# Tech

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## [Use Intend/Complice to Beemind Arbitrary Tasks](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/use-intend-complice-to-beemind-arbitrary-tasks/2243)

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**Author:** [@malcolm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/malcolm)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/use-intend-complice-to-beemind-arbitrary-tasks/2243 "2024-12-25T21:01:12Z")

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(Continuing the discussion from Suggestions for additions to the Complice integration) 16 pomodoros later, this feature, now called Beemind Arbitrary Tasks, is live! I’ve added a third thing you can track, which is numb…

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## [Easier data pull proposal](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/easier-data-pull-proposal/10694)

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**Author:** [@skorytnicki](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/skorytnicki)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/easier-data-pull-proposal/10694 "2024-12-08T07:08:24Z")

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Hey, I think it would be super useful to have something like this: Currently, in order to create a custom data source that is called by beeminder, you have to set up the application, generate some tokens. If you do …

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## [TaskRatchet → Intend](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/taskratchet-intend/12025)

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**Author:** [@lambo](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/lambo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/taskratchet-intend/12025 "2024-11-23T21:33:25Z")

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I finally got into TaskRatchet recently, and wanted to integrate it with Intend / Complice since that’s my main task management system (similar to Beeminder). So I made a Python script that mirrors TaskRatchet tasks int…

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## [Auth tokens are exposed?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/auth-tokens-are-exposed/11940)

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**Author:** [@ekawatani](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/ekawatani)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/auth-tokens-are-exposed/11940 "2024-11-03T14:11:51Z")

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I was reading the Beeminder API documentation, and saw the auth tokens are appended to the URL as a query parameter, e.g. https://www.beeminder.com/api/v1/users/alice/goals/myGoal.json?auth\_token=abc123. This is fine if …

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## [Created a new beeminder API Client and Terminal tool](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/created-a-new-beeminder-api-client-and-terminal-tool/11979)

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**Author:** [@ianm118](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/ianm118)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/created-a-new-beeminder-api-client-and-terminal-tool/11979 "2024-10-30T20:16:50Z")

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I was starting to use Beeminder more and wanted to make some custom integrations and also more easily log some my metrics, so I added created a Python Beeminder client and terminal interface. Available on pypi here. How…

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## [Beeminding different Garmin Activity types](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-different-garmin-activity-types/660)

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**Author:** [@bmabey](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/bmabey)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/beeminding-different-garmin-activity-types/660 "2024-10-21T09:28:05Z")

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The recent Garmin integration is great. However, I would like more fine grain control over what garmin activities are associated with a particular goal. I own a Forerunner and use it for running, biking, and swimming. I…

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## [anki integration](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/anki-integration/10376)

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**Author:** [@twenty13quarter](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/twenty13quarter)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/anki-integration/10376 "2024-09-26T15:11:45Z")

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I use beeminder to track my anki reviews. for a long time I manually inputted a +1 when I finished, but I’d always wanted an autodata solution because I find it tedious to keep up with manual data entry for more than a c…

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## [AGI delayed? My recent experience with Forfeit.](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/agi-delayed-my-recent-experience-with-forfeit/11762)

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**Author:** [@felixm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/felixm)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/agi-delayed-my-recent-experience-with-forfeit/11762 "2024-08-19T14:28:50Z")

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As I have mentioned in another thread (Amazing Marvin Has Pledges Now), I have enjoyed using Forfeit (https://www.forfeit.app/) lately. It’s so effective that I haven’t derailed, eh, forfeited, yet. However, as we know …

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## [Wordcounter App and Beeminder Writing Goal](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/wordcounter-app-and-beeminder-writing-goal/6718)

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**Author:** [@danielachacon](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/danielachacon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/wordcounter-app-and-beeminder-writing-goal/6718 "2024-07-23T07:33:21Z")

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Hello everyone! A few days ago I decided to contact Christian Tietze he is an indie app developer, creator Wordcounter, and The Archive both for macOS and quite awesome. I contacted him because I think that merging Wor…

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## [Can someone explain how I can "read" this? - Readwise Beeminder](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-i-can-read-this-readwise-beeminder/11784)

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**Author:** [@eroxx](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/eroxx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-i-can-read-this-readwise-beeminder/11784 "2024-07-08T12:32:55Z")

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Hi! I have a Beeminder to read 30 readwise articles a week (from my “later” feed). Other than other goals which tells me until which date I’m “safe”, this is what I see for the Readwise goal, and I’m not sure how to un…

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## [Scheduling jobs in the cloud that twiddle with my Beeminder goals](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/scheduling-jobs-in-the-cloud-that-twiddle-with-my-beeminder-goals/11714)

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**Author:** [@clivemeister](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/clivemeister)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/scheduling-jobs-in-the-cloud-that-twiddle-with-my-beeminder-goals/11714 "2024-07-07T16:37:45Z")

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This is a thread because I decided I wanted the ability to update things in my Beeminder goals from the cloud. Possible use cases include: Adding a datapoint, based on something I can see from the cloud - maybe a data…

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## [Altbee — the alternative Beeminder web interface](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/altbee-the-alternative-beeminder-web-interface/7315)

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**Author:** [@zzq](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/zzq)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/altbee-the-alternative-beeminder-web-interface/7315 "2024-07-06T21:13:44Z")

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I’ve built an alternative web interface for Beeminder—check it out! The Beeminder web interface is not bad, but I wanted to try out a few ideas for how the interface could work. My overall goal here is to have about the…

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## [Question about the Altbee front end](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/question-about-the-altbee-front-end/11771)

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**Author:** [@eroxx](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/eroxx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/question-about-the-altbee-front-end/11771 "2024-07-06T16:16:26Z")

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Hi! I’m using the Altbee front end (https://altbee.aeonc.com), and I turned compact version off, but the goals still look compact … ? -Eric

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## [Best Practices for Summarizing Beeminder Data into Spreadsheets ?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/best-practices-for-summarizing-beeminder-data-into-spreadsheets/11744)

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**Author:** [@napkin](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/napkin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/best-practices-for-summarizing-beeminder-data-into-spreadsheets/11744 "2024-06-25T14:09:10Z")

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does anyone has a good integration for pulling out the beeminder data into a table/spreadsheet style ? for instance, if I add multiple data points to the same goal per day, I’d like those to be summed for the day and c…

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## [What does "today" mean for \`todayta\`?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-does-today-mean-for-todayta/11596)

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**Author:** [@johndawson](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/johndawson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-does-today-mean-for-todayta/11596 "2024-05-09T20:17:50Z")

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todayta (boolean): Whether there are any datapoints for today https://api.beeminder.com/#attributes-2 Is this “today” from 12 a.m. or the deadline of the goal?

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## [Mass update deadlines - a JavaScript script](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/mass-update-deadlines-a-javascript-script/11578)

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**Author:** [@sheik](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/sheik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/mass-update-deadlines-a-javascript-script/11578 "2024-04-28T12:02:23Z")

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Hello there, I need to update deadlines of all my goals pretty frequently. I did that by editing the timezone of my account, but that’s becoming inconvenient because the times are messed up on the iOS app (I receive no…

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## [google apps script to reset the graph view to start of the month each month](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/google-apps-script-to-reset-the-graph-view-to-start-of-the-month-each-month/11552)

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**Author:** [@ieahleen](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/ieahleen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/google-apps-script-to-reset-the-graph-view-to-start-of-the-month-each-month/11552 "2024-04-22T20:51:12Z")

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I don’t like when graphs start showung multiple months of data. And it is tiring to do it manually for each goal. So this Google Apps Script change the graph view to start the first day of the current month. I’ve set it …

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## [Browser extension : Displaying goals and input forms in a single line.](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/browser-extension-displaying-goals-and-input-forms-in-a-single-line/11548)

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**Author:** [@sachie](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/sachie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/browser-extension-displaying-goals-and-input-forms-in-a-single-line/11548 "2024-04-18T22:08:47Z")

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Hi, I’m Sachie. I started using Beeminder in April 2024. It’s amazing! I’ve created a browser extension for myself that customizes the Beeminder page, displaying goals and input forms in a single line. If you’re interest…

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## [How to dump all your GitHub issues into Todournament](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-dump-all-your-github-issues-into-todournament/11543)

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**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-dump-all-your-github-issues-into-todournament/11543 "2024-04-14T21:49:46Z")

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I’m a fan of Todournament by @alltom. It’s a simple to-do list that elegantly sorts your tasks by having you make binary comparisons. Do you want to Take Out Garbage first or File TPS Report first? Click which one you’re…

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## [Naughty metaminding](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/naughty-metaminding/11521)

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**Author:** [@ema](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/ema)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/naughty-metaminding/11521 "2024-04-03T21:19:08Z")

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UPDATE: I should have tested it more before posting about it. There seem to be some issues with this, which I could try to figure out, or I could just do the proper thing and write a small bridging server that doesn’t at…

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## [Lifetime Sale on Make.com like Website](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/lifetime-sale-on-make-com-like-website/11523)

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**Author:** [@cgamer1](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/cgamer1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/lifetime-sale-on-make-com-like-website/11523 "2024-04-03T17:11:55Z")

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I know that there are a lot of Make.com users here. https://boost.space/ is software that uses Make’s platform and adds some database capabilities. The big thing is that they are running a lifetime sale that ends today …

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## [Using API to create goals with leeway](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/using-api-to-create-goals-with-leeway/11500)

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**Author:** [@clivemeister](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/clivemeister)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/using-api-to-create-goals-with-leeway/11500 "2024-03-27T11:46:18Z")

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I’m adding to my little set of Python scripts, this time with something to create new goals. In particular, I want to make it as easy as possible to set goals with a deadline - so to create goals that just run for a mon…

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## [webhook reliability](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/webhook-reliability/11503)

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**Author:** [@ianminds](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/ianminds)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/webhook-reliability/11503 "2024-03-26T16:45:18Z")

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Are there currently any guarantees about webhook delivery (e.g. keep trying until delivered “at least once”)? Does the system currently retry? Is there any interest in making this more robust, like a mechanism for repor…

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## [Easy iOS Beeminder widgets using third-party Widget Web](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/easy-ios-beeminder-widgets-using-third-party-widget-web/11467)

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**Author:** [@mary](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/easy-ios-beeminder-widgets-using-third-party-widget-web/11467 "2024-03-04T12:39:16Z")

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Hi all, I just wanted to share that I found a handy way to have whatever Beeminder goals I wanted to have on my iPad and iPhone home screens: Widget Web ( ‎Widget Web on the App Store ) I’ve only been using it for a ve…

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## [Using Trello to force me to go to the gym](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/using-trello-to-force-me-to-go-to-the-gym/11460)

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**Author:** [@hussain22](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/hussain22)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/using-trello-to-force-me-to-go-to-the-gym/11460 "2024-03-02T18:10:45Z")

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Hello, this is my first time posting. I had an issue similar to this post by ffgm. Pretty much the issue is that there’s a way to circumvent tracking through IFTTT and instead opt for manual data entry. But I felt that t…

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## [Logging caffeine via Apple Health?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/logging-caffeine-via-apple-health/7494)

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**Author:** [@claudine](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/claudine)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/logging-caffeine-via-apple-health/7494 "2024-02-08T10:58:44Z")

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Apple Health includes caffeine data which is used by some caffeine logging apps including the one I use, RECaf. Caffeine isn’t currently available as a Beeminder Apple Health data source, though. Does anyone here beemin…

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## [Making a Beeminder GPTs](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/making-a-beeminder-gpts/11239)

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**Author:** [@patimen](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/patimen)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/making-a-beeminder-gpts/11239 "2024-02-05T01:29:51Z")

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I’m looking into this, to do things like talk you through the goals, alternate visualizations, even “gate” goals (as in, you have to paste in a status report to the GPT to be able to increment a goal). However, I’m havi…

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## [A mention of Beeminder on HN](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/a-mention-of-beeminder-on-hn/11416)

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**Author:** [@mbork](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mbork)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/a-mention-of-beeminder-on-hn/11416 "2024-01-27T12:06:07Z")

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I couldn’t help but mention Beeminder (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39154380#39154861).

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## [Simple CLI tool for starting and stopping timers](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/simple-cli-tool-for-starting-and-stopping-timers/11415)

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**Author:** [@ffettes](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/ffettes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/simple-cli-tool-for-starting-and-stopping-timers/11415 "2024-01-27T04:47:19Z")

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Hey, I had a look through most of the projects on github, and none of them were quite what I was looking for. So I made another one! It allows you to do this: beetimer start \<goal\_name\> and then later beetimer stop \<g…

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## [Connection to Busuu](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/connection-to-busuu/6739)

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**Author:** [@davidvb](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/davidvb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/connection-to-busuu/6739 "2024-01-18T08:58:14Z")

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I saw there was a connection to Duolingo. However, I have been using Busuu to learn languages. The app it itself is quite a bit better than Duolingo in my opinion. (So much so that I even bought the premium for one year)…

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