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(DIR) Post #9udJwfR31I38gQakdM by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T10:27:12Z
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Day 08 of #100DaysToOffload and I'm not even close to getting sick of this. Keep those posts coming!Here's mine for today - do I have too many devices? I think I might have...https://kevq.uk/how-many-devices-is-too-many/
(DIR) Post #9udT8l34sGqn9hDhWi by dvavasour@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T12:09:46Z
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@kev I have far, far fewer devices:* Work Laptop* Work Phone* Raspberry Pi* Pi Zero* NUC like PC (bought since lockdown - long story)* And then the server-side stuff I run in the cloudThe biggest reason they may proliferate is that my work devices get locked down to the point where I can't use them for technological purposes: the NUC is because Cisco Web Security means my web traffic doesn't have my home as its src_ip.
(DIR) Post #9udhrKr0Vk2cIsiyzA by jamie@mastodon.ino.org.uk
2020-05-02T14:55:00Z
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@kev * Work laptop* Work phone* Personal phone* Tablet* Laptop* ServerAbout the same as you, I think? My wife has her own set of devices. I don't count those.I can't see me needing any more, but each has a specific use so I'm unlikely to move to less.
(DIR) Post #9udjzAX6y2ySWEHVoG by brandonsjournal@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T15:18:00Z
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@kev I was just discussing this last night. It's crazy how many different devices I have but how I only use one or two of them daily. I definitely think it's time to consolidate.
(DIR) Post #9udmsbLPBYtHVXMkbI by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T15:51:15Z
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@brandonsjournal I'm not sure if I will consolidate. All my devices have a specific use. So I'd justified.That's what I'm telling myself, at least haha.
(DIR) Post #9udmwXkgU25lWb4NsW by basil@sarcasm.stream
2020-05-02T15:22:55Z
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@jamie @kev Ignoring a box of old stuff that never sees the light of day:A 3 year old Moto G5plus which is slowly dying in all manner of ways.An xps13 that I wish was a thinkpad.And depending on what you call a device, that's it.I do have a Wahoo Elemnt. Does that count?
(DIR) Post #9udmwY3TMB7YSrrOAC by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T15:51:56Z
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@basil> An xps13 that I wish was a thinkpad.Oh really, why?I'm thinking about getting an XPS 12 when my thinkpad dies.@jamie
(DIR) Post #9udnNNyivg2f20R5ma by jamie@mastodon.ino.org.uk
2020-05-02T15:52:03Z
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@kev I forgot some:* Apple Watch* AirPods* Raspberry Pi* PS4* PSVREesh. Maybe I do have too many..
(DIR) Post #9udnNOH9p8mrxB3oW0 by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T15:56:56Z
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@jamie oh crap, I forgot my Garmin watch. Good shout! 🙂
(DIR) Post #9udnPQQ2pGlNBEBgrQ by Twelve@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T15:57:17Z
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@kevI may have many, but they give me joy so wprth it, plus most of them i was given for free. And for the dead, still tinker meterial.What i have:Hp elitebook 8440pHp elitebook 8560pHp elitebook 8530wAcer aspire v7Lenovo ideapad 720s (school)Dell insperon duo2007 macbook pro (dead)2005 mac mini (dead)Self build pc (main)Self build pc (from spear parts after upgrade)Rasberry pi 3 B+
(DIR) Post #9udnZCFMNCI67ZqiLA by basil@sarcasm.stream
2020-05-02T15:58:44Z
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@kev @jamie Last laptop was a Thinkpad T420 and I loved it.I miss the keyboard, but mostly I miss the mouse buttons above the trackpad, and damnit, I miss the nubbin.Got the xps for the yuge resolution... but I just cant get used to the keyboard and trackpad.
(DIR) Post #9udneHhbW73EUOUDb6 by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T15:59:59Z
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@basil you know, I don't think I've ever used a nubbin, like ever. I find them really awkward.@jamie
(DIR) Post #9udngqOzTVdYgi069w by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T16:00:19Z
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@Twelve I find this really reassuring! I'm glad to see I'm not alone. 🙂
(DIR) Post #9udnlSDsnegj950GYK by jamie@mastodon.ino.org.uk
2020-05-02T16:00:55Z
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@kev Oh, no. They are great. I hardly ever use the trackpad on my Thinkpad.@basil
(DIR) Post #9udnwEPgU52fV7f7gm by basil@sarcasm.stream
2020-05-02T16:03:10Z
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@kev @jamie pretty sure you're in the majority. Never met anyone that doesn't thin they're pointless.I made myself use it for 2 weeks and never looked back. I resent using a trackpad these days. I dunno if the xps trackpad on this gen is particularly naff, I wouldn't know.But I hate using it.I got so used to having my thumb resting on the mouse buttons and my middle finger on the nubbin. It was an error to think I could do without.
(DIR) Post #9udo4R1rSlQOwdQmiu by jamie@mastodon.ino.org.uk
2020-05-02T16:04:12Z
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@basil Is nubbin the proper word for it? I've always called it a nipple.@kev
(DIR) Post #9udo4RRNvrqEDnNAVU by kev@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T16:04:41Z
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@jamie I call it a nipple too. Maybe a British thing.@basil
(DIR) Post #9udo5d741LYWiCQz6e by Twelve@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T16:04:46Z
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@kevThe more the marrier right? And as long as it makes you happy its not reaøly a big deal. And tbh i have even more consols. Am i gonna stop? No. Its fun and they better her were i use them then in the dumbster
(DIR) Post #9udoMOMw5kbjuIqpay by basil@sarcasm.stream
2020-05-02T16:07:55Z
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@kev @jamie I used to, but changed because I grew tired of the sniggers every time I brought it up.I think the generic term is Pointing Stick.Lenovo brand it the TrackPoint.Nipple, Nubbin, Nub, and others are all colloquial.
(DIR) Post #9udojOQS2yiwk9Sm3M by fitheach@mstdn.io
2020-05-02T16:12:13Z
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@basil @kev @jamie It's a nipple, and I hate it. Always hitting it by mistake when I want a B or an H. It is the only thing I dislike about the ThinkPad.
(DIR) Post #9udooDrOkwwJQJN14C by basil@sarcasm.stream
2020-05-02T16:13:09Z
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@fitheach @kev @jamie anyone have a thinkpad that they wanna swap with an xps 13 😂😂😂
(DIR) Post #9udosRGaqzAuA2AK4e by jamie@mastodon.ino.org.uk
2020-05-02T16:13:55Z
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@fitheach Blasphemy! Heresy!@basil @kev
(DIR) Post #9udoxdyh1LmF23H5W4 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2020-05-02T16:14:53Z
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@basil Not me. I have often considered using a screwdriver for nipple extraction. However, I don't want to disfigure my lovely ThinkPad.@kev @jamie
(DIR) Post #9udpS9Q2giFlETc8BM by vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de
2020-05-02T16:16:56Z
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@jamie @fitheach @basil @kev I find it easier to use than the trackpad (and use it on both my ThinkPad and HP Elitebook - indeed I have the trackpad switched off on the Elitebook as otherwise my hand brushes against it and it activates when I don't want it to..) also had it on a Toshiba I used in the late 1990s (I don't think that even had a trackpad)
(DIR) Post #9udpSAQQwkA0LynxQm by fitheach@mstdn.io
2020-05-02T16:20:23Z
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@vfrmedia I used to prefer using a mouse, but I got fed up carrying yet another device. Mice never fit into laptop bags nicely.Overtime I got very proficient using the trackpad, and the extra keys around the trackpad. I also use the trackpad like a mini graphics tablet.@jamie @basil @kev
(DIR) Post #9udpU7d2Jd8aG6dENE by fitheach@mstdn.io
2020-05-02T16:20:46Z
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@vfrmedia I used to prefer using a mouse, but I got fed up carrying yet another device. Mice never fit into laptop bags nicely.Over time I got very proficient using the trackpad, and the extra keys around the trackpad. I also use the trackpad like a mini graphics tablet.@jamie @basil @kev
(DIR) Post #9udphRFWg37ssNz7PE by kelbot@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T16:22:56Z
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@vfrmedia @jamie @fitheach @basil @kev I live my nubs (pointing stick, nipple...)! Once I got used to it I find trackpads incredibly annoying and innefficient. Never touch the trackpad on my thinkpad and kind of wish all of my standalone keyboards had them too to save desk space. If the Tex Yoda II wasn't $300 I'd already have one and I am thinking about getting one of the thinkpad desktop keyboards that have them.
(DIR) Post #9udptoOaRj708b7gW0 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2020-05-02T16:25:22Z
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@kelbot @vfrmedia @jamie @basil @kev All you folks caressing nipples; Freud would have field day.
(DIR) Post #9udrsPzbtE6m4Xu50S by dctrud@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T16:46:28Z
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@kev - have wayyyy too much...* 'Family' iMac* 'Family' Thinkpad T430* 'Family' iPad* iPhone 6* Personal 12" Macbook* Homebuilt Linux workstation * Old desktop as a Linux server (for work)* Pi3, Pi4 & LibreComputer LePotato SBCs(Plus elsewhere... 2 tiny NetBSD VPS, and a KimSufi Fedora dedicated server)🤯 it's a lot when I write it out!
(DIR) Post #9udvqIEw8w5PGUJZIG by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2020-05-02T17:31:56Z
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@fitheach I could never abide going without a mouse on a graphical desktop. And I especially despise the little pencil eraser on the thinkpads(?).Touch screens! Yes! :-) And I still use Graffiti input ala Palm, 'coz I'm old school like that! :-) @vfrmedia @jamie @basil @kev
(DIR) Post #9udw2EFCpBzqLc8ES0 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2020-05-02T17:34:07Z
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@fitheach Not with *my* nipples he wouldn't!@kelbot @vfrmedia @jamie @basil @kev
(DIR) Post #9ue1GPP4dDMcmYKPlw by jocor@fosstodon.org
2020-05-02T18:32:26Z
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@kev I feel like its not much until i right it out, but currently I haveCustom built main PCThinkpad x220Kindle fire tablet Kindle 2 readerOld dell desktop turned into serverOld dell desktop turned into htpcSwitch lite Motorola wear watchgalaxy s9(That's mine but then I support and number more devices for the wife and kids)Wife 2010 macbook proKids 2014 macbook air3 kindle fires, one for each kid