Another GPD MicroPC owner here. It’s not quite as comfortable as a normal-sized keyboard, but much more comfortable than it looks. It’s quite decent for occasional recreational programming, and I’ve also used it to write daily blog posts from a long-distance cycling trip.
A few years ago, I spotted a guy on the underground in Warsaw, hacking on some code in a language I didn't recognize, but it was definitely assembly of some sort. Being shy, I resorted to throwing curious glimpses at his laptop for a few stations, but eventually curiosity got the better of me and I asked ‘sorry, is this ARM’? To which the guy replies, smiling, ‘ah no, it’s MIPS!’
Now I program casually in public spaces, including the underground, on my GPD Micro PC [0]. It, too, has attracted numerous glimpses and been a conversation starter on some occasions.
that's a fun story! i program on the train often due to occasional long commute (hour one way), but I live in finland so people are much less likely to talk to me, a stranger on the train, out of blue. On couple occasions I wanted to talk to another coder on the train when I notice their laptop stickers (a gamejam sticker or a sticker saying that this laptop is property of company X) but felt too self-conscious to do that cause they looked very focused
Fortunately, the Java ecosystem isn’t JS where breakage is so common that you have to be extra careful about the version of Node you’re using. As a Clojure programmer, I have never seen a case where it mattered which vendor my JVM was coming from, and 95% of the time I don’t care which version I’m using, as long as it’s reasonably recent.
For the remaining 5%, on macOS, my JVM version manager is this zsh one-liner:
> I have never seen a case where it mattered which vendor my JVM was coming from
As I understand it, Oracle's JVMs only get free updates for a limited time. If you keep using them after that you risk getting caught in a license audit.
this is a gross undeappreciation of a truly remarkable effort by my dear friend and associate. also, at least one of the languages presented is due to him. you can call him @ktye. he's too modest.
it is not a Kunstkamera or some computer cryptozoology extravaganza. many things are shown here, from different eras, but some are not - they are evolving. and progress takes sacrifice.
cheers
k.
ps. we usually spell atw as atw :) he also goes by a. don't chicken out, send him an email. he's a very friendly guy. just like me.
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