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[-] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 259 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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 77 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 94 points 1 year ago

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

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

[-] Squeak@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago

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)

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

[-] SadTrain@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Where was the laptop on January 6th??

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[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh God! I bought an Asus transformer tablet back in 2013! Am I gonna have to defend Trump?!?!

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[-] Trd@lemmy.wtf 9 points 1 year ago

And you should question why aint she in the kitchen making pies and babies! /s

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[-] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 39 points 1 year ago

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

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

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

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

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

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

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 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

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?

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

She can write the laptop off her taxes.

[-] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A lady gamer. What nonsense.

[-] Damage@slrpnk.net 33 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 92 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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 23 points 1 year ago

Show me on this doll where the gaming laptop hurt you

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[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

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

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.

[-] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I once lived in a 150 sq ft. motel room, and I still managed to set up a desk with a dual monitor gaming desktop at the foot of my bed. It can be doable in a small space.

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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)

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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[-] LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago

This makes no sense in the modern age where we have products like the Steam Deck prove form factor and quality are both achievable

[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

If she uses one computer for work and entertainment, and has to have a laptop for work, then she is smart to have a single machine capable of everything she needs.

[-] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

💯 she got it for the RGB

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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Would you rather remote in to your desktop from a steam deck?

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[-] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I’m guessing she travels a lot.

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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 42 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

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
[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago

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

[-] superfes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
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[-] flamboyantkoala@programming.dev 28 points 1 year ago

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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