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Mobile? Who Are We Kidding?

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Re: Mobile? Who Are We Kidding?

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Post by africanwarlord »

ClayFerguson wrote: post #4

Because some idiot in Hollywood declared Fanny Packs to be "out of style", now people are forced to step it up to something larger, so then people say, well I may as well fill up this big bag with junk if I'm being forced to carry it. Solution: Let's kill that douchenozzle who declared fanny packs were bad, and go back to fanny packs. I certainly did. I never STOPPED fannypacking... because I'm not a spineless douche…

I can't tell if your tone is part humorous or if its actually dead serious all the way through, I laughed my ass of anyway. Now here's some pictures of old tough men wearing fannypacks to drive your point home : http://www.strengthfighter.com/2013/02/old-tough-men-wearing...

Re: Mobile? Who Are We Kidding?

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Post by nhaehnle »

mwfunk wrote: post #10
ClayFerguson wrote: post #4

Because some idiot in Hollywood declared Fanny Packs to be "out of style", now people are forced to step it up to something larger, so then people say, well I may as well fill up this big bag with junk if I'm being forced to carry it. Solution: Let's kill that douchenozzle who declared fanny packs were bad, and go back to fanny packs. I certainly did. I never STOPPED fannypacking... because I'm not a spineless douche…

This post is possibly one of the best cautionary tales I've ever heard for "choose your battles wisely". I'm not even kidding- in its own way, it's up there with Napoleon in Russia and the Microsoft Kin. If one is prepared to stand astride the world in open defiance of universal opposition, fanny packs may not be worthiest of causes upon which to blow that particular wad.

The question is: does he or she make fanny packs a cause for themselves outside of threads like this? If not, then they're actually showing a pretty healthy attitude.

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Post by Synergyse »

In most corporations you can't use your home computer to connect to your work VPN or other resources, this is mainly a security issue. Your work IT department has no control over the security of your home systems.

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Post by jsmeaton »

ClayFerguson wrote: post #4

Because some idiot in Hollywood declared Fanny Packs to be "out of style", now people are forced to step it up to something larger, so then people say, well I may as well fill up this big bag with junk if I'm being forced to carry it. Solution: Let's kill that douchenozzle who declared fanny packs were bad, and go back to fanny packs. I certainly did. I never STOPPED fannypacking... because I'm not a spineless douche…

I bought one last week in Thailand to go to the beach. And I still copped a lot of crap from the mates I was with. Enjoy carrying your plastic bag guys, and no, I will not put your phone in my most convenient of packs.

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Post by thatthatis »

I have no idea what this guy is talking about, I'm more moble with better power and access to my data now than when I was in college and never more than 100 feet from a unix terminal.

I have two carry modes: with laptop and without.

In both modes I have a 8" tablet (my note taking device), my phone, and a dot grid notebook for the times when I feel like sketching on paper. Two pens, a pencil, two or three chargers (iPhone, miniusb, laptop).

That's it though. I no longer cary magazines or books or multiple notebooks or paper slides.

The weight of my backpack is half what it used, and that's with a 17" laptop. When I am not carrying my laptop my backpack is so light that i feel uneasy, a veritable Jerry Seinfeld "too light moment" like I forgot or lost something.

Furthermore, even though I often carry my entire 2tb of personal/work files on my person I never worry about loosing my computer or the drives getting damaged because my carbonite/backblaze system is constantly backing up everything with redundancy of github + server for my working files.

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Post by potatolicious »

Where I work everyone gets a desktop in the office and a laptop to keep at home. I can literally throw on a jacket and go to work - no bags, not even anything in my pockets.

It's glorious. I've done the whole "schlepping the laptop everywhere" thing before. It sucks, the author is right. It's not just the weight, it's the unplugging, plugging in, oh-no-the-monitor-didnt-quite-detect-right bullshit dance.

Where is the fulfillment of the cloud dream? I can leave the office, come home, open my work laptop, and pick up right where I left off. This is the promise of the cloud, but very few people seem to be able to enjoy it.

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Post by BSousa »

I see these from some co-workers as well, but honestly, I carry my car keys, my wallet and a cell phone (a stupid dumbphone even). I leave my work at work, and at home I have my machine for whatever.

I see +90% of the people on my commute (I drive but then cycle for 5 miles) carrying huge backpacks or messenger bags and for the life of me, I don't understand why they do it.

Re: Mobile? Who Are We Kidding?

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Post by slyall »

My previous job I had a desktop PC which I could RDP into from my personal laptop when out of the office.

The current job gave me a laptop (a MacBook Air so limited plugs) but I'm not allowed to leave it plugged in at the office for [physical] security reasons.

So if I want to work from home I have to carry it with me (along with my personal laptop). Can't use personal laptop for home stuff nor vice-versa.

Re: Mobile? Who Are We Kidding?

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Post by dominotw »

BSousa wrote: post #17

I see these from some co-workers as well, but honestly, I carry my car keys, my wallet and a cell phone (a stupid dumbphone even). I leave my work at work, and at home I have my machine for whatever. I see +90% of the people on my commute (I drive but then cycle for 5 miles) carrying huge backpacks or messenger bags and for the life of me, I don't understand why they do it.

I have college textbooks that aren't available as ebooks yet that I need to carry around for school .

Re: Mobile? Who Are We Kidding?

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Post by Fasebook »

potatolicious wrote: post #16

Where I work everyone gets a desktop in the office and a laptop to keep at home. I can literally throw on a jacket and go to work - no bags, not even anything in my pockets. It's glorious. I've done the whole "schlepping the laptop everywhere" thing before. It sucks, the author is right. It's not just the weight, it's the unplugging, plugging in, oh-no-the-monitor-didnt-quite-detect-right bullshit dance. Where is the…

> very few people seem to be able to enjoy it.

Can't imagine why. Oh wait, that's right, people generally work on stuff they feel is sensitive, and they're not apt to go hosting that stuff on some service with insecurity designed in to the foundation.

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