942 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 30 Dec 2023 \ on: Developers Have A Laptop Problem tech
I'm writing this from my laptop, stationed on my lap, which is how I use it at home because my rental is 600sqft and lacks a desk. At work, I plug it into a monitor with a proper keyboard and mouse. When I'm doing SNL, I bring it to the show so that I can see what I'm talking about when my cohost is gyrating and looking for dank memes. When I travel, I bring it so I can work in the airport or my hotel room or in a coffee shop. If my computer is portable so is my work.
I have a small home also, but find an external mouse, keyboard, and large monitor really help my productivity and pay for itself quickly.
This is the style I use, but I made it myself through trial and error. Take care of your back, hands, and eyes, @k00b I want SN to stick around for a long time!
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600 sq ft? Tiny home?
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No just an old home. Tiny homes are more like 200 sqft I’d guess
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when my cohost is gyrating and looking for dank memes
Shots fired
or in a coffee shop
I tried this but I always got some form of homesickness when using a laptop while I'm not at home which made me feel frustrated while using the laptop. Using a laptop always felt like having spotty internet: Just enough to get something done, but bad enough to get very frustrated while doing it. (Writing this makes me aware that it might be a very personal issue, lol)
However, I have to admit that I still own multiple laptops and I don't want to miss them.
I think it's very handy to have a laptop at hand. But I try to avoid using one as much as I can. The ones I have are very cheap Thinkpads that I bought used from eBay for less than €100. They can't do much but that fits exactly my use case for them: I am not even trying to do much with them, lol
If my computer is portable so is my work.
Mhh, makes sense. Sounds like different lifestyles. But the question might be if your laptop is adapting to you or if you're adapting to your laptop. At least that's what I always wonder when I notice the impact some technologies have on me. Smartphones are the best example.
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