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It's one of the nicest things to do if you love computers, and great for your health compared with staying indoors. > Could one actually work like this, typing
by jlokier 5mo ago
It's one of the nicest things to do if you love computers, and great for your health compared with staying indoors.
> Could one actually work like this, typing and everything? After my “heart-rate discovery” I decided I had to try it. I thought I’d have to build something myself, but actually one can just buy “walking desks”, and so I did. And after minor modifications, I discovered that I could walk and type perfectly well with it, even for a couple of hours. I was embarrassed I hadn’t figured out such a simple solution 20 years ago. But starting last fall—whenever the weather’s been good—I’ve tried to spend a couple of hours of each day walking outside like this
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- phainopepla2 5mo agoHow do you deal with screen glare?
- gib444 5mo agoMoving to the UK is one option. It's been cloudy for about 7 months!
- Exoristos 5mo agoYou get an Apple product. At least, for me it was that simple. The ThinkPad I had was pretty high end, and I was using polarized glasses and even a sun shade to work at the park while the girls played. Bought a MacBook and the screen seems to crisply outshine even the sunniest days -- I haven't had to worry about outdoor use since, to my recollection.
- Schiendelman 5mo ago+1 to this. Those screens are great in ways that specs just don't show you.
- jlokier 5mo agoBack when I did much work outside, I used a laptop that had accidental transflective characteristics. In bright sunlight, the LCD actually become quite clear monochrome, with some pixels acting as mirrors and others not, but I don't think they designed the LCD to do that.
- redman25 5mo agoI'm not OP but I work outside and use light mode. Macs are generally fairly bright as long as you aren't in direct sunlight. Solarized light mode for the win though.
- weezing 5mo agoI love computers but I am not addicted to computers.