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A big part of why I’m a remote is because I like to move around. I mean that in every way possible. I start my day on a chair with a lap desk, move to my kitch

A big part of why I’m a remote is because I like to move around. I mean that in every way possible. I start my day on a chair with a lap desk, move to my kitchen table, patio, back to office desk, etc. Then I get tired of being home and walk downtown to drink a beer or have a coffee in a nice venue. When I travel I can work in the airport during layovers. I get to go visit friends in other provinces for a few weeks without having to take time off from work. If you don’t want to do those things that’s cool, but I do so I’ll never bother buying a desktop again

copperx 5y ago
In 2019 I decided to build a desktop computer because of the price/performance advantage and the non-throttling advantage Now in 2022, the M1 exists and I've gone back to a laptop. The gap between a desktop and a laptop computer is not there anymore, and even the price/performance ratio favors the laptop once you consider the price of a high-resolution screen.
MoltarStan 5y ago
Yep. I love the freedom and repairability of a custom built desktop, but until that desktop can magically appear at my sitting desk, standing desk, treadmill desk, and in the park, I'll be working on a laptop.
barrucadu 5y ago
> I get to go visit friends in other provinces for a few weeks without having to take time off from work. That sounds kind of miserable to me. Why would I want to work while visiting friends?
- gbear605 5y ago
  If I get two vacation weeks off a year, I probably will use up one week on visiting family, another week on an interesting trip, and then that’s all the vacation for the year. If I want to visit friends as well, I just can’t. But if I can work while visiting friends, it’s strictly superior even if still a bit sad.
- drstewart 5y ago
  >That sounds kind of miserable to me. Why would I want to work while visiting friends? Because there's still 16 other hours in a day you can spend with them and you don't have to feel pressure to do certain things because you've both taken time off work? Do you have friends in your home town? Do you only visit them on days off of work?
  - barrucadu 5y ago
    I do have friends who I visit, yes. We generally get together for a long weekend, Thursday / Friday to Monday / Tuesday a few times a year. We all just take those days off work, because we're meeting up to hang out together.
    - drstewart 5y ago
      No, I'm talking about friends who live in the same town as you do. I assume you can't see each other on weekdays for dinner or drinks since you're both working and that would be miserable, right?

copperx 5y ago

In 2019 I decided to build a desktop computer because of the price/performance advantage and the non-throttling advantage Now in 2022, the M1 exists and I've gone back to a laptop. The gap between a desktop and a laptop computer is not there anymore, and even the price/performance ratio favors the laptop once you consider the price of a high-resolution screen.

MoltarStan 5y ago

Yep. I love the freedom and repairability of a custom built desktop, but until that desktop can magically appear at my sitting desk, standing desk, treadmill desk, and in the park, I'll be working on a laptop.

barrucadu 5y ago

> I get to go visit friends in other provinces for a few weeks without having to take time off from work. That sounds kind of miserable to me. Why would I want to work while visiting friends?

gbear605 5y ago
If I get two vacation weeks off a year, I probably will use up one week on visiting family, another week on an interesting trip, and then that’s all the vacation for the year. If I want to visit friends as well, I just can’t. But if I can work while visiting friends, it’s strictly superior even if still a bit sad.
drstewart 5y ago
>That sounds kind of miserable to me. Why would I want to work while visiting friends? Because there's still 16 other hours in a day you can spend with them and you don't have to feel pressure to do certain things because you've both taken time off work? Do you have friends in your home town? Do you only visit them on days off of work?
- barrucadu 5y ago
  I do have friends who I visit, yes. We generally get together for a long weekend, Thursday / Friday to Monday / Tuesday a few times a year. We all just take those days off work, because we're meeting up to hang out together.
  - drstewart 5y ago
    No, I'm talking about friends who live in the same town as you do. I assume you can't see each other on weekdays for dinner or drinks since you're both working and that would be miserable, right?