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But when I go to visit @k00b in Austin, I want to SSH into my desktop machine at home since it's more powerful. I think then it will be very useful when I can code completely in vim. VSCode has remote development over SSH, but I think a really good vim setup will be better for remote development.

0 sats \ 14 replies \ @nemo 21 Sep 2023

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120 sats \ 9 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 21 Sep 2023

I use a 9 year old laptop when I do my SN work, it definitely bogs down hard at times. I’m just too cheap and lazy to buy a new machine

120 sats \ 8 replies \ @nemo 21 Sep 2023

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86 sats \ 7 replies \ @ek OP 21 Sep 2023

I like to find good quality used thinkpads, the T series was really well made back in the day :)

Hey, me too haha

I have a T420, a T420s, X220 and bought my girlfriend a T430 to her birthday. She's also into Thinkpads :)

Proof of Thinkpads:

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 21 Sep 2023

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21 sats \ 5 replies \ @bataroot 22 Sep 2023

🤩

Honestly, coding on a NixOS powered ThinkPad with vim and tmux is pure bliss.

You feel in total control 😎

5 sats \ 4 replies \ @nemo 22 Sep 2023

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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 21 Sep 2023

how much more power do you need for dev work though, that you would need to ssh into a machine and not be able to do what you need to do on a semi-modern laptop?

The machine at home is really good, so it would be a waste to not use it.

And coding on SN in development mode for hot reload, browsing SN, a lot of tabs open + whatever else I am doing seems to eat up a lot of RAM. As you can see in the upper right corner of the video, I am already at 15GB RAM, so this laptop would need 32GB RAM.

I also don't like how hot laptops can get under load. Doesn't feel sustainable. My PC is constantly at 30°C-40°C

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 21 Sep 2023

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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 21 Sep 2023

most modern laptop don't allow you to update the RAM yourself anymore I thought

Unlike the Thinkpad T series :)

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120 sats \ 0 replies \ @lunanto 22 Sep 2023

It's good to see the work behind the scenes, I feel the next update will be huge

120 sats \ 3 replies \ @0fje0 22 Sep 2023

I've seen Thinkpads being recommended quite often, but this thread really convinced me to try and get one myself.

Also, great insider peak, thanks!

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @nemo 22 Sep 2023

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @0fje0 22 Sep 2023

Thanks for the additional advice.

older models hot swappable batteries & extended life batteries

Pardon my ignorance, but is this something to avoid, or something I would want? :) I guess it's the latter?

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120 sats \ 0 replies \ @newnym 21 Sep 2023

Nice!