Re:The Old Computer Challenge
by wink on Thursday July 08, 2021 @08:07AM
(#27770869)
I like ideas like this but in my current situation this is simply kinda dumb[0]:
When I code anything for fun I don't even need to try it, I'm 100% sure I could use my 2004 laptop for this, it fits the specs except for too much ram and I played around with it as recently as last year.
When I need to visit certain websites that will make the poor computer nearly explode, it's not a challenge for me, it's simply a horrible experience waiting 3 minutes for your page to load (in Chrome, I tried it). Or I need to use lynx.
For work.. I think I might even get by with just needing to wait 5x as long for the compiles. I will get by with using vim and grep instead of IntelliJ. The real problem would be Outlook for the Web and Slack, not the code. (Maybe JIRA, not sure).
But, worst of all, the things I actually enjoy, playing certain video games, that's the only thing that dies right in the water, because they won't run.
So not sure if "challenge" is the correct word. Or my computing needs are simply not so high, most of the time.
[0]: Not sure how to phrase it better, I don't mean to disparage the idea, the author, or anyone doing that. I'm simply _very_ confident that I can predict what will happen for me exactly, on a case by case basis - so it doesn't sound fun to take part.
When I code anything for fun I don't even need to try it, I'm 100% sure I could use my 2004 laptop for this, it fits the specs except for too much ram and I played around with it as recently as last year.
When I need to visit certain websites that will make the poor computer nearly explode, it's not a challenge for me, it's simply a horrible experience waiting 3 minutes for your page to load (in Chrome, I tried it). Or I need to use lynx.
For work.. I think I might even get by with just needing to wait 5x as long for the compiles. I will get by with using vim and grep instead of IntelliJ. The real problem would be Outlook for the Web and Slack, not the code. (Maybe JIRA, not sure).
But, worst of all, the things I actually enjoy, playing certain video games, that's the only thing that dies right in the water, because they won't run.
So not sure if "challenge" is the correct word. Or my computing needs are simply not so high, most of the time.
[0]: Not sure how to phrase it better, I don't mean to disparage the idea, the author, or anyone doing that. I'm simply _very_ confident that I can predict what will happen for me exactly, on a case by case basis - so it doesn't sound fun to take part.