This is great! I picked up a Razer 2016/1060 a couple months ago and have been running Ubuntu on it since then.
There's been a few issues, but overall it's been a great machine to transition to after a decade of Mac usage. If you're interested, it will require a bit of configuration (and even then its not 100% perfect just yet). See here for a list of issues/solutions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jI2jlVi1V0H8SeNm5kspJ1qX...)
Feel free to ask any questions if you're curious about picking one up!
Once upon a time I installed Ubuntu on either first gen or second gen "Razer Blade" (since rebranded the "Pro"/17 inch) and the only real issue I had with it was the keyboard would send double input. Found someone who had put together a custom driver patch and it became usable.
I have been looking at the Razer Blade and the Alienware 13" recently and have been leaning towards the Alienware since I can replace the WiFi card...but if Razer brings 1st class support for Linux systems then I will have a much harder decision to make when I start looking again.
Well, nothing is stopping you from suggesting (or implementing!) this except the willingness of the target repositories to accept incoming pull requests. This[0] discussion is especially relevant to that limitation.
I get the impression this CPAN campaign is an attempt to introduce, or reintroduce, folks to Perl, which might not be as big of a problem with Ruby. That is, of course, my opinion.
I think you hit most developer's dream in your last three sentences. Code is art and it's a fantastic way to give back to the world (if you can afford to do so).
Nah, code can solve problems. It doesn't matter if it's pretty code, or the most efficient code, it just needs to be useful to someone. Developers are tool builders, not artists.
Hey, if I've got enough money to not worry about it, I'm likely to do things right for the sheer pleasure of it.
I suppose it's a bit like wordworking. Sure, most things serve some purpose, but I think that - ignoring costs - it's more pleasant for everyone involved if the end result is pleasing to look at and well built.
Can you show me the source that you think is art? I see lots of #define and code that looks like C source.
Just to be clear, we are talking about source code itself that is art, right? Of course, source code can be written to create art. It's a tool, after all.
I have to give Amazon credit. I signed up for a trial yesterday and when I saw this I figured I'd have to subscribe at the new price, but that's not the case. In a month, when my trial expires I'm eligible for the old price. My renewal the following year will be for the new price.
Looks like they're handling this really well and respecting their customers!
This is actually really interesting. I wonder how well it would work when combined with self managing teams. It might provide the oversight needed to make business decisions while still letting the team figure out the best structure for the success of a project (I'm thinking about software dev particularly).
For me, it's not necessarily the frequency of random conversation/noise/etc, but the lingering feeling that you could be interrupted at any time. That idea keeps me from concentrating and working to my full potential. A single day working from home might equal 2-3 days of productivity at the office (provided you can seclude yourself at home).
Glad to know I'm not the only one struggling with this.
For me, it's not necessarily the frequency of random
conversation/noise/etc, but the lingering feeling that
you could be interrupted at any time. That idea keeps me
from concentrating and working to my full potential.
Yes, this! Also, I hate to admit it, but I haaaate the idea that somebody could walk up from behind me while I'm deep in concentration.
I don't know why. I am not anxious or paranoid in general. I don't fear people walking up behind me when I'm sitting and relaxing, or standing and chatting, or whatever.
It must be some primal thing. My brain must know that if I'm completely engrossed in writing code (as opposed to casually sitting around) then I'm completely defenseless as well, and thus prevents me from full concentration.
I'm currently working in a support position for a relatively large building, both floors of which are almost exclusively cubes except manager's single desk offices.
My area is a total of three cubes of space, all of which is open to the walkway. Interruptions are de facto day-to-day existence. On the other hand, I don't often do much that's truly put-on-blinders-and-earmuffs, so it doesn't seem as draining.
I would still like to have an enclosed space with a door that the desk can face, instead of having people walk up behind me all day.
Affirming both your experience and the parent poster's.
The worst place I worked, in terms of these factors, had cubicles with an open side behind the employee, all kinds of employees side by side, and a high-traffic aisle on the open side of the row of cubes.
So, you're trying to ponder some data structure or where to put a method, and people from different departments are holding loud conversations in the aisles, rapping on steel columns as they walk by, letting their phones blare obnoxious ringtones at top volume, holding speakerphone meetings in their cubes - then a co-worker walks up quietly behind you, pops a can-top, and when you jump, laughs and says "oh did I wake you up". Soon you're so frazzled that you can't focus on anything, just being on edge all the time wondering how long you have until the next startling interruption.
And the managers can't be convinced that this has anything to do with productivity. Anything said about it is interpreted as whining about trivial details, and gets an answer like "everyone has the same conditions, maybe you should work somewhere else".
Pretty soon I did. And that organization still has no clue.
I've done this on the product I'm developing. You can set it up programmatically and it works exceptionally well. That being said, there are some performance considerations, especially if the sites you're hosting are high traffic.
I'd recommend reading the documentation and doing a bit of searching for a configuration that will fit your needs before you begin. It will save you a lot of time.
Good luck and let me know if you have any specific questions!
Generally, the people I talked to who have taken entheogens feels that about the world in general. But the same attitude is there for accomplished yogis and meditators too.
There's been a few issues, but overall it's been a great machine to transition to after a decade of Mac usage. If you're interested, it will require a bit of configuration (and even then its not 100% perfect just yet). See here for a list of issues/solutions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jI2jlVi1V0H8SeNm5kspJ1qX...)
Feel free to ask any questions if you're curious about picking one up!