It's one of the nicest things to do if you love computers, and great for your health compared with staying indoors.

> Could one actually work like this, typing and everything? After my “heart-rate discovery” I decided I had to try it. I thought I’d have to build something myself, but actually one can just buy “walking desks”, and so I did. And after minor modifications, I discovered that I could walk and type perfectly well with it, even for a couple of hours. I was embarrassed I hadn’t figured out such a simple solution 20 years ago. But starting last fall—whenever the weather’s been good—I’ve tried to spend a couple of hours of each day walking outside like this

https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-prod...

https://quantifiedself.com/blog/stephen-wolfram-finds-workin...

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phainopepla2 2 hours ago | parent [-]

How do you deal with screen glare?

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jlokier 17 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Back when I did much work outside, I used a laptop that had accidental transflective characteristics. In bright sunlight, the LCD actually become quite clear monochrome, with some pixels acting as mirrors and others not, but I don't think they designed the LCD to do that.

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Exoristos 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You get an Apple product. At least, for me it was that simple. The ThinkPad I had was pretty high end, and I was using polarized glasses and even a sun shade to work at the park while the girls played. Bought a MacBook and the screen seems to crisply outshine even the sunniest days -- I haven't had to worry about outdoor use since, to my recollection.

	▲	Schiendelman an hour ago \| parent [-]
		+1 to this. Those screens are great in ways that specs just don't show you.

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gib444 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Moving to the UK is one option. It's been cloudy for about 7 months!