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weezingyesterday at 8:30 PM2 repliesview on HN

Do people really do that when out in the wild?


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jlokieryesterday at 8:45 PM

It's one of the nicest things to do if you love computers, and great for your health compared with staying indoors.

> Could one actually work like this, typing and everything? After my “heart-rate discovery” I decided I had to try it. I thought I’d have to build something myself, but actually one can just buy “walking desks”, and so I did. And after minor modifications, I discovered that I could walk and type perfectly well with it, even for a couple of hours. I was embarrassed I hadn’t figured out such a simple solution 20 years ago. But starting last fall—whenever the weather’s been good—I’ve tried to spend a couple of hours of each day walking outside like this

https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-prod...

https://quantifiedself.com/blog/stephen-wolfram-finds-workin...

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wiseowiseyesterday at 10:37 PM

LLM addicts do. The AI overlord said to touch grass, because it is beneficial, but they've glanced over the main part of "disconnect from everything".