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Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by geenat on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:22PM (#29419207)
With all due respect comments like this are why hacker news needs a downvote button.

Try a decent monitor setup before knocking it.

Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by AQuantized on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:39PM (#29419494)
Comments like this are why the Hacker News downvote button is restricted.
Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by Majestic121 on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:29PM (#29419318)
Hacker news has a downvote button, unlocked after a certain amount of karma, but it's not to be used simply because you disagree with someone.
Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by can16358p on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:59PM (#29419781)
I did try it multiple times in the past, I actually have a 32" 4K collecting dust right here. I just ended up not using them, ever.

I didn't make a statement like "multiple monitors are useless", which would probably deserve a downvote.

I genuinely asked, with all the respect to everyone who prefers multiple monitors, why they needed them as I might really be missing something that I haven't realized yet.

Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by wruza on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:30PM (#29421214)
Can you please describe such decent setup and your workflow with it? Anything I tried was too uncomfortable, and I noted that a combination of software, “desktop tools”, and actively used windows may play a big role in it. Pros and cons, tradeoffs and balances.
Re:Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers by distrill on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:35PM (#29419414)
what? why would this be worth a downvote? also, what is with this attitude that nobody who has tried a "decent monitor" would be fine with a laptop? i have 2 high end monitors on my desk at work and i rarely use them because i prefer being comfortable on my shitty laptop so that i can be as productive on the go as i am in the office (or at least not be crippled by wishing i had a "decent monitor setup")