There's "Linux Kernel Developer Workspaces" series on youtube. Spoiler: most of them look like dumpsters, even if discounting that it was over 10 years ago. I guess it takes certain type of trash goblin to work on linux kernel.

That's a very German response, but is he a pasta connoisseur? Cold or warm?

What did he do?

Yes they are awesome; The kind that adjusts for sitting or stnading.

We had them at a company I worked at. You sit for a while ( like and hour or two) and then feel a bit uncomfortable so pull the level and slide to standing mode. Work an hour standing, then sit.
It really helps you feel less fatigue, and is better for circulation and digestion.

You can. Standing for longer periods is very bad for your veins. Get a walking pad and also sit for at least the same time you stand.

Have you read the rants, he is often spot on.

it depends on the type of person, I feel like. My company has offered those adjustable desks since before COVID. If you walk through our office you'll always see at least a few raised up. Most people prefer sitting down, but you'll see enough people getting use out of these that they definitely have some benefit.

I don't change mine on most GNOME installs, but I do like that the light/dark mode toggle also flips the wallpaper to a light dark version of the same style

Me. But a wide curved one + sway/i3 window manager

I ran a 3x3 grid configuration for a long time as well -- until I finally realized I needed more than that and upgraded to a 5x3 grid! 😅️

I use the center desktop for a maximized browser window and the most important stuff is usually in a plus shape immediately adjacent to that with less important things further away.

Imagine if ransomware did a BYOVD and held your actual hardware ransom.

Shit like that should never have been signed by Microsoft, let alone made it through developer review at Gigabyte.

Lol for real. Have you ever met a user?

Why does the tech bro have those huge lights shining in his face - livestreaming?

No, it just takes somebody who cares more about getting stuff done than maxxing performance.

When I worked at Fred Hutch I knew a guy who used his standup desk while walking on his treadmill. [I also knew a guy who sat on a big ball.]

That was his cover photo on Cosmoputing

But first you must survive.

btw, so is Gabe, but he is doing it on a much larger scale now

Not sure if this is meant to be a fat joke, but it's worth the extra month wait for HL2E3 if it is.

I felt the same until I got a second monitor. Having each app on a full screen and glancing back and forth between them beats flipping back and forth IMO.

Yeah, Same here honestly

I'm making a prediction: He started having some really bad takes, and it's only going to get worse.

!RemindMe 2 years

That is a painfully AI written article, do you have a better source?

Hes just mad because "AI bad"

Counterpoint: Linus was all out in the open.

I wouldn't want to see what Bill Gates is like behind closed doors...especially as a kid.

Camboy

yeah. weirdness ought to be celebrated. it's those little hyperfocuses that give us our passion.

That last shirt button:

No one is saying hes on the level of gates or jobs or whatever.

But that doesn't make him an angel either. It makes him human.

He famously took a year off because he wanted to work on how toxic he was.

The comment was never meet your hero's. Hes a good guy, but if you have had to work with him, you may be leas inclined to agree whole heartily.

you should worship everyone! /s

Onlyfans after his business venture went down in flames.

I have one at the head office. I love how it's adjustable, so I can stand up when I've been sitting for too long.

Plus when I'm doing something that involves more than just keyboard and mouse (sych as plugging electronics and hardware around me) it's very convenient to be already standing.

Does distro hopping count?

Does it matter if I preserve /home?

Either we have the same local Microcenter or a bunch of them do this. I thought the posters were kinda neat too.

Stardew Valley was created on a standing setup that wasn't even a proper desk

OK I love the idea of making it adjustable. I'm suddenly aware of my posture.

as is often the case you need to follow the money, when you open up the linux foundation sponsor list and see google, microsoft, amazon, meta, and anthropic in the top tiers it gets kinda obvious why there was really no chance he'd decry the "product" from the companies paying him big bucks.

it's really sad to me as well to see important free software projects go this route, i guess the gpl doesn't mean much anymore since apparently it's this widely accepted that you can introduce chatbot code with mysterious origins into your codebase now.

motorized sit stand desks are amazing, even if you rarely stand just getting the height exactly right for sitting is nice

I'm all in for some xokas slander

i would
edit: never mind i read the stallman report and i would be too old/human/alive for him

From my experience as a new end user with basic questions and issues, it's pretty normal for a decent chunk of other linux users in general. I've met more angry Linux people when asking for help than I ever have for any other OS or software.

It's a small minority I'm sure, but they're extremely vocal individuals.

To be fair, they insisted that they were on good speaking terms. Seen from that one occasion where some article claimed that Linux was copied from MINIX and Tanenbaum dissed the article, defending Torvalds.

While my setup isn't meant to be showy, I cannot operate with a single monitor these days. At work I have my laptop screen, a USB monitor to the right, a 36" ultra-widescreen up high, and a landscape 32" monitor to the left.

I still want more screens. I basically want a Neil Pert monitor setup.

Their work mostly takes place in their minds, the computer is a glorified text editor.

indeed. The irony of the worst of the worst companies funding Linux development and not being told to fuck off is uncanny.

Poseuuuuuuur

Oh hon, you've never workd tech, have you.

We are all goblins

I think using tiling based windows is one of the things that makes it easier for single monitor. I use i3 and it's way quicker to refer to something on another workspace compared to if I were to have them in separate monitors or stacked views. When using extra monitors i just have it open browser most of the time.

"Sure, just give me the raise I've been asking for and I'll get right on that."

"..."

"That's what I thought."

🎶 I'm too sexy for my shirt, to sexy for my shirt, so sexy it hurts~ 🎶