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bison ✅

"Why do I have six monitors? Because I don't have room for eight." – Terry Pratchett (1948-2015)

#TerryPratchett #wisdom #CodeWisdom #monitors #setup #ratemysetup
11 Oct 2023 at 3:03 | Open on mastodon.social
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Grüne Armee Fraktion💙💛
NeunMalKlug 📯

@bison well, that's actually a real struggle. (mine too 😭)

26 Oct 2023 at 11:20 | Open on troet.cafe
Giorgio Grappa :esperanto:
Lewis Cowles

@bison
seems to have been on the internet before he died...
accountingweb.co.uk/any-answer! linked post from 2011

Now does anyone have the original source?

26 Oct 2023 at 11:39 | Open on phpc.social
Lewis Cowles

@bison found another from 2008, but no news source. Very annoying. I don't just want the initial source, I want to know what setup he was running with 6 monitors in 2008 or earlier.

26 Oct 2023 at 11:44 | Open on phpc.social
wizzwizz4

@lewiscowles1986 @bison Terry Pratchett was active on USENET; have you checked the Deja News archives (now Google Groups)?

26 Oct 2023 at 18:19 | Open on fosstodon.org
bison ✅

@lewiscowles1986 i had 2 monitors back in the day with Windows 98 and 2000. just add more (PCI) graphic cards ^^

26 Oct 2023 at 19:21 | Open on mastodon.social
Ben

@lewiscowles1986 @bison

Just finished his biography by his PA, Rob Wilkins (Funny and sad and heartwarming and excellent and well worth the read).

That quote is in there, from a chapter in ~2007, but it looks to be something he said reasonably often to visitors so there might not be an original source?

26 Oct 2023 at 20:03 | Open on genomic.social
Ben

@lewiscowles1986 @bison

"Why do you have six computer screens?" people invariably asked when confronted by this bristling display of hardware. 'Because I don't have room for eight,' Terry replies. And also because they give the Chapel a slight Mission Control vibe. And also because they look really cool with the green 'raining chipher code' screensaver from the Matrix flowing down all six of them at the same time.

26 Oct 2023 at 20:03 | Open on genomic.social
Lewis Cowles

@tirohia @bison
Thanks, I'm going to get that for Christmas.

27 Oct 2023 at 2:54 | Open on phpc.social
Cameron

@lewiscowles1986 @bison I believe it was said in a documentary, although there have been several, so I can't provide a link to a particular one.

26 Oct 2023 at 21:23 | Open on mastodon.world
syn

@bison he's like an opposite GRR Martin

26 Oct 2023 at 11:44 | Open on ohai.social
James 🌈💜
Ulrich O.

@bison
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
The End.

26 Oct 2023 at 14:41 | Open on bildung.social
fatboy :unverified: :mxlinux:
IPmonger

@bison I feel so seen — one thing I love about my Xreal Air glasses is the ability to have extra displays without having to physically drag them along…

26 Oct 2023 at 16:03 | Open on hachyderm.io
Johan Halse
Nabeel Siddiqui

@bison Man, I can't keep up with two. I keep putting one under my desk because I keep feeling like I'm getting distracted lol.

26 Oct 2023 at 18:08 | Open on h-net.social
bison ✅

@nabsiddiqui not everything is for everyone. a friend had the same problem, he got one of those mega wide screens, that helped him.
i dont like them because of the performance drain in games and a ton other issues, but if its only for work, maybe test one if possible?

26 Oct 2023 at 19:23 | Open on mastodon.social
Van Camp, K
bison ✅

OMG this thing is getting viral! 🤣 :psyduck: :BlobhajTinyHeart:

I make games BTW ^^"
spielmannspiel.com/projects/bi

26 Oct 2023 at 19:36 | Open on mastodon.social
Alexf24

@bison I can relate. I only have four, for that same reason

26 Oct 2023 at 20:01 | Open on mstdn.social
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