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Using Home Assistant, adguard home and an $8 smart outlet to avoid brain rot

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370 points remuskaos | 1 comments | 22 Jun 25 20:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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baggachipz ◴[23 Jun 25 12:13 UTC] No.44354977[source]▶
This is so much easier to accomplish with a pi-hole and the pihole remote app[1]. Block requests out to forbidden sites at the network level, disable the pihole for an amount of time when you want to slum it.

[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pi-hole-remote/id1515445551

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1. remuskaos ◴[23 Jun 25 13:27 UTC] No.44355610[source]▶
Well the inconvenience is kind of the point. I don't want another app on my phone to allow me to indulge.

The point is that I have to walk, physically move, to the corner where the plug is, push the button and be allowed to procrastinate. That is the design hurdle, not so high as to block completely, but just high enough that I don't get sucked into the endless feed each time I'm bored.

Edit: Also I want the granularity. Ads should always - without exception - be blocked. Social media should be allowed on demand and within the rules.