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This dream of freedom being brought about by purchasing "mobile" computers has remained nothing but that since I purchased my first laptop many years ago; a dre
by GigabyteCoin 13y ago
This dream of freedom being brought about by purchasing "mobile" computers has remained nothing but that since I purchased my first laptop many years ago; a dream.
"I can work anywhere now!" I thought to myself.
I quickly realized that on sunny days it was much too bright out for me to see my screen, and on dark days it was too risky due to the chance of rain. Not to mention a massive pain in the butt to run out of electricity while away from an outlet.
I realized I only used my laptop in "do or die" situations where using a desktop computer was all but impossible. That trend continues to this day.
I had a similarly bad idea bouncing around my brain when buying my first Android tablet.
"I'm going to ssh into my servers and thwart attacks whilst laying back on my couch." Only to realize that my tablet was just as good as getting any real work done as my laptop, except for the fact that it didn't have a keyboard which actually made things more frustratingly slow than my first attempt at freedom.
tl;dr I imagine I will be using a desktop computer or some version of it to do my work for quite some time to come.
- andybak 13y agoI work outside for a good chunk of spring and summer. The trick? A mini van with a leisure battery and a phone to tether to. On those occasions where the sun to be so bright that I can't see the screen (not as common as you'd think) I can sit in the van and still have the fresh air, the view and the sun on some of me.