hl, 5 months ago

@loop0 Wait, is that a keyboard on your tool board in the background?

loop0, 5 months ago

@hl do you mean this one? Yes, it’s a contra 40% ortholinear, that I built a few months ago.

hl, 5 months ago

@loop0 Yes, I see there's a laptop up there too. I like the idea of having computer stuff hanging as tools on a board alongside hammers, wrenches etc. feels a little cyberpunk somehow.

loop0, 5 months ago

@hl this is my workbench, a little messy but it works, always ready for me to jump into my hobbies

hl, 5 months ago

@loop0 "a little messy". I'm very jealous; my 'workbench' consists of: an old wooden IKEA freestanding kitchen bench, a collection of tools stored in my granddad's old steel hammerite tool box underneath, and chaos. In my defence we had our first child 6 months after moving in and...yeah. But perhaps a peg board would be a good way to start sorting things out.

loop0, 5 months ago

@hl this workbench was my Christmas gift from last year 😅 I needed a desk to be able to work on my hobbies

hl, 5 months ago

@loop0 I think I should try and write a quick letter the Santa then. Do you think he accepts email?

loop0, 5 months ago

@hl it is pretty handy, the laptop is a thinkpad x220 that I modified with a 1080p ips panel, it is running Linux and it is my go to when I need to do something quick. The keyboard helps when setting up new devices.

hl, 5 months ago

@loop0 Snap! I also have a x220 running Linux. Originally bought second hand to use as a hackintosh, that I used for two years until I found the replacement parts I needed for my broken MacBook Pro cheap enough and brought that back to life. The screen upgrade would be nice, but I think those screen probably cost more than I want to spend.