Chetan Surpur

Most-linked posts?

1. Sidestep automatically secures your Internet connection (and fights Firesheep)
   6 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2010-11-24
2. Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic
   3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2010-11-10
3. Why Node.js Is Totally Awesome
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-10-13
4. Emergent Intelligence
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-08-08

What Hacker News says?

1. ahewett · 2016-02-23

   I didn't make up the term "emergent." AFAIK it's an established type of AI. http://chetansurpur.com/blog/2013/08/emergent-intelligence.h... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence#Computer_AI We're not using that term anywhere in the marketing either. This is just me talking here man. I'm not a marketer, or even really a good businessman. I did this for 13 years and we're just now taking off. I do music and programm…

   Comment linking /blog/2013/08/emergent-intelligence.html

   on “AI generated music to improve focus, relaxation and sleep”
2. chetan51 · 2010-11-10

   Submitted Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic as a story · 380 points

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3. zalew · 2010-11-18

   There was a story recently on HN about a guy who splits his work hours into 30 minutes of work and 30 minutes of distraction http://chetansurpur.com/blog/2010/11/magic-work-cycle.html

   Comment linking /blog/2010/11/magic-work-cycle.html

   on “Do you read HackerNews all day and never actually do anything?”
4. chetan51 · 2012-11-09

   Submitted Ditch QWERTY – Your Hands Need Colemak as a story · 34 points

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5. curun1r · 2017-06-21

   For Mac users, Sidestep [1] offers a similar VPN over SSH experience. It's the only VPN product I've ever used that I've never had an issue with...it just works (no doubt due to the bulletproof nature of SSH). [1] http://chetansurpur.com/projects/sidestep/

   Comment linking /projects/sidestep/

   on “Important security vulnerabilities in OpenVPN”
6. chetan51 · 2010-10-13

   Submitted Why Node.js Is Totally Awesome as a story · 21 points

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7. chetan51 · 2012-08-21

   Sidestep ( http://chetansurpur.com/projects/sidestep/ ) is a great way to have this automatically happen when you connect to the network.

   Comment linking /projects/sidestep/

   on “Never again be thwarted by restrictive “guest” wifi (e.g. on buses or airplanes)”
8. chetan51 · 2011-08-12

   Submitted The 4+1 Tier Password System for Staying Safe and Sane as a story · 13 points

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9. pbhjpbhj · 2014-02-08

   http://chetansurpur.com/projects/sidestep/ : >"Sidestep is an open-source application for Mac OS X that sits quietly in the background, protecting your security and privacy as you browse the web." >[...] >"When Sidestep detects you connecting to an unprotected wireless network, it automatically encrypts all of your Internet traffic and reroutes it through a secure connection to a server of your choosing, which acts…

   Comment linking /projects/sidestep/

   on “Show HN: Automatic VPN Generator – Protect Yourself at Sochi and Starbucks”
10. chetan51 · 2013-08-08

    Submitted Emergent Intelligence as a story · 10 points

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11. urbanjunkie · 2011-05-13

    Sidestep is a pretty-ish (OS X only) UI for SSH tunnelling - it can be set to auto-activate whenever it detects you're on an unsecured wifi network - like your local coffee shop. http://chetansurpur.com/projects/sidestep/

    Comment linking /projects/sidestep/

    on “Show HN: My new app, Cloak for OSX”
12. chetan51 · 2014-03-05

    Submitted To Those Who Want To Drop Out of School as a story · 8 points

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13. ericflo · 2011-10-06

    http://chetansurpur.com/blog/2010/10/why-node-js-is-totally-...

    Comment linking /blog/2010/10/why-node-js-is-totally-awesome.html

    on “Ask HN: What Node.js fanboys?”
14. chetan51 · 2010-11-24

    Submitted Sidestep automatically secures your Internet connection (and fights Firesheep) as a story · 7 points

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15. sovande · 2026-02-13

    The most important tool for AI-assisted coding isn't an agent framework. It's a timer that forces you to take regular breaks. Back in 2010 Chetan Surpur introduced the Magic Work Cycle productivity technique. The idea: 30 min focused work, 30 min genuine break. https://chetansurpur.com/blog/2010/11/magic-work-cycle.html Regular breaks trigger diffused mode thinking, where the brain subconsciously makes connections t…

    Comment linking /blog/2010/11/magic-work-cycle.html

    on “Magic Work Cycle”
16. chetan51 · 2011-12-16

    Submitted Supercharge Your Day as a story · 3 points

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17. chetan51 · 2012-10-20

    Please see the post on Time Bending ( http://chetansurpur.com/blog/2012/10/time-bending.html ) for more on the productivity technique that this app is based on.

    Comment linking /blog/2012/10/time-bending.html

    on “Show HN: TimeBend, a novel productivity app for iPhone”
18. chetan51 · 2011-04-29

    Submitted The Perfect Landing: Crowdsourcing A Great Product Description as a story · 3 points

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19. terminalcommand · 2018-06-03

    Submitted Life Hack: The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic (2010) as a story · 2 points

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20. chetan51 · 2016-07-12

    Submitted My First Day with Pokémon Go as a story · 2 points

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21. chetan51 · 2012-02-02

    Submitted Getting Siri to read you anything as a story · 2 points

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22. Dobbs · 2011-05-20

    Submitted Automatic SSH Proxying for Macs as a story · 2 points

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23. chetan51 · 2016-06-16

    Submitted Musings from 3 Months in Japan as a story · 1 points

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24. chetan51 · 2015-07-06

    Submitted Mindfulness and Meditation – A Beginner's Guide as a story · 1 points

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25. chetan51 · 2014-02-24

    Submitted An Elusive Fly as a story · 1 points

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26. chetan51 · 2014-02-10

    Submitted Intelligent Interfaces as a story · 1 points

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27. chetan51 · 2014-01-22

    Submitted Quantity and Quality as a story · 1 points

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28. urlwolf · 2012-11-12

    Submitted The Perfect Landing: Crowdsourcing A Great Product Description - Chetan Surpur as a story · 1 points

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29. chetan51 · 2012-10-20

    Submitted Time Bending Lets You Get Everything Done And More as a story · 1 points

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30. ihodes · 2011-03-13

    Submitted Sidestep as a story · 1 points

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