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Sagebrush posted:Not brutalism. then what?
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SpaceAceJase posted:then what? cheap 90's plastic-ism
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Oct 10, 2017 23:19
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Sagebrush posted:Not brutalism. 
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Oct 10, 2017 23:19
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it's a piece of electronics, so you can't just assign it to any particular architectural movement. if i had to classify it ("it" being the original thinkpad from 1992) as being inspired by certain well-defined directions, i'd trace it back to american modernism (e.g. the International Style), with the significant bauhaus influences that implies. this makes sense given the era in which the original designer, richard sapper, was the most productive. iirc he also claimed that it was inspired by a japanese bento box, so there's some essence of traditional japanese aesthetics in there.
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Oct 10, 2017 23:21
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Sagebrush posted:it's a piece of electronics, so you can't just assign it to any particular architectural movement. Appreciating this post
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Oct 10, 2017 23:24
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I assert that the stubborn tackiness of the thinkpad's design owes something to memphis group, harkening back to the 80s when ibm was still a relevant company
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Oct 10, 2017 23:33
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qirex posted:I assert that the stubborn tackiness of the thinkpad's design owes something to memphis group, harkening back to the 80s when ibm was still a relevant company the black square box with bright red circle in the middle, big blue enter key, etc is definitely a memphis kind of thing to do, yeah
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Oct 11, 2017 00:02
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laptops come in different sizes to satisfy different requirements personally I prefer a 17" and I might buy a 19" if such a thing existed. but, conceptually, I understand why other people prefer 12 or 15 inches
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Oct 11, 2017 00:07
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Sagebrush posted:the black square box with bright red circle in the middle, big blue enter key, etc is definitely a memphis kind of thing to do, yeah paul rand was still doing most of their brand stuff through the late '80s and he was way into that poo poo 
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Oct 11, 2017 00:14
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Notorious b.s.d. posted:laptops come in different sizes to satisfy different requirements anything over 15" isn't a laptop, it's a desktop with an identity crisis
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Oct 11, 2017 02:26
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Cocoa Crispies posted:anything over 15" isn't a laptop, it's a desktop with an identity crisis we have the term "portable" for this -- an all-in-one computer that is easier to move than a desktop tower + monitor, but still meant to spend most of its time in one place. the imac, for instance, is technically a portable.
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Oct 11, 2017 03:04
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hifi posted:the dell one sucks although i 've been meaning to throw linux on it and see if its just crappy defaults you can't change in their settings pls let us know how this turns out? i dunno if the secret sauce is with the thinkpad nub's acceleration curve or what, but it feels so right, and the dell feels so wrong
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Oct 11, 2017 03:21
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Cocoa Crispies posted:anything over 15" isn't a laptop, it's a desktop with an identity crisis i have a 17" laptop it is not appreciably heavier than the 15", and it has more usable screen space. huge win
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Oct 11, 2017 03:24
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Sagebrush posted:we have the term "portable" for this -- an all-in-one computer that is easier to move than a desktop tower + monitor, but still meant to spend most of its time in one place. i want a giant screen that will actually fit in my lap, or into a 1st class seat on a plane
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Oct 11, 2017 03:25
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Notorious b.s.d. posted:i want a giant screen that will actually fit in my lap, or into a 1st class seat on a plane a 17" is gonna be clumsy as hell in every us or international first class i've been in yeah they're only like 15" wide but the seat's only 24" and then you're gonna be wrangling it around when you gotta stand up or get a drink or whatever
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Oct 11, 2017 03:32
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Cocoa Crispies posted:a 17" is gonna be clumsy as hell in every us or international first class i've been in fits fine sorry about your obesity, i guess?
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Oct 11, 2017 03:42
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15" thicc
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Oct 11, 2017 04:08
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SpaceAceJase posted:15" thicc such a myspace angle
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Oct 11, 2017 04:09
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Shaggar posted:non-15 inch laptops are a waste of time and money and idk why you'd ever want one over a vastly superior 15. shaggar carries his laptop around in a dedicated rolling backpack
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Oct 11, 2017 04:14
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Notorious b.s.d. posted:laptops come in different sizes to satisfy different requirements 
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Oct 11, 2017 04:18
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cool luggable. but it aint really a laptop.
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Oct 11, 2017 04:20
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atomicthumbs posted:shaggar carries his laptop around in a dedicated rolling backpack i'm seeing a ton of students these days dragging rolling-carryon style bags all over campus seems lazy
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Oct 11, 2017 04:52
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i want a laptop designed by dieter rams
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Oct 11, 2017 05:01
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a modern one designed by hartmut esslinger would also be acceptable
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Oct 11, 2017 05:03
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akadajet posted:I see you've never used a laptop on your lap before. what is this???? a lap for ANTS?
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Oct 11, 2017 12:39
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Sagebrush posted:we have the term "portable" for this -- an all-in-one computer that is easier to move than a desktop tower + monitor, but still meant to spend most of its time in one place. what the gently caress nope
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Oct 11, 2017 13:22
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14" is the size for the cool computer thats fun to be with imho
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Oct 11, 2017 13:35
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I used a macbook on my lap for a while (playing WoW and stuff) and it slowly burned my leg under the GPU
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Oct 11, 2017 13:51
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[quote="“treasure bear”" post="“477269765”"] 14” is the size for the cool computer thats fun to be with imho [/quote] i had a 14" hp for work for a bit and it was the unpopular size that was the last to get driver updates
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Oct 11, 2017 14:46
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atomicthumbs posted:shaggar carries his laptop around in a dedicated rolling backpack the xps15 is like 14inches and if you need more than a regular bag or your hand to carry it you should probably seek medical attention
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Oct 11, 2017 14:47
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The rubbery coating sounded nice for the retro, don't know how people like plastic aka "carbon" otherwise.
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Oct 11, 2017 20:19
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atomicthumbs posted:the X301 confuses me because it is the only one of it kind. what was its raison d'etre a thin and light laptop that didn't suck years before marketing discovered the word ultrabook the x1 carbon is basically a 2017 x301 (but with terrible lenovo design decisions, though not quite as many as most other lines)
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Oct 11, 2017 20:25
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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Notorious b.s.d. posted:laptops come in different sizes to satisfy different requirements at 19" just buy an imac and a generator
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Oct 11, 2017 20:28
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Sagebrush posted:it's a piece of electronics, so you can't just assign it to any particular architectural movement. do you have this book? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Hope-Brutalism-Architecture-1945-1975/dp/0300204469/ it is good
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Oct 11, 2017 20:38
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reading this thread and seeing all these retarded laptops mentioned I'm even more happy with my choice of 'top (Macbook Air 13")
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Oct 11, 2017 20:39
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blowfish posted:at 19" just buy an imac and a generator i want it to be thin and light like an ordinary 15", except, huge apple had the right idea with the 17" macbook
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Oct 11, 2017 20:44
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wide stance posted:The rubbery coating sounded nice for the retro, don't know how people like plastic aka "carbon" otherwise. don't the rubbery coatings just turn into a disgusting adhesive sludge in a few years?
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Oct 11, 2017 21:18
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Cocoa Crispies posted:don't the rubbery coatings just turn into a disgusting adhesive sludge in a few years? not really because you dont touch the outside of the laptop all that much. i dunno if the new thinkpad has it on the inside though.
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Oct 11, 2017 21:33
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Cocoa Crispies posted:don't the rubbery coatings just turn into a disgusting adhesive sludge in a few years? Wash your loving hands once in a while, goddamn.
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if your company buys everyone a thinkpad you can recognize your own by the distinctive patterns of scratches, smudges and grease spots on the back, far more dignified than all the apple users besmirching their toy computers with stickers plus each mark tells a story, those shiny finger prints were a chicken quesadilla at DFW for the customer conference, that scratch on the back is when craig [loving craig] knocked it off the table during the story grooming session in march
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