forgot one! arnab.org.
You mean you’re going to write all those apps from scratch on your dev box?
@yang: haha, good one! but that would be horrible!
@bluesmoon: Sure, as long as I don’t amass 500+ friends on the new service to keep me constantly distracted :)
Nicely done. If you want to go a bit higher up the stack, you can use Internet ad blocking tools in your favorite browser plugin for the same results, and I’m also fond of the Mac app called “Freedom” which turns off all of your network interfaces so that you can go off line and get something done.