[LAU] Anyone using a timer for taking breaks ?

[Kevin Cosgrove]

On 5 March 2018 at 16:58, jonetsu <jonetsu at teksavvy.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:03:24 -0800
> Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc at cosgroves.us> wrote:
> 
> > I use a bash script.  It's just a nested loop.  One loop keeps track 
> > of the time interval between breaks.  The other loop pops up PDFs of
> > stretching routines to do during the breaks.
> 
> I'd be a bit wary of resources.  There's no direct access to time
> functions in bash, always have to go through a high-level middleman.
> The middleman would not get asked about time each fraction of a second,
> but the bash loop to pace the asking could very well take some
> noticeable CPU percentage.  I guess to nice it down would be in order.

My CPU meter and other "consumables" are almost pegged to the 
"nothing being used" end of their dials.


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Kevin