Fulfilling The Stereotype

441 days ago • 10 views • Null Patch • nullpat.ch
But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible Logical Oh, responsible, practical
  • The Logical Song, Supertramp

Work-in-progress genderqueer creatures with a work-in-progress laptop. (Of course, it's a ThinkPad).

There comes a time in a lot of technically minded gender non-conforming creatures' lives when they simply have to buy a ThinkPad to fuck around with.

We value stability a lot in our computing life. And that sometimes makes it difficult to experiment.

For example, if I fuck up our Raspberry Pi [1], then we lose home DNS, which affects more than just us.

If I fuck up our main Linux machine, then that limits our ability for VR.

If I fuck up the Steam Deck, that impacts our ability to get our Vampire Survivors fix in when there's new DLC [2], and reinstalling all the games and emulators will be a hassle.

If we fuck up the iPad... well, for better or for worse, that doesn't give enough room to fuck it up.

And we could use a VM, but that just isn't as interesting.

And that's what makes a used ThinkPad appealing; a relatively small investment for a whole computer built to high standards without being locked down. For some it will be their main machine, for