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If we're doing that..

Oh, I see.

The point is that you just keep writing.

I actually like this one.

This should be combined with some kind of blogging service? I'd like to see the ones that actually make it all the way to their target goals.

Although, there probably isn't anything worth reading. Do edits count towards my goal?

I'm going to risk it..it looks like they do! But you've only got a few seconds to keep your fingers off the keys, so that's a bit scary.

What if you had to scratch your ass or take a piss? I guess that's sort of the point, you simply don't.

Is this worth reading? I sort of doubt it. It's just an extended internal monologue. Which, I suppose, isn't all that much different from other internet writing services.

WOAH. CLOSE CALL THERE. Seems like "backspace" does NOT count towards the progress! I'm filing that as a ticket. In.. two and a half minutes.

Do arrow key motions count? Probably not.

Another thing I just caught myself doing - I cheated by control-A, control-C'ing. I regret nothing. AH.

Arrow motions definitely DO NOT COUNT towards forward progress.

I like the design of the background fading to red when you're close to the time limit. It's a bit like first person shooter games.

Saving again..

If you keep doing this long enough, I bet a Chuck Pahalniuk book pops out.

Iron Blogger would like this. Turns any given five minutes into a fairly meaningless blog post. If you started with a topic and a few specific thoughts in mind, it'd probably actually turn into something not so shabby. At least something is better than nothing.




Properly lol'd IRL at the Chuck palaniuk comment. Harsh but very funny.


Damn, the anxiety in your writing was palpable. I'm gonna have to give this bad boy a go. There's an exercise I do where I pick a topic and try to come up with one hundred relevant points about it, without stop til it is done. It's like a form of brainstorming or problem solving, and I guess it could even be an associative thought exercise. I'll see if this app works for that exercise.


If anyone wants to read another stream of conciousness post -- mine devolves into shambles about my poor typing skills (a measly 48 wpm and trying not to hit backspace) and constant re-evaluation. http://pastebin.com/vdkupSdy


If I had 5 secs timer, I would have also spelled Chuck Palahniuk's name wrong. But then, I would not have written this much in the first place. I like what you have written.




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