Aimless But TryingAug 14, 2024
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this whole leaving the house to drive thirty minutes to a second location to do work on a similar but separate computer and then returning home is bullshit and we should just not.
Aug 14, 2024 at 1:40amMastodon for iOS
Show threadKanaMaunaAug 14, 2024

@ghorwood

Basically we go to the office and telework there because four years ago we jettisoned hardcopies and conference room meetings. Only the suits still practice those traditions now.

Show threadjuv3nalAug 14, 2024
@ghorwood my work went wfh years before the pandemic & it felt like getting a raise not only getting the commute time back but paying for parking also.
Show threadAndreas KAug 14, 2024

@ghorwood Well, most monitors are quite capable to switch pretty fine between 2 computers without any problems, just connect work computer to say HDMI, and private computer to DP, and use the buttons on the monitor.

Or if you are lazy like me, use the auto-switch functionality, and send one computer's outputs to DPMS sleep while switching your keyboard to the other computer.

Show threadFawkesAug 14, 2024
@ghorwood in my country's case, the drive can last 2 hours!
Show threadSumukha SAug 14, 2024
@ghorwood Exactly! It should always be a choice.
Show threadKyle RoseAug 14, 2024
@ghorwood 💯 and for me it's the same computer and I bring it with me
Show threadtiny_mAug 14, 2024
@ghorwood I really wanted more human contact after Covid so I got myself a new job in my local city that I could commute to, so every couple of days I would spend 45 minutes on the bus to go sit in a largely empty office and talk to my colleagues who were all at home by video call and it made me so sad. I miss the days when I could be around other people all day but that's gone now and other things have taken its place, and that's probably ok
Show threadJeff CAug 14, 2024
@ghorwood So as it turns out, the best place to have fun is at work, and the best place to get work done is at home.
Show threadThis is HellAug 14, 2024
@ghorwood @donni But what about the commercial real estate business??? 😜
Show threadDavid NetoAug 15, 2024

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