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Post by notatoad »

rsync wrote: post #28

In mid-2001, notably before 9/11, I had to quickly move a 4U Sun Netra server from San Jose to Washington DC. I just carried it on. It was enormous - 4U and full length - and weighed a ton. No packaging, no box - just carrying a huge server down the aisle of the plane ...

I've flown with sketchy looking computers in pelican cases a few times. The only time it was a problem was when I mentioned that the batteries in the box were scooter batteries. Apparently you can fly with any size lead-acid batteries you want, but "scooter batteries" are on a list of specifically banned items.

The security folks aren't applying any judgement, they're just looking for things on a list of stuff that's not allowed. As long as big-ass servers aren't on the list and they fit in the carry-on size limit, it's all good.

I had a similar experience with lithium-ion batteries: I flew from Canada to the US with a backpack full of equipment that was 99% battery, 1% rfid reader by volume. On the x-ray, it looked like battery packs and that wouldn't have been allowed. But I told them it was rfid readers, and that made it okay.

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Post by AlexCoventry »

seungjulee wrote: post #16

Why do you even need 3 monitors? That seems excessive.

I have three monitors, plus a honking great screen on the laptop I connect them to. I can live without them, and most of the time I don't need them, but cross-checking something with a flick of my eyes is very natural when I need to keep track of lots of far flung dependencies.

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Post by erikig »

Noumenon72 wrote: post #63
seungjulee wrote: post #16

Why do you even need 3 monitors? That seems excessive.

I was happy with 2 when I developed on Windows -- I'd do all my work on one and presentations on the other. At my current job I have 2 but am feeling the need for 3 because I develop on a Linux VM, so I need one for the app or log I'm watching, one for the IDE, and one for Windows.

Same - until I started using a 40inch 4K screen. Having more desktop real estate makes you think differently.

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by sneak »

theptip wrote: post #158
georgewsinger wrote: post #109

Working in VR allows you to travel with an infinite number of monitors, of any size you prefer. For example here is what it's like to work in a Linux VR Desktop on the HTC Vive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWLuwG91HnI The problem is that plug-in headsets like the Vive are not very portable. The next evolution of something like this is to put the Linux VR Desktop on a standalone headset. If anyone is interested in…

This is one of those concepts that is obviously going to be great when it's ready for prime-time, but just isn't there yet. In a generation or two when the headsets are lighter (can be worn for a day without leaving an impression on your face as the current headsets do) and higher resolution (can actually replace a multi-monitor setup in number of pixels), I strongly believe this is going to be a killer app that coul…

> if you can touchtype fluently then VR works fine, but if not, it's going to be challenging to use.

I am of the belief that if you are trying to increase your productivity whilst mobile with small/light stuff, nothing weighs less or takes up less space in your luggage than some touch typing training software.

I can’t believe that there are people who type as much as some of us do who haven’t bothered to learn to type. It’s an essential skill.

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Post by erik_seaberg »

WalterBright wrote: post #114
rsync wrote: post #28

In mid-2001, notably before 9/11, I had to quickly move a 4U Sun Netra server from San Jose to Washington DC. I just carried it on. It was enormous - 4U and full length - and weighed a ton. No packaging, no box - just carrying a huge server down the aisle of the plane ...

> before 9/11 At Aph where I worked in the 1970's, the airport people freaked out over my colleagues carrying a briefcase filled with electronic circuitry on the plane. Aph made the prototypes for Mattel's handheld LED games. The prototype was a custom wirewrapped single board computer about 8*11 inches, with power supply and a rigged up game keyboard. It was all conveniently mounted in a hard shell briefcase. He'd h…

I’m reminded of the http://catb.org/jargon/html/tv-typewriters.html hospital security story.

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Post by mc3 »

brian-armstrong wrote: post #212

"I don't really need to be close to my friends or be in a place that I know but I need ... three 24 inches monitors an external GPU and an ergonomic keyboard." Does anyone else have a hard time coming to grips with this prioritization? Even looking at this objectively with something like Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, yes we do need friends, though 3 24" monitors don't seem to appear.

But then you are saying you don't understand why people do digital nomading. While I am not sure I'd like it, I can see why people are attracted to perpetual travel.

Re: Travelling with 24” Monitors

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Post by mc3 »

Isn't this an airport (or any port) security headache?

What about buying the monitors on a local board when you arrive somewhere, then sell them on that same board when you leave? I think this would work well in most cities, in that you'd find one pretty quick.

I mean you could probably find a company that'll lend you some of their dustier monitors. Most software companies seem to have a problem that they have ones they need to get rid of.

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Post by Mengkudulangsat »

XCSme wrote: post #173
georgewsinger wrote: post #109

Working in VR allows you to travel with an infinite number of monitors, of any size you prefer. For example here is what it's like to work in a Linux VR Desktop on the HTC Vive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWLuwG91HnI The problem is that plug-in headsets like the Vive are not very portable. The next evolution of something like this is to put the Linux VR Desktop on a standalone headset. If anyone is interested in…

That looks cool, but I prefer each of my monitors to have a 4k resolution, not all of them combined to 1080p.

You only need 4k at the focal point you are concentrating on no? Pixels at places not being looked at are just wasted equipment.
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