Cure the Slashdot addiction with a one-step solution

Jun 20, '03 10:19:00AM

Contributed by: SOX

I confess to a self-destructive addiction to Slashdot. But I'm now a recovering addict thanks to my one-step program.

Pull up a Terminal window and type:

sudo echo 127.0.0.1   slashdot.org >> /etc/hosts
Then reboot your computer (experts can use niload instead of rebooting). This instantly licks impulse attempts to "just look at Slashdot for a momoment" during a "break" at work. And so far, I've resisted editing the hosts file to remove this line. An amazingly effective cure, and now I have more time to read macosxhints!

Addendum: If the above command doesn't work for you, try this version:

sudo sh -c 'echo "127.0.0.1 slashdot.org" >> /etc/hosts'
robg adds: OK, I know it's somewhat of a ridiculous hint, but heck, it's the Friday before perhaps the most amazing Apple announcement day in a number of years (check this Slashdot article (heh!) for the details), and I felt the need for a bit of humor. For those that don't know what this does and don't want to try, it will force any attempt to load slashdot.org to instead connect to your machine's webserver.]

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