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bitwizeyesterday at 5:25 PM4 repliesview on HN

Our lives are much more than our computing environments. By surrendering a bit of control of our computing environments we free up our brains to devote to other things in life: loved ones, pets, gardening, home maintenance, other hobbies and sports...

Millions of happy Apple users can't be wrong on this.


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enthdegreeyesterday at 5:35 PM

They're coming for that stuff next

anthkyesterday at 6:27 PM

Millions of Apple users can't even have grabable corners. Enjoy.

gueloyesterday at 5:51 PM

What if computing environments is our job?

skydhashyesterday at 5:40 PM

Maybe, but for some of us, the peace of mind comes from stability and minimal friction with our tools.

Whenever I touch my config is because I get frustrated with one operation and tries to see if it can be done faster. If you use your computer like a toaster, then you wouldn’t care that much about power usage. But for me it’s a creative lab and I don’t want a generic cubicle.