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Maybe I'm autistic, but I loooove the sharp edges near the opening. They've become almost a nervous tick of playing with them with my fingers. I've got no idea
by kvuj 6mo ago
Maybe I'm autistic, but I loooove the sharp edges near the opening. They've become almost a nervous tick of playing with them with my fingers.
I've got no idea why, but the sharp feeling is amazing.
- normanvalentine 6mo agoI actually agree with this too — playing with the sharp edge is kind of satisfying. Like having something in your teeth that you're working on.
- neom 6mo agoI am autistic and I also enjoy the sharp edges, I rub my wrists up and down them sometimes and generally play with them, I find it very satisfying. I also suspect the laptop might not be as easy to carry around when open if edges were rounded?
- 0xDEFACED 6mo agothis can't be how i find out...
- LoganDark 6mo ago[flagged]
- shermantanktop 6mo agoIs there a DSM5 category for "diagnosing people on the internet"?
- LoganDark 6mo agoWas worth a shot.
- 0xDEFACED 6mo agofor what it's worth, i found it hilarious
- smallerize 6mo agoAnd is it self-referential?
- jdgoesmarching 6mo agoYes, it’s called “game recognize game.”
- al_borland 6mo agoThis alone doesn’t mean much, but if the signs start to compound…
- kokanee 6mo agoI'm conflicted -- the author's rounded Mac looks more comfortable to use, but aesthetically it looks worse. He turned the track pad notch into an amorphous shape that looks like a mistake.
- autoexec 6mo agoThere's certainly a % of mac users who prioritize aesthetics over function. I feel like there's got to be a way to do this in a way that's more attractive though. Maybe something more gradual or even.
- StayTrue 6mo agoI wonder what Apple estimates this percentage to be given some of their design decisions.
- tonyedgecombe 6mo agoI suspect that with all things Apple 10% really care, 80% are indifferent and 10% really hate it. The middle 80% are happy to be led by those that really care.
- j45 6mo agoFor many power users, Macs are an invisible laptop that just works. When apple releases a 12" retina Macbook M-series, I'll be the first in line, I don't think there's a better laptop for size and aesthetic.
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- sublinear 6mo agoI don't think there's anything inherently autistic about that. We just finally have these technologies sufficiently mature that materials and design are no longer strictly dictated by their function. These objects are becoming more like clothing and less like unyielding industrial machines. It's to the point that I'd be genuinely disgusted to handle any used laptop regardless of how "clean" it is.
- LtWorf 6mo ago> materials and design are no longer strictly dictated by their function. Ok… but I don't like to injure my wrists…
- topato 6mo ago[flagged]
- tonyedgecombe 6mo ago>We just finally have these technologies sufficiently mature that materials and design are no longer strictly dictated by their function. It's not a new thing, cars started getting fins in 1948. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_tailfin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_tailfin
- animegolem 6mo agosame, i really love it and i hove my hands typing so they've never caused pain anyway
- delecti 6mo agoSounds kinda like pain stimming. I'm not personally a fan, but that's a thing some autistic people do. They make purpose-built toys for that, though you might already be set with your laptop.
- a2tech 6mo agoI chew my fingers because I find the pain calming.