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I just leave it on the table if I need to use the bathroom. I use an 8 year old laptop (Dell 600m) to connect to a remote X session. They can be had for aroun

by parfe 16y ago

I just leave it on the table if I need to use the bathroom. I use an 8 year old laptop (Dell 600m) to connect to a remote X session. They can be had for around $120. I keep nothing sensitive on the local drive. Someone stealing it would annoy me, but I don't feel the need to stress over it. Being constantly paranoid isn't worth it. I'm not going to sit there worrying that the guy three tables over has been scoping me out during my last three extra larges waiting for the perfect opportunity to grab and go with my laptop.

timr 16y ago
Netbooks are great for this. I took a trip to Europe this spring, and I bought a $300 EeePC just so that I could check email, post to Facebook, etc. I could carry it into any café (or more realistically, McDonalds...free internet!) in France, and not really worry about theft. Install Linux on one of those little guys, and you've got a reasonably useful hacking terminal that is practically disposable.