Posted by sam-bee 8 hours ago
But it's still a cool as hell project. People need to do more things just because they want to, and to hell with what anyone else thinks.
If it serves the artist, it served a purpose.
Personally, I have an aluminium laptop stand which makes the laptop dockable but which isn't portable or makes screen/keyboard usable (secure for cats though) and I have a portable, foldable, lightweight plastic one [1].
I also do not enjoy the idea of using the bottom of a laptop on concrete. The latter material isn't nice for scratches (and every time it is put or leaves concrete is a potential mark).
So in this case, I believe a second monitor (or larger primary one) plus a vertical laptop stand would fit in the shown office.
How else could your laptop echo the theme of "Urban decay?"
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Station_Radisson_Met...
These two come to mind:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Station_Radisson_Met...
I'll accept that I'm biased by living here though haha
Re: decay, I regret not taking more photos of the final days of the RBS "Ziggurat": https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/stark-ph... ; at the end it had plants growing from much of the upper levels, making it look extremely Horizon Zero Dawn.
You could likely also pour something like this out of aircrete, which would make it a lot lighter even at the same thickness
My favorite map is ‘One Need Not Be a House’ by Robert Yang, which was inspired by Louis Kahn's "brick brutalism" masterpieces in Bangladesh and India, as well as contemporary level design like The Silent Cartographer. The artist writes about their process on their blog post, https://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/01/one-need-not-be...
The map jam is standalone and uses custom assets so you don’t need a copy of Quake to enjoy it. Check the website for the ‘standalone’ variant.
Sorry for derailing! Cool laptop stand!
Are these all single-player maps? Are there any that are designed for (or would at least be suitable for) 1-4 player deathmatch?
I do really like the fast pace of Doom Eternal and Dark Ages which you can see here I think
I've been looking and looking, but the best I can find is using a narrow keyboard with a separate number-pad only keyboard on the left. I'm in the US.
(It's better for your right shoulder to keep the mouse closer to your body like in the picture.)
I am indeed a right-handed user, which is why I want my mouse within reach on the right.
[1] https://www.posturite.co.uk/left-handed-mechanical-keyboard
May be worth considering too, especially if you're looking for a good keyboard with eg magnetic switches vs shitty rubberdome
(If I needed a numpad I would have it standing alone.. those are easy to find)
It's easier to adapt to than than putting the mouse in my left hand!
found this one as well, don't know the brand: https://www.bloodyusa.com/product.php?pid=11&id=166
> For a medium-sized piece like this, a vibrating dildo is actually the best thing to use. Just think of it like any other power tool.For a medium-sized piece like this, a vibrating dildo is actually the best thing to use. Just think of it like any other power tool.
I used work on foundations for warehouses, huge concrete blocks as anchor points and this is exactly how we got the bubbles out, we had a huge metal vibrator they call them high-frequency concrete pokers.
You need a proper Soviet-esque workstation of a laptop to sit on that concrete block - go get yourself a nice, chunky ThinkPad T530.
EDIT: https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/Control_Ultimate_E...
The maze level on the original game has to be an all-time best level design.
the sequel trailer got me into the first game, actually :)) and I'm already sold on these recursive pigeons. is it multiplicative resonance?
> all-time best level design
well, the only worthy contenders are DEATHLOOP and Dishonored 2 :>
but yeah, Remedy does deserve every award they got with Control
