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yjftsjthsd-h a day ago

> what unix-worthy work can you actually do on a phone?

I do most of my light/routine server management via SSH from my phone, plus keeping a version control checkout of my documents that I do actually work on in vim (yes, the limited keyboard is annoying but it's fine for light work). At a previous job, the former extended quite far; I could get paged in the middle of the night, connect to the VPN, SSH into the server, triage, and frequently diagnose and even fix the problem without having to actually get out of bed.

Almondsetat a day ago | parent [-]

But in that case all that you need is a pocketable PC with linux that can sit on your nightstand, especially since doing work-related stuff on your personal smartphone seems dangerous

Telaneo a day ago | parent | next [-]

> especially since doing work-related stuff on your personal smartphone seems dangerous

As compared to your personal laptop? Or is the 'personal' qualifier that makes you say that?

Almondsetat a day ago | parent [-]

where have I talked about personal laptops?

Telaneo a day ago | parent [-]

Nowhere, hence why I was asking.

yjftsjthsd-h a day ago | parent | prev [-]

> But in that case all that you need is a pocketable PC with linux that can sit on your nightstand,

...A smartphone, yes.

> especially since doing work-related stuff on your personal smartphone seems dangerous

It was my work phone, not my personal phone.