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I just spent vacation deciding not to bring a laptop, but to use my android phone (a galaxy s22) with a hdmi adapter and Bluetooth travel keyboard. Plugged it i

by dracyr 7mo ago

I just spent vacation deciding not to bring a laptop, but to use my android phone (a galaxy s22) with a hdmi adapter and Bluetooth travel keyboard. Plugged it in to the TV in our accomodation and had a lot of fun. Running neovim on termux was fine. Developing elixir was no problem, the test suite took 5s on my phone, and takes 1s on my laptop. Rust and cargo compiling was slow enough that I didn't really enjoy it though. Meant that I could just pack up instantly and have an agent do review workflows while I was out and about as well in my pocket, and didn't really notice a big battery hit.

nabakin 7mo ago
And nowadays we have Debian running in a VM on Android [1] [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-the-new-linux-terminal-on-android/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-the-new-linux-termi...
steve_adams_86 7mo ago
I don't really enjoy compiling rust on my M2 Pro, so I wouldn't necessarily blame the phone
- Robdel12 7mo ago
  Local LLMs and compiling rust are the only two things that I have seen saturate my M4 Max, hahaha.
sheiyei 7mo ago
Interesting vacation activities.
- compounding_it 7mo ago
  Ikr. Vacation for me would be : get away from electronics as much as possible. Maybe stay connected with family or do payments but not beyond that.
skeeter2020 7mo ago
This doesn't really sound like a vacation.
- noisy_boy 7mo ago
  Seems like vacation from things you have to do to things you enjoy doing.
  - dracyr 7mo ago
    Exactly that, I have too many ideas for side-projects and never enough time for them. The main activity was still the traveling, hiking and enjoying some calm time. But instead of spending the usual downtime reading or something else, I had a blast coding and experimenting.
  - compounding_it 7mo ago
    According to Google AI > A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is a designated period of time for rest, recreation, or travel, often taken away from home. It involves a break from work or school routines, usually lasting several days or weeks. Vacations are crucial for mental health, reducing stress, and fostering better relationships. So maybe different meaning for everyone. For me it’s getting away from technology and into nature.
    - noisy_boy 7mo ago
      > a break from work... are crucial for mental health When I'm hacking on my Linux desktop automation scripts on my free time, I can assure you that my good mood is positively contributing to my mental health. > So maybe different meaning for everyone. Indeed.
spike021 7mo ago
I brought my 13 inch macbook pro to japan for three weeks last month for photo editing. i was able to pack up immediately by slipping it into my backpack laptop pocket. Not sure the difference other than weight, but I wasn't carrying it day to day when i could leave it in my hotel room.

by dracyr 7mo ago

nabakin 7mo ago

And nowadays we have Debian running in a VM on Android [1] [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-the-new-linux-terminal-on-android/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-the-new-linux-termi...

steve_adams_86 7mo ago

I don't really enjoy compiling rust on my M2 Pro, so I wouldn't necessarily blame the phone

Robdel12 7mo ago
Local LLMs and compiling rust are the only two things that I have seen saturate my M4 Max, hahaha.

sheiyei 7mo ago

Interesting vacation activities.

compounding_it 7mo ago
Ikr. Vacation for me would be : get away from electronics as much as possible. Maybe stay connected with family or do payments but not beyond that.

skeeter2020 7mo ago

This doesn't really sound like a vacation.

noisy_boy 7mo ago
Seems like vacation from things you have to do to things you enjoy doing.
- dracyr 7mo ago
  Exactly that, I have too many ideas for side-projects and never enough time for them. The main activity was still the traveling, hiking and enjoying some calm time. But instead of spending the usual downtime reading or something else, I had a blast coding and experimenting.
- compounding_it 7mo ago
  According to Google AI > A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is a designated period of time for rest, recreation, or travel, often taken away from home. It involves a break from work or school routines, usually lasting several days or weeks. Vacations are crucial for mental health, reducing stress, and fostering better relationships. So maybe different meaning for everyone. For me it’s getting away from technology and into nature.
  - noisy_boy 7mo ago
    > a break from work... are crucial for mental health When I'm hacking on my Linux desktop automation scripts on my free time, I can assure you that my good mood is positively contributing to my mental health. > So maybe different meaning for everyone. Indeed.

spike021 7mo ago

I brought my 13 inch macbook pro to japan for three weeks last month for photo editing. i was able to pack up immediately by slipping it into my backpack laptop pocket. Not sure the difference other than weight, but I wasn't carrying it day to day when i could leave it in my hotel room.