• hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social
    260·
    9 months 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.”

  • MudMan@kbin.social
    191·
    9 months ago

    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.

    • banneryear1868@lemmy.world
      30·
      9 months ago

      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.worksEnglish
        36·
        9 months ago

        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.

        • xantoxis@lemmy.world
          5·
          9 months ago

          “Jesus that 6-stack just crushed us in the crucible. Clan tag TeamTrump? Top player’s name is BarristerBetty?”

      • Bizarroland@kbin.social
        31·
        9 months ago

        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.

        • Enigma@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          9 months ago

          Yeah there are so many lawyers with AOL accounts. I personally know one who is a powerhouse, won awards and whatnot. But outside the courtroom? As dumb as a bag of bricks, super naive, was shocked to learn they are an attorney, let alone the go to attorney in their field.

      • MudMan@kbin.social
        9·
        9 months ago

        Let’s not go nuts here, either. ASUS software is genuine garbage and there are lots of bad polish details all over the place.

        But they make pretty weird, nutty choices that are often unique and cool, so I sometimes put up with their nonsense just for that.

  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
    95·
    9 months 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”

      • Squeak@lemmy.world
        83·
        9 months 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.

      • neeeeDanke@feddit.de
        39·
        9 months 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.

          • Microw@lemm.ee
            22·
            9 months 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·
              9 months 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.

              • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
                6·
                9 months ago

                If she bought a gaming laptop specifically for work (this is the way you end up with a gaming laptop that’s not also your personal laptop) then it’s a silly, unnecessary, ill suited decision. There are other laptops with better battery life, cheaper, lighter, etc etc etc…. That fit the lawyer usecase better. Why would a lawyer buy a gaming laptop to lawyer?

                IANAL but I don’t think you need discrete graphics for lawyer applications. But who knows, maybe she’s running an ML model locally to tell her what to do.

              • jasondj@ttrpg.network
                6·
                9 months ago

                Well, no, I think you’re missing the point.

                There’s really no reason for a lawyer to be carrying a huge gaming laptop as their daily driver. There’s no advantage to it over an ultrabook, MBP, or any high-end productivity laptop (that’s probably in a lower price bracket to boot).

                Now, if they do game on it, and also use it for work, that speaks to very poor IT security practice. Sensitive/valuable client data, especially for such a high-profile case, shouldn’t be on the same system that is built for gaming. The main reason being that games aren’t designed to be run on secure systems. So many of them arbitrarily require admin rights to perform properly, which means that this lawyer would have to have local admin privileges to be able to use them.

                Giving a non-technical user admin privileges to a system that contains sensitive data for a high-profile client is absolutely a recipe for disaster. That system needs to be locked the fuck down. Not running Baldurs Gate during recess.

                Now, perhaps, there’s a logical reason. Maybe her practice has a really good IT team and they’ve been able to effectively set up a good, secure BYOD environment. I’d still question this lawyers judgement in their professional image to select an RGB gaming laptop for their work. To me, this is no different than a shady personal injury lawyer that features their trashy Hummer H2 in every commercial, which exclusively airs during reruns of Jerry Springer.

                • desconectado@lemm.ee
                  5·
                  9 months ago

                  Well do you know if that lady bought it only for use in court?

                  Jesus, people drawing conclusions from a still image. It could have been a gift? Maybe it’s not even her laptop? Maybe she has so much money that she wanted it for the rgb? Maybe she does video editing as a hobbie? Maybe she uses it for traveling for gaming and work, because NOONE brings one laptop for gaming and one for work when travelling.

                  Tell me more about what she does after work is over, you seem to know…

              • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
                2·
                9 months ago

                I do the same thing, but it’s my home desktop. For me the big thing here isn’t about using your gaming computer for work it’s using it for work as a lawyer. There are two components to this: first law requires a degree of privacy and security that not having a separate computer for work demonstrates a habit of lack of security, second is that bringing an rgb laptop to a courtroom as a defense lawyer is akin to wearing jeans and a tshirt to court as a defense lawyer, it shouldn’t be a problem but judges tend to really not like that sort of thing and so it demonstrates a lack of professionalism in a job where professionalism impacts your performance

            • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              23·
              9 months 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·
              9 months 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?

              • Benign@kbin.social
                23·
                9 months ago

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

                • Grabthar@lemmy.world
                  4·
                  9 months ago

                  So have a drive for work and one for play. Bill the laptop to work but spec it for what you want at home.

      • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Possibly, I guess some of us just never seen a lawyer w a gaming laptop. I thought people in those suit wearing professions either use MacBooks or ThinkPads.

  • Praise Idleness@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    94·
    9 months 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.

    • Fedizen@lemmy.world
      69·
      9 months ago

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

      • banneryear1868@lemmy.world
        29·
        9 months 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·
        9 months 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.

          • Tavarin@lemmy.ca
            2·
            9 months ago

            It was actually a decent desk. I had to climb over the chair to get to either side of the bed, but it was fine to sit at.

    • iheartneopets@lemm.ee
      24·
      9 months 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·
      9 months 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.

      • banneryear1868@lemmy.world
        7·
        9 months ago

        I usually get the last generation of slimmest gaming laptop because they easily cover any game I’d play at a LAN party and can handle media creation and rendering.

      • Chetzemoka@startrek.website
        6·
        9 months ago

        My Boomer dad bought a ridiculously expensive gaming laptop because he “wanted the best computer” and still believes that more expensive = better. He uses it to surf the internet…🤦

        • b_n@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          9 months ago

          Next time buy a laptop for him. But get him a chrome book and charge him for the best? It’s. It stealing if he was going to lose the money alway right?

      • Chetzemoka@startrek.website
        2·
        9 months ago

        My Boomer dad bought a ridiculously expensive gaming laptop because he “wanted the best computer” and still believes that more expensive = better. He uses it to surf the internet…🤦

    • LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      9 months 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·
      9 months 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.

      • tehmics@lemmy.world
        6·
        9 months ago

        Steam deck runs everything that I’d want to play on it locally, way better than remote streaming. It’s punching way above it’s weight class. I’m almost done with elden ring on it and I’ll be moving to cyberpunk 2.0 if it’s as good as people are saying

        • wax@lemmy.wtf
          2·
          9 months ago

          Hold the phone, better than streaming from a local beefy desktop?

          • tehmics@lemmy.world
            4·
            9 months ago

            Streaming is universally dog shit. I tried streaming elden ring and it was unplayable because of the latency. Meanwhile running locally I’ve put in 30+ hours.

            • wax@lemmy.wtf
              1·
              9 months ago

              Ah, shit. I guess streaming might work a bit better cabled though. Good thing it manages locally

        • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          9 months ago

          Steam deck doesn’t have as much horsepower as a modern gaming laptop does it? It’s just very well preforming for the price?

          • tehmics@lemmy.world
            2·
            9 months ago

            I haven’t bothered with gaming laptops in a while, but it seems like the work valve put into Proton is paying dividends. Steam deck is punching far above it’s weight class. Apparently a lot of games now are running better in Linux via proton than natively in Windows, which is kind of mind boggling. I don’t have to do any troubleshooting and everything runs great. I’d guess to get comparable performance on a laptop you’d have to spend 2-3x as much. Last time I used a gaming laptop it struggled on any ‘current’ games with lots of fuckery to get it running smooth.

            But like I said, I’ve long been out of the gaming laptop scene because I just never found them worth the trouble. Steam deck is the opposite of that and I play it in favor of my PC more than I care to admit.

    • banneryear1868@lemmy.world
      4·
      9 months ago

      I think it suggests there’s a game she can’t go without, and she went out of her way to get a heavy af laptop with shit battery life, just so she could be able to play this game whenever she had time between her lawyer duties.

  • flamboyantkoala@programming.dev
    28·
    9 months 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.

    • fosforus@sopuli.xyz
      4·
      9 months ago

      Might be smart to disable all those lid animations, though. Or smarter yet, insert subliminal messages on it.