nosleep.page
Productivity
sleep prevention utility
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
8 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 17 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Idea: 6 for, 12 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and lightweight alternative to keep-awake apps
From 3 comments
This is awesome my work computer has a stupid 5 minute setting until it sleeps that is locked.
bogota on HNVery cool, and looks slick!
boo-ga-ga on HNthis is baller. I'd love an option that was like "keep awake for [hours] [minutes]"... or "keep awake until [time]" so that it could look like i was online until say 6:18pm
viggity on HN
Objections
Runs an invisible video on browsers without Wake Lock support, costing CPU
From 1 comment
nosleep.js brings firefox from ~3% cpu usage to ~25-30% cpu usage. (it's playing an invisible video) that's a pretty steep cost to pay to simply keep a computer awake because the…
serf on HN
Bypasses corporate auto-lock and security policies
From 2 comments
Yeah, let's make it harder for the people who have to clean up after security incidents. The automatic logout policies are there for a reason. Bypassing that means one day,…
robbedpeter on HNDeliberately bypassing that puts your employment at risk. There's a reason you're being forced to log in.
robbedpeter on HN
Green background is distracting
From 1 comment
So I like this and I'm trying it out, it seemingly works OK. However, the GREEN background is very annoying. I don't need the whole webpage to be green for me to know it's on and…
taftster on HN
Requests
Document how it works and its limitations
From 1 comment
This looks cool! It would be nice if there was a little more info on the page about how it works and any potential limitations. For example, does the page have to remain in the…
justusthane on HN
Timed keep-awake option
From 1 comment
this is baller. I'd love an option that was like "keep awake for [hours] [minutes]"... or "keep awake until [time]" so that it could look like i was online until say 6:18pm
viggity on HN
Questions
Does it need the page in the foreground?
From 2 comments
This looks cool! It would be nice if there was a little more info on the page about how it works and any potential limitations. For example, does the page have to remain in the…
justusthane on HNOh, 100% I need some more docs on the page: it's definitely not foolproof. From my testing, it works even if the window is in the background somewhere but generally it stops…
bradleyjkemp on HN
Does it ask permission before keeping the computer awake?
From 1 comment
Can this web page keep my computer awake without me explicitly giving it permission? I don't really like that, and would like to tell my browser not to allow it.
hoistbypetard on HN
Alternatives named
caffeinate (macOS)
From 1 comment
On macOS just run `caffeinate` from the terminal (or `man caffeinate` for more info on the options). I know OP copped to “various Caffeine/Amphetamine apps” but said they're…
velcrovan on HN
Amphetamine and KeepingYouAwake
From 2 comments
Amphetamine[0] works pretty well for me. They also have an extension (a kext, I think) that gives it more reliability. I don't know how reliable it is without that extension…
vulcan01 on HNI've been using the more bare-bones KeepingYouAwake[0] just because I came across Caffeine first and this was suggested as the continuation of that simple utility. The icon makes…
adamomada on HN
Keep Awake Chrome extension
From 1 comment
Why not just use keep awake? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/keep-awake/bijihlabcfdnabacffofojgmehjdielb?hl=en
mrep on HN
PowerToys Awake
From 1 comment
PowerToys[0] has a utility for that. It stays in the corner of the taskbar. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
gsoto on HN