This is the funniest Steam Deck accessory I’ve ever seen!
Don’t get me wrong. I understand why this keyboard/stand exists. It has a practical function.
But imagine sitting down at Starbucks. The room is full of normal laptops. Clean lines. Thin aluminum. Civilized.
You unzip a case that looks like it contains military hardware. Out comes a handheld gaming console.
Then a keyboard.
Then a clamp.
You assemble it in stages like you’re preparing to launch a small satellite.
Click. Lock. Adjust angle. Tighten mount.
The joysticks loom over your Word document like twin anti-aircraft turrets. The ABXY buttons shimmer with the promise of violence.
You begin typing your gentle coming-of-age novel.
Every paragraph is written beneath a D-pad.
Someone glances over, expecting Elden Ring. Instead they see you carefully crafting a metaphor about autumn leaves.
You nod solemnly and continue Chapter 3.
When the barista calls your name, you detach the entire contraption in reverse order like a NASA rollb
... Show more...This is the funniest Steam Deck accessory I’ve ever seen!
Don’t get me wrong. I understand why this keyboard/stand exists. It has a practical function.
But imagine sitting down at Starbucks. The room is full of normal laptops. Clean lines. Thin aluminum. Civilized.
You unzip a case that looks like it contains military hardware. Out comes a handheld gaming console.
Then a keyboard.
Then a clamp.
You assemble it in stages like you’re preparing to launch a small satellite.
Click. Lock. Adjust angle. Tighten mount.
The joysticks loom over your Word document like twin anti-aircraft turrets. The ABXY buttons shimmer with the promise of violence.
You begin typing your gentle coming-of-age novel.
Every paragraph is written beneath a D-pad.
Someone glances over, expecting Elden Ring. Instead they see you carefully crafting a metaphor about autumn leaves.
You nod solemnly and continue Chapter 3.
When the barista calls your name, you detach the entire contraption in reverse order like a NASA rollback procedure.
You pack away the clamp. You holster the console. You slide the keyboard into its sheath.
You leave behind only confusion.
No one knows if you were coding, gaming, or coordinating a drone strike.
You were writing poetry.
Persephone
in reply to ✧✦Catherine✦✧ • • •Exec
in reply to ✧✦Catherine✦✧ • • •Most of these sound like EU-wide rules in general (or at least in effect in most EU-countries) but one stood out:
What the fuck is this and who in their right might thought that this was a good idea
✧✦Catherine✦✧
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in reply to Exec • • •@exec rent bidding has started becoming the norm here in Australia ;_;
wanted to ask about UK/EU stuff tho, how many months notice for landlords ending a rolling contract?
here fixed term is standard and we (tenants) preferred it because it at least gave you 12-24 months of stability at same rent rather than them giving 2-month notice to end so they could relist it at a price higher than they could increase your rent by
Jos Geluk
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in reply to Jos Geluk • • •Labour’s New Renting Rules Explained
TLDR News (YouTube)Simon Flett
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in reply to Simon Flett • • •@RejoinEU this is probably the one good thing they've done. the mis-steps are the norm, doing something right is the exception
(and i think a lot of this bill is based on the bill of their predecessors, too)
RevK
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in reply to ✧✦Catherine✦✧ • • •Xenophon
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in reply to Duncan • • •Ollie the Proud Queer One 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦
in reply to ✧✦Catherine✦✧ • • •Met these lovely folks through Job #3 - lots of useful info for renters, landlords and campaigners:
we-rent.org.uk/