Jay Lake (jaylake) wrote,
Jay Lake
jaylake

Laptop, claptop

Interesting comments about why people don't use laptops over in my dead power supply post. I wasn't aware of such widespread dislike of the machines. Me, I couldn't live without mine.

Poll #926815 Laptop Poll

What form factor of computer do you write on?

Laptop
72(59.0%)
Desktop
33(27.0%)
Dumb terminal
0(0.0%)
Supercomputer
0(0.0%)
TRS-80
0(0.0%)
Something really weird
1(0.8%)
I'm a switch
12(9.8%)
I'll explain in comments
4(3.3%)

If you use a laptop, why?

I travel
46(23.2%)
I wander around my workspace a lot
36(18.2%)
I have multiple workspaces
66(33.3%)
I like to write in the tub
6(3.0%)
Ticky box!
21(10.6%)
It's what I have, I'd ditch it if I could
2(1.0%)
To impress members of my gender(s) of preference in coffee houses
10(5.1%)
I'll explain in comments
11(5.6%)

If you don't use a laptop, why?

Ergonomics
13(22.4%)
Keyboard too small for my generously proportioned hands
6(10.3%)
Expense of purchase or maintenance
21(36.2%)
I don't want to look like a coffee house poseur
1(1.7%)
Bride of ticky box!
12(20.7%)
I'll explain in comments
5(8.6%)

People who write on laptops are:

Among the cognoscenti
28(18.8%)
Delusional
4(2.7%)
Ignorant foobs who deserve what's coming to their wrists all too soon
6(4.0%)
Not like me
13(8.7%)
A lot like me
52(34.9%)
Clone of ticky box!
30(20.1%)
I'll explain this in comments, too, but get over yourself, Lake
16(10.7%)
Tags: funny, poll, process, tech, writing
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