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Posted by dnw 1 day ago

A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch(github.com)
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rendaw 1 day ago|
Slouching is caused by the design of chairs and soreness in a single sitting position. I have a love-hate relationship with my Salli chair, but angle your legs down and slouching is no longer an issue, to the point where you don't even need a back on your chair.
Simran-B 23 hours ago||
No image in the readme, bummer.
halapro 20 hours ago|
Why are programmers so bad at this? It's never been easier to take and share screenshots, but a lot of technical people would rather write and have you read 500 words than post a single screenshot. Boggles my mind.
cpt_sobel 15 hours ago||
Maybe it blurs on a level lower than what the screenshot can capture
coolandsmartrr 1 day ago||
I think this is an interesting application of computer vision for healthcare purposes.

I've noticed that the app tends to use 15% of my CPU constantly. I wonder if there is room to improve efficiency so that the app does not hog resources.

kusokurae 21 hours ago|
And herein lies the rub: higher up in the comments we've got people Very Excited that this was co-written with a bot.
ifh-hn 21 hours ago||
I don't have a Mac, but even if I did would I have it constantly watching me? No. This sort of thing creeps me out.

Still, always good to see someone push out a new app. Well done.

sahiljagtapyc 1 day ago||
I wonder if this is less about “bad posture” and more about how people unconsciously optimize for stability when thinking deeply. When I’m reasoning through something hard, I tend to lock into whatever position minimizes micro-adjustments - even if it looks terrible ergonomically.
kneel 1 day ago||
This is cool, I built something similar a while back. I originally wanted the screen to dim when I slouched but I couldn't get access to dimming on OSX. I ended up just playing a noise when I slouched. It became so distracting I stopped using it.

The blurring of the screen is a much better idea.

altern8 1 day ago||
I can't seem to open it. It keeps saying "Apple could not verify “Posturr.app” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.".

I tried opening by right-cliking on the app file, holding option, etc.

I'm on Sequoia 15.7.3 (24G419)

peesem 1 day ago||
you have to go into your Privacy & Security settings and scroll down until you see something like "Posturr.app was blocked to protect your Mac." and then press "Open Anyway"
altern8 1 day ago||
Ohhh... Thank you!

Is this new? In previous version I could just right-click and it would open it.

tom_ 1 day ago||
Looks like this changed for Sequoia: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh40616/15.0/...

And looks like Sonoma was the last version to support the right click menu: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh40616/14.0/...

tjohnell 1 day ago|||
This should no longer be a problem. I am notarizing the app!
illusive4 1 day ago||
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minton 1 day ago||
Lots of things people might want to monitor for such as nail biting.
taf2 1 day ago|
Love it - I did something like this for when codex is done - a script runs to detect if I’m at my computer or not and then notify my phone if I walked away that it’s done - mostly so I can get back to slouching ;)
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