How many computers do you have within arms reach right now? (If you have to ask: yes, it's a computer)
1
18.7%
2
20.2%
3
18.5%
4
13.2%
5
8.6%
6
6.3%
7
3.1%
8
2.9%
9
1.4%
10+
7%
Poll ended at .

I'm at 10 computers within arms reach if I'm sitting at my desk at home and I need validation that that's not abnormal.

So far it's not looking good.

Make that 11. I just found another.
Nevermind. 12.
Uhhh. 13.

Ok final list.

  • Desktop PC
  • Personal phone
  • Pebble watch
  • Kobo e-reader
  • XTEINK e-reader
  • Work Macbook
  • Work phone
  • Wife's Macbook (I have to lean a little over to her desk so this one's questionable)
  • Steam Deck
  • PSP
  • PineTime
  • Home server
  • Old school laptop
  • Quest 2

Wait that's 14.

@jp

If it makes you feel any better, a small selection of what is within arm's reach

@jp I’m at two where I am right now, but if I was sitting at my desk it would be 14:

1. Work MacBook
2. Personal laptop
3. Pixel 3a
4. My iPhone
5. iPhone 4S
6. iPod Nano 3rd Gen
7. Apple Watch
8. Windows PC
9. 2018 Mac Mini
10. 2011 Mac Mini
11. Umbrel Home
12. 2015 MacBook Air
13. iPad Pro
14. 2006 MacBook

@jp

  • Laptop
  • Tangara
  • Kindle
  • Phone (though I usually leave this at my desk, switched off. it is currently powered off.)

@jp

Oh, there's also a 2012 laptop down in my desk, but I'd have to open up a cabinet, clear some stuff out of the way, pull it out, and plug it in (since it doesn't have a working battery). Not gonna count that as "within reach".

@amin The essentials!

@jp Don't forget alle the Shelly Equipment. And the Wemos D1 Minis. And probably switches, access points, Flipper Zeros, Chameleon Mini, and stuff.

So yeah, 20+ is perfectly normal.

@jp

I'm counting 14 at my place. Yeah, dude, we're totally normal!