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Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

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251 points jgrahamc | 1 comments | 22 Sep 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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sedatk ◴[22 Sep 25 22:11 UTC] No.45340226[source]▶
- It has a wide base, so the laptop just swings back and forth while carrying.

- Gets the rainwater or any other hazardous material in.

- Extremely easy to check out what's inside for a thief.

- Can slide out easily and fall when toppled.

Terrible overall. Could make it to Top 10 Worst Laptop Bags though.

Just use a Tom Bihn that uses a separate, rigid, harder to access sleeve inside your backpack for laptops.

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micromacrofoot ◴[23 Sep 25 00:52 UTC] No.45341587[source]▶
the author linked to a comment where they described primary drivers for this as: disdain for the ostentatious as well as backpacks

personally I use an old shoulder bag, but we've all got our proclivities

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overfeed ◴[23 Sep 25 05:52 UTC] No.45343198[source]▶
> ...disdain for the ostentatious

I chuckled when I read that because the post's introduction casually mentions attending Cloudflare's board meeting.

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jgrahamc ◴[23 Sep 25 07:41 UTC] No.45343962[source]▶
Touché
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1. overfeed ◴[23 Sep 25 17:23 UTC] No.45350147[source]▶
TBF, you didn't mention chairing the board meeting, and you've more than earned what could be read as a humble-brag intro, but is just a Tuesday for you. I found the contrast chuckle-worthy.