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[–] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 260 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Plot twist: She’s mining shitcoin with the courthouse electricity. She’s smart enough to know that’s the only paycheck she’s getting.

Judge: “Counsel, why is your laptop running so loudly?”

Lawyer: “It’s…uh…fuming at the witch hunt that my client has endured.”

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 year ago

I choose my facts carefully and this one is the one.

[–] MudMan@kbin.social 191 points 1 year ago (8 children)

So, alright, in her defense, I have that particular laptop and a) it's not that heavy, b) at least the AMD versions can go up to 8-9 hours with the mux switch off, and c) it actually has a great typing keyboard. It is absolutely a kickass mobile workstation, especially if you need the performance to do other stuff like edit video (or game, obviously).

Now, would I have switched the RGB off during court proceedings? Yes, I would have switched the RGB off.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don't turn off Ruth Gader Binsburg you jerk

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dont be silly. He's talking about the real good bussy.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Definitely don't turn that off

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[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 52 points 1 year ago

She knows it is serious boss battle mode so she needs that rgb for the extra performance boost.

[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I actually think this is really cool because buying this sort of laptop, you have to know a thing or two about computers and intentionally buy it. It's not a default choice, she had a reason to get this specific category of gaming laptop. She's probably a gamer with a watercooled rig at home, but as a lawyer is often on the go between clients, and she wants to get in on some sidequests and grinds whenever she can.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's also possible that she just asked IT to buy her the fastest laptop they could find. I choose to believe that she's 4th ranked in the world in Destiny 2, though.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'd bet my left but she has no idea it can be turned off let alone how to turn it off.

[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've done some work for lawyers before in the it field and I would place a hefty bet of $10 that the reason that she has that laptop is that her old one broke down and she told her it guy to get her the most powerful laptop available.

Lawyers are not really known for being technologically savvy, same for doctors and teachers, but they often have a lot of money to burn for tax purposes every year.

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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This just screams "Rich-looking lady who knows fuck all about computers goes into shop to ask what laptop she needs to run Excel"

[–] dept@lemmy.sdf.org 157 points 1 year ago (4 children)

or... she's a gamer and she travels a lot

[–] Squeak@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No, no. This is a female and females aren’t allowed to game.

Could also be that Asus knew a picture like this would come out, so gave her a free laptop to get the ROG brand in a prominent place.

[–] dept@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

prominent place in front of Trump's defense? That's probably bad publicity

[–] SadTrain@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where was the laptop on January 6th??

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[–] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would hope if she was she would have a seperate not-gaming Laptop for work.

Would be more professional, but shes Trumps lawyer so I guess there is not much to expect in the way of professionalism.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What exactly is the problem here? What's wrong with using a gaming laptop for work?

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well either she is unneccesarily using a gaming Laptop for non-gaming.

Or she uses her private gaming laptop for work and doesnt separate between those two spheres, which is unprofessional and potentially dangerous in regards to privacy security.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

unneccesarily using a gaming Laptop for non-gaming.

I don't see why this would be an issue, it's a computer after all.

Using her own machine for sensitive work like that, on the other hand, I do see the point. Unless there is some sort of dual boot setup involved.

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[–] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

nothing (besides a waste) unless it means you are using your work laptop to game.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago

There are plenty of reasons besides gaming to have a laptop with a dedicated GPU. There isn’t really many low end professional options, they start over $2k. 3D modelling, video rendering, ML and a bunch of other professional uses are significantly improved with dedicated hardware.

Who knows, maybe she’s running LLaMA on it locally so no one catches her using AI to write her rebuttals.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

unless it means you are using your work laptop to game.

Why is this a bad thing? Why would you have separate computers, when you can have one good one?

[–] Benign@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Security issues. It's standard security policy for most companies to separate private and work.

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[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

She can write the laptop off her taxes.

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[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or maybe she knows exactly what she needs and decided to buy a ROG Laptop

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[–] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 94 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Today when I walked into the Trump case court I saw something I dread every time I close my eyes. A lawyer had brought their new gaming laptop to courtroom. The Forklift she used to bring it was still running idle at the back. I started sweating as I sat down and gazed over at the 700lb beast that was her laptop. She had already reinforced his desk with steel support beams and was in the process of finding an outlet for a power cable thicker than Amy Schumer's thigh. I start shaking. I keep telling myself I'm going to be alright and that there's nothing to worry about. She somehow finds a fucking outlet. Tears are running down my cheeks as I send my last texts to my family saying I love them. The judge enters, and the lawyer turns her laptop on. The colored lights on her RGB Backlit keyboard flare to life like a nuclear flash, and a deep humming fills my ears and shakes my very soul. The entire city power grid goes dark. The courtroom begins to shake as the massive fans begin to spin. In mere seconds my world has gone from vibrant life, to a dark, earth shattering void where my body is getting torn apart by the 150mph gale force winds and the 500 decibel groan of the cooling fans. As my body finally surrenders, I weep, as my court and my city go under. I fucking hate gaming laptops.

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Show me on this doll where the gaming laptop hurt you

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (20 children)

If she was actually smart she wouldn’t be using a laptop for gaming. 👍

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago

lawyers can frequently be required to travel or wait. IMO this makes sense, especially if you want to play something during down time.

[–] KillAllPoorPeople@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Not everyone has the space for a dedicated nerd setup like you suburban twats do.

[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Exactly and she's a lawyer, so if she really wants to game at a serious level she needs a portable rig she can use between clients. She probably has a rig at her condo.

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a space management skill issue. Git gud.

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[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

I game on my Aorus laptop just fine. Runs recent releases very well, and it's nice to sit on the couch to play them.

Why gatekeep people for the things they enjoy? I mean, this is Trump's lawyer so I'm sure she's a shitty human, but still.

[–] desconectado@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lots of people use their "gaming" laptops as working stations. I barely use mine for playing, but I like to have a big screen with full keyboard and a nice GPU for my work, and something I can take with me if needed, for example for a long work trip. I also have a smaller laptop for things on the go.

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 year ago

Yeah but imagine she asks the Judge to a 1v1. That'd be a real gamer move

[–] sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Exact opposite on either side of dumb. Ones got a fucking thinkpad the others about to own newbz in fortnite

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That Thinkpad looks too new to run Linux. Your best bet for optimal support is a machine that's about 3 years old

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[–] flamboyantkoala@programming.dev 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Asus RoG laptops are so underestimated for productivity. The AMD chips have fantastic battery life and performance.

Recently set up an office on a couple of them, granted it was not this high end of a model but it’s stupid to ignore them for office use.

Also I guarantee she didn’t pick this. This was 100% advised to her by her companies IT group after she repeatedly said her computer was slow. It’ll run all the spyware she downloads with enough cores left over to run excel.

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[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All the memes on youtube about Biden and trump playing video games together make sense now

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 17 points 1 year ago

Yo, Donald, thanks for the sub

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

The guy with a ThinkPad deserves massive props. Hell to the yeah for the ThinkPad gang

She's gonna grind that final judge.

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