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Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015 (2015)

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458 points turrini | 2 comments | 06 Dec 25 21:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.486s | source
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dijit ◴[07 Dec 25 16:12 UTC] No.46182746[source]▶
One thing I'm reflecting on here is just how boring these screen grabs are.

Even if I consider how my PC looked in 2002, the 2015 screenshots are far and away uglier than my desktop experience.

Yet... I produce... very little. At least when compared to these absolute titans, who have contributed much more to my computing experience than most - certainly more than myself, I find it somewhat unsettling.

This is how my laptop looked in 2015 (it's a screenshot from 2017, but the configs were the same): https://sh.drk.sc/~dijit/2017-11-19-003840_4480x1440_scrot.p...

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1. sph ◴[07 Dec 25 21:57 UTC] No.46185603[source]▶
Tongue in cheek here, but no wonder you produce little with so many distractions. Two shells full of text, music and IRC open - how is one supposed to concentrate?

I still produce little, but I have come to realize only pure, unadulterated silence free from any sort or distraction, however minimal, is worth anything. When I used IRC, not much was accomplished apart from chatting on IRC.

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2. dijit ◴[07 Dec 25 22:01 UTC] No.46185641[source]▶
valid.

In general I find it best to close down my IM app of choice these days totally.