Submitted 2 weeks ago by beep@piefed.world to [deleted]
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Wanna be rich enough so I can hold my laptop like this:
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/shit/p/1150997/wanna-be-rich-enough-so-i-can-hold-my-laptop-like-this
Not sure why you’d have to be rich for that, that’s how I regularly carry my laptop. Just need some confidence in your grip strength.
From an IT view I can only strongly recommend against doing that. Unexpected things happen all the time and you don’t get coolness points for doing this.
Just carry it safe.
Also, from a user perspective moving to a new device at least costs time.
You’re also lucky you can rely on your muscles and nervous system. I regrettably don’t have that luxury which adds to the risk.
From an IT view (infrastructure guy) this is how I carry my laptop when taking it to meeting rooms or to grab coffee while on an online meeting or whatnot.
Except that I also have often lid open
Wouldn’t do that if I had some heavy 17" “portable” workstation that weights 7 kilos, but my t14s is light enough for that
Well, it’s only for short distance, like walking to the meeting room. For longer trips I put it in a back.
I consider this a perfectly safe method of moving my laptop in these cases. Hell, most of the time I don’t even close the lid when carrying it like that.
When you think about yourself or users carrying their devices, what sort of devices do you envision?
My 2021 MBP has those round feet that stick out an bit and is like 5 lbs. It’s an aluminum unibody. Grippy in the hands and rigid. I can gesture with it and have absolutely held it at the extent of my reach with two fingers to physically block an excited (but leg-injured) dog from running. My 2024 Dell Precision is 7 lbs, smooth, slippery plastic, and don’t move it without two hands on it at all times.
But, truthfully - from my IT view - 5/26 blaze it.
Do what you want, when you want, how you want as long as you don’t fuck with the security of the device. If you mess up your work device, your employer should have a plan for that. It sucks, but that’s the cost of doing business and a reasonable employer should know that. Obviously, don’t be careless, but things happen and we can’t nanny everyone. We’re adults, and if people mess up their gear, then respond appropriately. As a matter of IT and organizational planning, clear, effective, but reasonable policies and contingencies should be in place.
As far as personal devices go, meh. All the devices back up regularly and there’s usually a budget or warranty program in place for repair/replacement.
Agreed. I’ve got over 15 years of experience in the tech industry, and I either hold my laptop with a similar grip, but horizontally, or with my fingers curled and my laptop supported against my arm.
Each carry has its own advantage. The horizontal Dunkies grip helps when you want accuracy and speed, especially when you’re telling your boss to fuck off. The more guarded grip is great for distance and awe, even moreso if you spin first. This is especially useful when your boss tells you to fuck off.
How else would you hold it if you’re walking without a bag?
Holding it out in front with both hands feels way more precarious to me for some reason I can’t put my finger on
You carry your laptop with nothing but grip strength because your laptop is worth almost nothing to you.
I carry my laptop with nothing but grip strength because my laptop is worth almost nothing in general.
We are not the same.
You don't have to be rich for that, just stupid.
As a guy who’s work laptop is super hot even when closed due to to all the spyware IT had to put in it, I understand. It’s not my money if it falls.
I wanna be rich enough to have other people use the computer for me.
like this
Really fuckin weird? You can do that for free.
Ben, leg day called and it misses you.
I hold my work laptop like this around the office specifically for the “fuck this place” vibe
I came to say, I had very little respect for my work laptop and carried it this way many times. Best case, I drop it bad enough that I get a little break from work.
If you think I give half a shit about a dell craptop I got issued from my employer despite my protests, you’re wrong.
No, Ben is just an idiot!
Hey guys… Wasnt this a Kanye meme first… Like back in 2011… Or am I having a stroke?
Those tiny work laptops aren’t heavy.
Aight thats cool and all but wtf is bros build? Giving me same vibes as that one pic of Felon Husk.
Got that Elon Musk physique, but better.
Oh no not beep again
He joins them — with his laptop ajar, so that the AI agent can keep running.
Imagine if vibe coders were smart enough to change their settings so everything stays active when the lid is closed. But then they probably wouldn’t be vibe coding from the start.
He’s holding it like a dirty diaper. What is that psycho looking at online?
i carry my stupid expensive macbook like that but i think its because i subconsciously want an excuse to buy a framework 🫣
I boulder. Great training with debt if you lose grip
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Fake it till you make it
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