Feature request: meta mind Beeminder load internally?

[narthur]

I saw that the load metric has been added to the API, which is great, thank you!

Wondering if this could be added as a meta-minding option when creating a goal? That way it could be updated whenever it changes.

The way I’m currently doing it is via my own script which only runs once an hour.

[phi]

Yay, more additions to the API! Very much welcomed!

[zedmango]

What’s the load metric?

[narthur]

@zedmango You can read all about it here:

"urgency load" metric

I’ve been playing with a metric to capture how much I’m skating the edge on my goals. I have a good number of goals, usually around 60, and I have found it easy to lose track of progress. When I feel like Beeminder is breathing down my neck, I look and see mostly green goals, sit down and do work for an hour, and I look at my dashboard, and… it’s still mostly green. When I’m already in a grumpy mood, I need more basic feedback than “dates changed on a list of 60 items”. I use Beeminder primar…

[mattj256]

Any news on this? I just discovered the Urgency Load in the “statistics” view today (even though it’s been public for a few years apparently).