On 2016-04-29, at 16:51, Brett Viren <b...@bnl.gov> wrote: > Marcin Borkowski <mb...@mbork.pl> writes: > >> On 2016-04-29, at 11:21, Michael Welle <mwe012...@gmx.net> wrote: >> >>> Marcin Borkowski <mb...@mbork.pl> writes: >>> I assume that you use a laptop or some other portable device? In that >>> case you can grep the IP address (which might change when you change >>> workplaces) and timestamps from the log files (or create a script that >>> logs the IP address changes to an ORG file) and then somehow (coughcough) >>> integrate that into your report. >> >> That's actually an interesting (and not standard) idea. Even moreso >> because I'm writing a RescueTime-like time-tracking tool for Emacs, >> working (unlike Org's clocking) without manual intervention - recording >> the state of computer (i.e., current idle time, active X window, active >> Emacs buffer name and mode) at regular (or not) intervals and making >> reports. I did not include any network-related info, but this would be >> easy to add. Thanks, I'll definitely think about it! > > Along similar lines, how about running a process on a computer near > where you dwell at work which watches for your mobile phone's bluetooth > ID. Recording when your phone enters/exits its range will sample the > time you are physically present. If you roam around at work you will > need to remember to visit the BT range at the start and at the end of > your day in order to get a full measure. And, you'll need to process > the samples to pull out the earliest/latest times to calculate the time > present. This post-processing can emit Org text or whatever format you > want. > > Looking at what bluetooth stuff is available on Ubuntu, "bluemon" seems > perfect for the heavy lifting. Your OS may vary. > > > There are also Android apps that do this kind of locating directly using > GPS/WiFi location and uploading the results to google drive or similar. > However, I've never managed to find one which I can make work reliably.
Thanks, this is also interesting, though of no use for me personally; I turn bluetooth on very seldom on my phone (maybe every few months for a few minutes, when I want to send some pictures to my wife's phone or something). Similarly for the GPS; I use it much more often, but still not all the time. > -Brett. Thanks and best regards, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Adam Mickiewicz University
