I have put a moderate amount of work into putting together an enjoyable, functional electronic environment that reflects my unique interests and tastes. So, I am curious. Anyone else out there have their comfy, cozy personal electronic home?

My personal setup is a good, but old laptop running Linux tweaked to my liking, with a beefier gaming desktop also running Linux. I have the two configured so I can use the laptop and swap to a secondary workspace that is the gaming pc whenever I want to do something that could use a bit more power or if I just want to off load it to the other machine and have it do something in the background. Added to that nice compatibility, I also have my phone set up for the same functionality, so I can access the main computer there as well. Then I just recently added a Steam Deck to the mix that is currently my main gaming device. Anything it can run, I do there. If not, you guessed it, I moonlight into the gaming pc to run the latest AAA games on higher settings. Add to that a set of good wireless earbuds with smart assistant functionality and a home with smart lights and features and I kinda walk around a little electronic paradise.

So, what are y’all running with? What little personalized things have you done to make your world yours? Or are the computers in your life just tools and you are good with how they come?

  • Slowy@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    I definitely have a specific arrangement for computer work and fun stuff. Laptop for certain activities if I expect I’ll be working on them outside of home, I built my desktop/gaming PC and I have that and various game consoles/tv set up side by side for when I want both simultaneously. Noise cancelling headphones are a must, plus higher quality wired headphones for home listening, plus a speaker setup.

    However, I am uncomfortable with cameras connected to internet and smart home shit also connected to the internet. I also don’t have a house that would benefit from much integrated smart stuff like thermostat. I find the smart fridges ridiculous and Alexa and such just creepy !