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Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

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Re: Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

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Post by alchemist1e9 »

Ringz wrote: post #277
alchemist1e9 wrote: post #192

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Anyone - I need this! or something similar as a wearable keyboard. Please help me. I rigged together a torso/chest mounted keyboard system using rugged keyboard and laptop chest harness modified. It actually kinda works but this Tackle keyboard would work really well for my use case, which overlaps significantly with this post. I use Viture XR glasses, similar to the Xreals in the post. And I have a rugged laptop in…

Are you Stephen Wolfram? https://quantifiedself.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/585958...

Unfortunately not but … but yes if you see me outside in my setup it bears resemblance.

The laptop harness closes so the keyboard is strapped to my chest while walking and there isn’t any screen as I use the Viture glasses as the monitor when I stop and work while sitting.

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Post by me-vs-cat »

surajrmal wrote: post #209
hparadiz wrote: post #121

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Seriously. Why is using your own pocket computer so hostile to user intent these days?

Because the world is full of malicious entities who want to exploit people and most people do not need root.

By malicious entities, do you mean the phone manufacturers, third-parties, or both?

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Post by danparsonson »

godelski wrote: post #224
danparsonson wrote: post #221

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> ...it was well understood that people were still visiting stores so that they can inspect items before purchase. You have all the pieces but you're not putting them together. Bricks and mortar stores cost money just to exist - rent, rates, staffing, etc. - and that's why they can't compete on price with online stores, which can just be giant warehouses with shipping. The online arms of some physical stores can bene…

> Bricks and mortar stores cost money just to exist I understand this. I'm not sure why you think I don't. I thought it was a pretty obvious thing...

Because you said this:

> I've constantly wondered why this doesn't really exist.

and if you understand that real stores are more expensive to run than online stores, then the rest seems obvious?

Places like that did exist in the past - they were the places we had to go to buy things. Online prices are lower so people bought online instead and drove most of them out of business.

Perhaps I'm missing something?

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Post by alickz »

johnh-hn wrote: post #293
rho4 wrote: post #281

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I have a colleague at work who also has to get within 6" of the screen. 2 years ago I switched to a 55" 8k TV as my primary monitor. While everyone was giving me the usual crap about it, this guy, when I showed him what it would look like with 400% Zoom, he went and bought one for himself at home. He thanks me every few weeks, but still didn't dare to set one up in the office. (ps I have mine standing on a normal hei…

This is an interesting suggestion. Like with most suggestions here, I have no idea if it would work or not, so I'm making a list of things to try. One thing that would concern me a bit with this though is how I'd use my neck. To give an example, when sitting in front of my screen now, if I want to see the browser tabs at the top of my screen, then I have to tilt my head backwards to see them. But if I need to see the…

I don't know if this will help you visualize it or not, but here's a photo of someone using a TV as a monitor on a desk

https://i.imgur.com/mjcqjfZ.jpeg

I use my 4K TV as a monitor (though from ~8ft away) and for me Windows' scaling (found under Display in Control Panel) allow me to easily read text from so far away

Maybe it could help you

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Post by WD-42 »

mikenew wrote: post #82
hansmayer wrote: post #45

Very cool experiment and the piece is written really well, manages to communicate a ton of relevant information without being overly verbose. One side note though - whats the deal with working in the park/on the bench etc, is the author really able to be productive in an outside environment? I dont think I could ever work like that, either with or without the AR glasses.

That's a great compliment; thank you. As far as being outside, I imagine it's very dependent on personality. I often get restless and distracted working from home, and being outside or in a public space will help me feel a lot calmer and more focused. There's also a certain amount of intentionton it takes to "go to a specific place to do a specific thing" that helps me mentally. It's not something I'm doing every day…

Do people ever think you are staring at them? You still have to point your face somewhere, just with a laptop screen it’s more likely obvious.
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