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@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@penguinwrangler said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

As a laptop configuration, I don't see much value in it because at the price they are offering a Chromebook would be a lot better. Now if they had a small dock that would hook up to two external monitors and a regular keyboard or mouse. I might then be interested.

Like the Dex does for $99.

$70 now: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Station-Desktop-Experience-Warranty/dp/B06XR9M1ZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529594100&sr=8-1&keywords=dex

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

For example, me. I hate the lack of power of a chromebook and despise track pads and chiclet keyboards.

This is carried on with the Sentio. Chromebooks offer high power, at high cost. The Sentio does too, but requires you to spend even more on phones to do that. And it has the same track pads and chicklet keyboards.

Chromebooks can use full keyboards and mice just like the Sentio.

Right. My keyboard/mouse section was actually meant as an individual solution, apart from the chromebook or Sentio. It could be used with these as well, sure, but it brings me back to "What is the problem you're trying to address?"

Okay, but we are discussing the Sentio here. And whether or not it has something to bring to the table.

Alright, to address this directly then:
From what I've read and researched on the Sentio (Not extensive), it looks like it is attempting to come at this from almost a thin-client perspective. With a Sentio, you wouldn't have to worry about updates on another device, you can use the 4G from your phone when you don't have wifi, and if it breaks, you wouldn't have to worry about reconfiguring when you get a new one.

It looks like the main idea is unification of devices. I don't know about you guys, but synchronizing settings between programs that I use at work and at home can become somewhat of a hassle. I might have programmed a shortcut in MobaXterm at home, and went to use it at work and realized I didn't have it configured yet. That's a bit worse when we're talking about new computers starting from scratch. It's always a mild undertaking to ensure my personalization of devices gets synchronized across the board. Especially when work is not BYOD. I have two phones on my hip right now- work and personal. Work settled on Apple (I was very unhappy, but that's a different story) and I run an android. Windows PC with a Linux VM. Winows PC at home with a Pi running CentOS at home. Then, work laptop. Home laptop died and I haven't replaced it yet.

This seems to be the beginning of trying to answer "What if you only had to worry about one device for everything, and what if you could take it with you?"

I feel like this will extend to basically having a pocket computer. Take it home, plug it into monitors. On the go, cell phone and a laptop-like dock, like Sentio. Take it to work, plug it into monitors.

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@penguinwrangler said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

As a laptop configuration, I don't see much value in it because at the price they are offering a Chromebook would be a lot better. Now if they had a small dock that would hook up to two external monitors and a regular keyboard or mouse. I might then be interested.

Like the Dex does for $99.

$70 now: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Station-Desktop-Experience-Warranty/dp/B06XR9M1ZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529594100&sr=8-1&keywords=dex

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

For example, me. I hate the lack of power of a chromebook and despise track pads and chiclet keyboards.

This is carried on with the Sentio. Chromebooks offer high power, at high cost. The Sentio does too, but requires you to spend even more on phones to do that. And it has the same track pads and chicklet keyboards.

Chromebooks can use full keyboards and mice just like the Sentio.

Right. My keyboard/mouse section was actually meant as an individual solution, apart from the chromebook or Sentio. It could be used with these as well, sure, but it brings me back to "What is the problem you're trying to address?"

Okay, but we are discussing the Sentio here. And whether or not it has something to bring to the table.

Alright, to address this directly then:
From what I've read and researched on the Sentio (Not extensive), it looks like it is attempting to come at this from almost a thin-client perspective. With a Sentio, you wouldn't have to worry about updates on another device, you can use the 4G from your phone when you don't have wifi, and if it breaks, you wouldn't have to worry about reconfiguring when you get a new one.

It looks like the main idea is unification of devices. I don't know about you guys, but synchronizing settings between programs that I use at work and at home can become somewhat of a hassle. I might have programmed a shortcut in MobaXterm at home, and went to use it at work and realized I didn't have it configured yet. That's a bit worse when we're talking about new computers starting from scratch. It's always a mild undertaking to ensure my personalization of devices gets synchronized across the board. Especially when work is not BYOD. I have two phones on my hip right now- work and personal. Work settled on Apple (I was very unhappy, but that's a different story) and I run an android. Windows PC with a Linux VM. Winows PC at home with a Pi running CentOS at home. Then, work laptop. Home laptop died and I haven't replaced it yet.

This seems to be the beginning of trying to answer "What if you only had to worry about one device for everything, and what if you could take it with you?"

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

For example, me. I hate the lack of power of a chromebook and despise track pads and chiclet keyboards.

This is carried on with the Sentio. Chromebooks offer high power, at high cost. The Sentio does too, but requires you to spend even more on phones to do that. And it has the same track pads and chicklet keyboards.

Chromebooks can use full keyboards and mice just like the Sentio.

Right. My keyboard/mouse section was actually meant as an individual solution, apart from the chromebook or Sentio. It could be used with these as well, sure, but it brings me back to "What is the problem you're trying to address?"

@stacksofplates said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@stacksofplates said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@stacksofplates said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

I miss what Ubuntu was trying to do back in 2013. They had it so you could just plug your phone into a dock attached to a monitor and that became your PC. It was Android on the phone and a full Ububtu desktop experience on the monitor. Didn't need any apps or any hardware other than your monitor. It was an interesting idea but never materialized for some reason.

I feel like this is somewhat of the goal with some of these docks and such. The problem it brings up is where are you going to have a monitor but no desktop? So you'd have to unplug the monitor from your desktop and plug it back it. Or at the very least switch inputs, which can hinder what you're used to when you're working at your desktop.

The point was not to have a desktop. The phone became the desktop. It was a full Ubuntu desktop.

I feel like this would be better addressed with a thin client. Then you don't have to worry about the connection cycles and possibly battery on your phone.

Most phones back then had replaceable batteries so idk if they considered that a problem.

Fair point.

@stacksofplates said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@stacksofplates said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

I miss what Ubuntu was trying to do back in 2013. They had it so you could just plug your phone into a dock attached to a monitor and that became your PC. It was Android on the phone and a full Ububtu desktop experience on the monitor. Didn't need any apps or any hardware other than your monitor. It was an interesting idea but never materialized for some reason.

I feel like this is somewhat of the goal with some of these docks and such. The problem it brings up is where are you going to have a monitor but no desktop? So you'd have to unplug the monitor from your desktop and plug it back it. Or at the very least switch inputs, which can hinder what you're used to when you're working at your desktop.

The point was not to have a desktop. The phone became the desktop. It was a full Ubuntu desktop.

I feel like this would be better addressed with a thin client. Then you don't have to worry about the connection cycles and possibly battery on your phone.

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

Overall, there's a lot of ways to look at it, and a lot of possible issues that could be addressed with most of these options. As far as I'm concerned, at least right now, it's a preference thing.

This is another way of saying "it's only irrationality that would make someone choose this." If their preference is... less convenient.

No, it's more along the lines of there are a vast amount of problems to solve. Some of those problems matter more to some people than others. For example, me. I hate the lack of power of a chromebook and despise track pads and chiclet keyboards.
However, someone like you might not mind the track pad/ keyboard too much, and you may stick to a minimal load on the chromebook, which means those problems wouldn't affect you as heavily.

@stacksofplates said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

I miss what Ubuntu was trying to do back in 2013. They had it so you could just plug your phone into a dock attached to a monitor and that became your PC. It was Android on the phone and a full Ububtu desktop experience on the monitor. Didn't need any apps or any hardware other than your monitor. It was an interesting idea but never materialized for some reason.

I feel like this is somewhat of the goal with some of these docks and such. The problem it brings up is where are you going to have a monitor but no desktop? So you'd have to unplug the monitor from your desktop and plug it back it. Or at the very least switch inputs, which can hinder what you're used to when you're working at your desktop.

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

-KB/Mouse: This is the main one I'm looking at. Really just hate having to use that shitty keyboard and mouse. This might make me more likely to use my laptop.

Agreed, and bigger screen. All things that a Chromebook matches in this case.

Well, as far as I can tell, chromebooks still have a trackpad and a chiclet key keyboard, so it really doesn't resolve my quarrels with that. lol.

@scottalanmiller said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

@fiyafly said in Sentio, an Android Laptop Dock:

Which means, along with my options of chromebook, better laptop, and phone dock, there's also get a wireless keyboard/mouse that can easily be transported. The main intent is always convenience. It's just fully determining what works for you in your situation.

That's the thing about Sentio, it appears to be less convenient in every possible scenario. No scenario where it adds convenience. But tons where it reduces it.

I believe the general intent of it is to reduce the amount of devices that you're spread across. Two-in-one, if you'd like. If they make it a touch-screen, three-in-one because then you have tablet. lol.

I have a tendency to back up and look at things from a broader and broader perspective, generally ending up on the philosophical level. I think the problem is that people don't entirely know what they don't like about what is currently out, so they're trying to fix a problem they can't name.

Or, at the very least, they just can't settle on a solution to a slew of problems. New solutions introduce new problems.

I'll put my wall of text here, because I can almost guarantee no one in the chat cared enough to read this much:

For me, a lot of it is up in the air with questions I must ask myself about what I want to do, how, when, and in what situations. I have a work laptop, and part of the issue I have with it is that it is just over that line of inconvenient to the point where, unless absolutely necessary, I want to head back to my office to check on anything that might need to be looked at. It can do the job, and it can do it relatively well, but I have always disliked laptop keyboards and trackpads. Plus, there's finding a place to put it down when you're out and about.

Which means, along with my options of chromebook, better laptop, and phone dock, there's also get a wireless keyboard/mouse that can easily be transported. The main intent is always convenience. It's just fully determining what works for you in your situation.

-Phone Dock: This would be nice because if you were in between buildings or something, or doing something directly from your phone because it would have been difficult to do so with a full device, then the phone dock would help you to at least pick up where you left off when you get back to your desk. I believe you can still easily make an answer calls with a bluetooth headset while docked, but I'd have to look a little deeper into that to confirm it. The only arguments might be battery longevity and actual usage/convenience. Not 100% certain on how the details work out for how long before you'd have to replace your battery. Usage and convenience might come into question because if you're already at your computer, why do you need a secondary (well, tertiary for me. Linux VM) one? The main answer to that might be the same one as to why I run a Linux VM: a lot of stuff can be more convenient from a different OS.

-Chromebook: Probably the most ideal for compromise and middle-of-the-road option. Lightweight and small, so it isn't too bad to carry around with you. However, Unlike the cell phone, it (generally) doesn't operate on LTE, only wifi. So, if you're without wifi, you're without luck unless you hook your phone up anyways. And, we run into the issues I addressed initially.

-Better Laptop: Not sure this would really resolve any of the issues I have, but I do worry about the power of a chromebook. I have a concern that it might not be able to handle what I'd like to throw at it.

-KB/Mouse: This is the main one I'm looking at. Really just hate having to use that shitty keyboard and mouse. This might make me more likely to use my laptop.

Overall, there's a lot of ways to look at it, and a lot of possible issues that could be addressed with most of these options. As far as I'm concerned, at least right now, it's a preference thing.

Busy morning. Authentication issues with a program we don't control, replacing DVD drives on something we don't support, going to be calling Cisco on an extentiot for RMA returns, meeting in 15 mins on taking power down for some building upgrade, transferring licenses to a different router...

Oddly for a Monday, I'm feeling productive

This started in the ML Telegram group. I threw this in Water Closet because it's meant as in your favorite software ever.

Mine, as of right now, has to be notepad++. It's so insanely quick and versatile that I have yet to run across anything that matches it, whether you're coding, editing configs, what have you.

If your response was "Yeah, I guess it's alright", I'm not sure you know all of it's features. Jump into Settings->Shortcut Mapper. You'll see what I mean.

Then, plugins, themes, syntax highlighting, find/replace with regex... I could go on.

What about you guys? What is your favorite software of all time?

To Myself: "You know, you should take lunch today. You never do that."
*takes hour for lunch*
*Half an hour into lunch*
...
You never realize how boring your life is without work until you try to take some time not doing work... I sat here for ten minutes staring at my list of things I still need to do today...

I keep thinking to myself "Alright, once I get passed this random shit that comes up, I can focus on my projects."

I have this fear in the back of my head that will never happen lol. I see progress, I'm getting ever closer to that goal, but I just have the feeling i won't make it there.

Run

sudo netstat -anp | grep 9090

and it should give you a PID of what is listening on that port. Then run

sudo ps aux | grep <PID>

since it says it's already defined, it's worth checking if something is using it.

EDIT: Sorry replying from a phone and don't remember how to format code on here lol
EDIT 2: had them mixed up. netstat then ps aux

Just fully sorted my list for the day. Got a router to reconfigure, tech support to call on auth issues for users, a Powershell script to write, then some tweaks with Screen, maybe seeing if I can get syntax highlighting working either through screen or PuTTY

Just finished sorting my daily tasks for work and home. That's something that cannot be overstated. It's a lot easier to deal with 10-15 tasks at a time than it is to deal with 50+

@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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@fiyafly said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@fiyafly said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@jaredbusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Will someone invite me to Telegram ML group?
It’s the same username.

Done.

Some cool new group on telegram? Can I get in? Same username.

Done

If invitations are open... Same username for me as well, if you guys kindly wouldn't mind?

@JaredBusch think I could get added to the ML Telegram group? username is the same.

I had to leave the group due to the excessive amount of messages. That and other reasons...

We're not that bad...

... I mean I know I'm loud, share a bit too much, and poke at some strange topics, but...at least I didn't think we were that bad...sniff

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

I really want some coffee but on hour three of conference calls and don't have a chance to get any yet

Just finished a redbull. Moved over to a Monster. Not sure it's enough for this kind of day. lol