:tom_scott: I'm at the British Museum
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Picadilly Square is one gazillion AliExpress LED panels
sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
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sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
@eloy I'd guess the intent is more about the directed physical effect
i.e. they don't want you taking up part of the table or making space on your lap to use the laptop -
sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
@eloy you start by bluetooth-pairing a Pokemon Typing Adventure keyboard -
sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
@eloy I've considered taking a keyboard and XR glasses connected to my laptop in my bag to cafés like this before just to see if anyone complains, but it feels a little too "how far can I push a boundary for the sake of pushing the boundary before I get in trouble"
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@eloy I've considered taking a keyboard and XR glasses connected to my laptop in my bag to cafés like this before just to see if anyone complains, but it feels a little too "how far can I push a boundary for the sake of pushing the boundary before I get in trouble"
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sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
@eloy I've been to one cafe where reading the internet on my iPad was forbidden, but an eBook was just fine.
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sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
@eloy@hsnl.social I wonder if combining keyboard+mouse with a usbc dock as well as bringing external display and then remoting into some actual Linux puter is still phone enough to be accepted
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sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
@eloy Is this a trend in cafes? If not, I know that place. My kid and I call it the Grumpy Dad Cafe
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sitting in a cafe with a sign "please no laptops" while most people are using their smartphone
this feels like a hardware challenge in how far you can modify a smartphone without it becoming a laptop
silly, the Google office in London put their DNS IP on the windows
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@eloy I've been to one cafe where reading the internet on my iPad was forbidden, but an eBook was just fine.
@terinjokes love the antique webkits with e-ink displays
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@eloy uhm
Ik heb getwijfeld over België
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silly, the Google office in London put their DNS IP on the windows
@eloy Heh, reminds me of that kind of stuff but written on random building walls during Arab Spring revolts. -
@eloy Heh, reminds me of that kind of stuff but written on random building walls during Arab Spring revolts.
@lanodan haha yes indeed
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silly, the Google office in London put their DNS IP on the windows
@eloy do they hide 8.8.4.4 somewhere else in the building?
