On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 20:42:21 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 19:37:11 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
>> Adam won't be coming ?
>
> I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't like travel at all and the thought of a trans-atlantic flight strikes me as the worst.

Sleeping tablets make long flights much more bearable!

On 12/8/2015 12:47 AM, wobbles wrote:
> On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 20:42:21 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
>> On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 19:37:11 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
>>> Adam won't be coming ?
>>
>> I haven't decided for sure yet, but probably not. I don't like travel at all
>> and the thought of a trans-atlantic flight strikes me as the worst.
>
> Sleeping tablets make long flights much more bearable!

What I've found helps a lot:

1. If possible, do a long jog before going to the airport. It makes you ready to relax.
2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.
3. Ear plugs. It's surprising how fatiguing the jet noise is.
4. One of those neck pillows can help.
5. Booze :-)

On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!

Just found out I won't be able to come, so will the entire thing be live streamed?

On Friday, 11 December 2015 at 18:50:29 UTC, Jack Stouffer wrote:
> On Monday, 7 December 2015 at 17:39:14 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> Looking forward to seeing you at DConf!
>
> Just found out I won't be able to come, so will the entire thing be live streamed?

It is on the list but definitive answer will be known closer to the conference when all technical points of venue preparation are taken care of.

On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 15:50 -0800, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d- announce wrote:
> […]
> 
> 1. If possible, do a long jog before going to the airport. It makes
> you ready to
> relax.

Waste of time, but if you think it useful, do it.

> 2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.

Or a real laptop so you can do Real Programming – which of course must be in FORTRAN.

> 3. Ear plugs. It's surprising how fatiguing the jet noise is.

Or in ear monitors then you can listen to decent music.

> 4. One of those neck pillows can help.

Maybe, but probably.

> 5. Booze :-)

And other drugs. But mostly alcohol.

;-)

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On Friday, 11 December 2015 at 19:59:54 UTC, Russel Winder wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 15:50 -0800, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d- announce wrote:
>> […]
>> 
>> 1. If possible, do a long jog before going to the airport. It makes
>> you ready to
>> relax.
>
> Waste of time, but if you think it useful, do it.
>
>> 2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.
>
> Or a real laptop so you can do Real Programming – which of course must be in FORTRAN.
>
>> 3. Ear plugs. It's surprising how fatiguing the jet noise is.
>
> Or in ear monitors then you can listen to decent music.
>
>> 4. One of those neck pillows can help.
>
> Maybe, but probably.
>
>> 5. Booze :-)
>
> And other drugs. But mostly alcohol.
>
> ;-)

6. And don't forget an empty plastic bottle (would say G.Depardieu), particularly if (5.) is a met condition.

On Friday, 11 December 2015 at 19:59:54 UTC, Russel Winder wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-12-08 at 15:50 -0800, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d- announce wrote:
>> 2. Load up a tablet with lots of books.
>
> Or a real laptop so you can do Real Programming – which of course must be in FORTRAN.

I know you're joking, but I've been using my tablet for programming for the last couple weeks and it's surprisingly great.  Using the excellent and free Termux Android app for common OSS packages (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux&hl=en) and a bluetooth keyboard (the somewhat dated Rapoo E6100), I've been able to get ldc built natively on Android (http://forum.dlang.org/thread/ycvtkeiyffhaixxpzwuj@forum.dlang.org).

The tablet display is only 8.4" but so high-resolution, at 359 ppi, that it doesn't matter, particularly for a shell prompt.  Its Exynos 5420 octa-core CPU is surprisingly fast, building llvm-optimized phobos in just over a minute.  I prop the tablet up against something on my desk, and if I want to read a webpage, I can simply pick it up and hold it in my hands while reading.

I'm living in the future!  Just thought I'd share. :)

On 12/11/2015 8:28 PM, Joakim wrote:
> and a bluetooth keyboard

Just to nit pick, using an external keyboard makes it more of a laptop than a tablet.

On Saturday, 12 December 2015 at 05:46:15 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 12/11/2015 8:28 PM, Joakim wrote:
>> and a bluetooth keyboard
>
> Just to nit pick, using an external keyboard makes it more of a laptop than a tablet.

A nitpick for a nitpick is fair game. :)

However, there are distinct differences with this setup.  For one, the tablet and keyboard combined weigh just under 1.5 lbs, which is much lighter than almost any laptop.  And you'd have to compare it to one of the new detachable laptops, as you can't just pick up most laptop screens and read them in one hand, as I can with this tablet.

Of course, it's all about trade-offs: I find myself surprisingly comfortable with this small 8.4" diagonal screen, others may not be.  The bluetooth keyboard repeatedly loses a couple keystrokes when starting typing after a minute's break, which appears to be a known Android problem.  Chrome on Android will annoyingly not save your zoom level for various websites, as the desktop version does, which is particularly needed for this high-resolution display, meaning I repeatedly have to Ctrl-+ or pinch-zoom on sites over and over again to get the right text zoom back.  I do have split-screen multi-window for many apps, as it's a flagship Samsung tablet.

Desktop Android's certainly not there yet for everybody, but it is for my admittedly low demands, and soon will be for everybody, as google has said they're working on built-in multi-window for the next version of Android.

On 12/11/2015 10:13 PM, Joakim wrote:
> Of course, it's all about trade-offs: I find myself surprisingly comfortable
> with this small 8.4" diagonal screen, others may not be.  The bluetooth keyboard
> repeatedly loses a couple keystrokes when starting typing after a minute's
> break, which appears to be a known Android problem.  Chrome on Android will
> annoyingly not save your zoom level for various websites, as the desktop version
> does, which is particularly needed for this high-resolution display, meaning I
> repeatedly have to Ctrl-+ or pinch-zoom on sites over and over again to get the
> right text zoom back.  I do have split-screen multi-window for many apps, as
> it's a flagship Samsung tablet.
>
> Desktop Android's certainly not there yet for everybody, but it is for my
> admittedly low demands, and soon will be for everybody, as google has said
> they're working on built-in multi-window for the next version of Android.

One aspect (for me, anyway) is in order to program, I need a big screen, because I have several windows open at once. I've gotten so used to it it is very hard for me to program with a small display. And to think that when I started, 24*80 displays were the norm for a good decade! But then I'd print out a paper listing as a supplement, and spread that out over a big table.

I also cannot type from a cramped airline seat. I have never successfully done any work on an airplane. But reading a book on a tablet works just ducky.

And I have a laptop, a small tablet, and a large tablet.