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mgsloan1
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mgsloan1
7y ago
Hey, author here. Yes the treadmill deck desk is rather maximalist! I also enjoy very portable setups, particularly for forests / mountains, but I also sometimes computer in or outside cafes. My portable setup for being out in nature
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mgsloan1
7y ago
Hey, that's rad that you gave this a try! Temperature hasn't been a problem for me. My computer works fine in 35C. There's a section in my post about dealing with rain. I used tarps. Power was provided via a weather proof
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mgsloan1
7y ago
Hey, author here. Sorry that happened to you, glad you're on the mend. What kind of keyboard did you use? A normal keyboard is indeed going to be really hard on the wrists in this posture, since the hands need to come together. Nor
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mgsloan1
7y ago
Cool, sounds like we're very likeminded about this stuff! (I'm the author) By E&M shield, is that for electromagnetic stuff? Interesting, hadn't considered that. While I suspect that the effect of EMF is negligible, it
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mgsloan1
9y ago
Jonathan Edward's research has explored novel ways of programming, so naturally this selection is going to be more focused on atypical interfaces. Those environments that you used are very similar to current programming systems, and s
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mgsloan1
9y ago
I don't think that this is prioritizing degree of influence, particularly for popular programming systems. Jonathan Edward's research has explored novel ways of programming, so naturally this selection is going to be more focused
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mgsloan1
12y ago
One problem is that these users do not necessarily understand the semantics. I helped a friend of mine, a reasonably competent programmer, debug his javascript once. He had no idea that you needed to use "var" in order to make a
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mgsloan1
12y ago
What's wrong with being passionate about something you believe in? It seems to me that this "chauvinism" is in the eye of the beholder, offended that others are suggesting that the tools they have invested time in may not be