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[–] KraeuterRoy@feddit.org 154 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Seeing Windows on a Thinkpad feels weird. I better go back to Unixporn to feel better.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 47 points 10 months ago (3 children)

My thoughts exactly... Where are the tiling WMs?

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] NOPper@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

As an i3 guy for over a decade, sell me on sway? Just out of curiosity.

[–] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 11 points 10 months ago

Sway is on wayland and wayland together with systemd is the best thing that ever happened to Linux.

/me throws a smoke bomb to the floor and runs away laughing.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago

i think the biggest argument against i3 is wayland. Past that i'm probably waiting for i3 2 electric boogaloo. It's such a good piece of software.

is a 99% compatible replacement for i3, just using Wayland instead of xorg. this means better multimonitor and u get some extra frames meow ^w^

i dont think it runs well with a nvidia gpu tho, so just aheads up for that meow

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

As an Arch + Hyprland Thinkpad user seeing a beautiful Thinkpad being ruined by Windows hurts. Free them from their Microsoft prison already.

[–] tromars@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago

I don’t even use windows anymore apart from my work laptop, where I can’t install stuff on my own anyway, but that still made me look up options for tiling window managers on windows rn. (Tiling windows managers amiright)

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Maybe it's my age, but I've only ever known IBMs as DOS and Windows machines.

[–] anivia@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

What about hackintosh on a thinkpad?

[–] Vuraniute@thelemmy.club 119 points 10 months ago (1 children)

thats a cool coverup/origin story for your thinkpad collection

[–] regul@lemm.ee 26 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Yeah I don't expect there are many tech employees working with Windows Thinkpads.

[–] tabris@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I worked for one of the biggest tech companies in the UK, we used Thinkpads for our dev work. They're solid machines with good specs and excellent warranties. Big companies love them.

[–] regul@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've worked for tech companies in SV and I've never seen a developer without a MacBook.

[–] Shanedino@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Ah yes the only laptops/desktops that pit alien ware to shame for the price to performance ratio.

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 11 points 10 months ago

The X1 Carbon is one of the best developer laptops there is, but I would never tarnish one with Windows

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 10 months ago

Mostly finance guys…

[–] Discover5164@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

you would be surprised... i cannot use linux and have a thinkpad assigned. i need to change company...

[–] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

i work at a tech company and everyone here runs company mandated windows on their company thinkpads

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wheres the tiling WMs? Wheres the fastfetch? Wheres the cool looking rice? Wheres the programming socks? Wheres the obligatory Blåhaj?

[–] atocci@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's unethical to keep a ThinkPad in the conditions on display in the photo

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

All Thinkpads (even the lower quality and less upgradable newer ones) deserve a loving Linux Transfem :3

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Who says it needs to be a transfem, there are cool linux nerds of the transmasc and enby variety as well.

[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

TwinkPad the best bait to kidnap the queers(TM)

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You could totally kidnap me if you offered me a x220

[–] pseudopsyche@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 10 months ago

“I’m looking for a man in finance”

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

I don’t see any MacBook Pros. I assume the tech guys work in SaaS.

[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Does that make you a laptoprostitute?

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Had to check this wasn't a LinkedIn post.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

...hey wait a sec, I think I see my laptop in there!

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago