A sibling post already explains one key issue. When you're carrying something, it usually puts an asymmetric load on you, causing all kinds of strain over time. It's very different from lifting weights, which is more controlled and dynamic, and usually done for a limited amount of time, not all day. I presume you don't have that much experience carrying laptops (along with all other crap you might need with you).
Also, lifting weights is a very different setting overall from a business day. Small weights might not make you sweat all that much at the gym, where you're probably wearing something light, and you take a shower soon afterwards. But if you carry those weights all day wearing something businesslike and trying to look fresh, good luck.
Lifting weights will probably help you endure that static, asymmetric strain of carrying a little better. But it won't take away the energy expenditure with its associated heat and perspiration.
Of course, the whole premise is kind of wrong -- this is not the kind of business laptop you'd generally carry around for presentations.
While the sibling post should explain the off-center issue, I should probably elaborate on the "better, not more keys" idea. I'm used to traditional navigation keys such as Home/End/PgUp/PgDn and the arrow keys. I also use the function keys a lot, and I appreciate the traditional grouping into 4s for quick access in near-dark conditions (such as DJing and theatre sound tech). My current Thinkpad does this pretty well for a laptop, they actually put some thought into grouping the keys nicely in a tight space.
Conversely, in Macbook-style keyboards which are often found in non-Apple computers likewise, there's barely anything besides the main qwerty of letters and numbers. It's obviously not due to space constraints, as most such machines have plenty of empty real estate around the keyboard.
Besides the Macbook style, the other major laptop keyboard style today fills the extra space with a numeric keypad. This doesn't exactly help the issues with the function keys etc., especially when many people don't have any use for the numeric keypad. It just looks like they needed to slap something on the side without thinking actual needs and ergonomics.
The idea behind Macbook keyboards is probably those who do a lot of things with a mouse/touchpad, so the extra navigation keys aren't necessary any more, and that's a fine decision per se. However, if you put the keys back for those of us who like to use them, then please give it some thought, instead of this alphabet soup vomit.
they completely missed the boat when it came to smart phones.
Nokia was developing tablets with a cloud ecosystem over 10 years ago, and their first tablet came out in 2005, the precursor to N900 and N9 GNU/Linux phones. I guess they were too early for the world that was waiting for Apple to invent tablets and apps and the current idea of "smart"phones, as opposed to real computers in your pocket. Also, the Linux team faced internal competition from the old mainline of Symbian phones and the newer Windows phones.
It's not a notebook GPU. It is a desktop GPU. Why would you be worrying about power consumption and heat? This is marketed toward PCs.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SHOUT OVER ALL THIS FAN NOISE!
Well, the noise issue is mostly solved with aftermarket coolers, but that still leaves power consumption and heat. I guess none of this matters for the occasional gamer, but if you do productive work on GPUs 24/7, and (gasp) pay for your electricity, then these things matter.
(I've been building silent, often fanless computers since about 2003, since I simply don't want any extra noise where I live. Besides, I've never understood why it's OK to waste energy willy-nilly just because it's plugged in. Most of my computers have "laptop" parts in "desktop" cases for the best combination of low power consumption and cooling.)
If there were no scarcity then how could there be greed? I mean... imagine a world where you could have as much of everything as any sane person... even a really greedy one... could possibly want?
Greed isn't a question of absolute amounts. It's about having more than others, whether or not you can actually use/consume/enjoy it. It's about status and power -- limiting what others can have so that you get to have something special.
Of course, a sane person will care little about status. If your neighbour has a faster computer, you can still be a better programmer, which is something no amount of greed will ever take away.
I don't think that will fly....
I'm pretty sure the aerodynamics will be quite adequate. Never mind the passengers.
This cannot stand. Two people with the same major marrying each other is completely against my just-now-made-up religion. It says that Frank (my just-made-up religions version of god) specifically wrote that "Thou shalt not lie with a fellow computer science major as you would with a psychology major".
But is it OK if they both are stoned, which is probably something a lot of CS majors tend to do anyway?
TLC means three bits per cell, not three voltages:
Samsung has pioneered high-performance MLC technology with three bits per cell for eight total states. This is commonly referred to as Triple Level Cell (TLC) and was first seen in the 840 EVO Series SSDs. Link
Well, I sort of figured this out, and hence wanted to point out that the terminology does not make sense. "Triple Level" does not sound like three bits or eight levels.
Only if you don't know what a warranty is or how it works.
They guarantee that the drive won't magically stop working for no reason. Your data is entirely in your own hands.
Well, my general understanding is that these warranties never cover the data itself, as it would be unrealistic to recover in many cases. But if the drive won't return my data, it means it's not working as intended, so the drive itself should be replaced.
I guess SSD warranties now need a clause about not being unused for too long. In fact, I wouldn't expect a HD to stay fully functional after 10 years of shelf time.
Well, I haven't been diagnosed thusly, but there's something related going on. I find sitting still uncomfortable (though I have no problems on focusing per se), and I've realized the point of standing desks is that you can move around a little all the time. Or actually you have to, in order to stay comfortable. If you're one of these people who need to walk around when making a speech or thinking about a problem, you'll love a standing desk. I think I might actually go back to office work now that I realize it's possible to do that without sitting all day. (I've also been a teacher for a few years, and I loved the aspect of not sitting down while doing something relatively geeky -- I actually found my leg muscles getting stronger.)
After hearing a lot about standing desks from friends (and being generally interested about ergonomics, with my Stokke chair for example), I started hacking together one about 2 years ago. I now simply have a coffee table on top of a desk -- I think the monitor could be a little higher, but for keyboarding the height is perfect, with my forearms pretty much horizontal. It took a couple of months to really get used to, and it helps to have some temporary solutions; I still have another sitting desk for paperwork such as math.
(Speaking of keyboards, I've always preferred playing one standing up. It's much better for getting in the mood in live shows, but it also helps my playing when I can move around to the music. So the other standing keyboard is just a logical continuation.)
As per treadmills and exercise bikes, I already made the point of naturally moving around. Frankly, I've never understood either of them in any setting, but it probably depends on where you live. I walk everywhere within my roughly 2-km radius of daily life, and I much prefer doing it in fresh air anyway.
I don't get your logic, because both EVs and computers use electricity. Are you saying that EVs get their electricity from green sources, and Bitcoins are mined with filthy old fossil-fuel power?
Also, consider monetary systems where banknotes are hauled around in armoured trucks, vs. a computer network that accomplished the same with a fraction of the resources.
In general, people should do more with computers/networks, instead of driving around to offices.
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