Things that should be illegal:
* LEDs other than a small power indicator and disk activity
* Glowing peripherals
* Case windows
* Black PCBs (100% pointless and green is generally cheaper)
* Non-free software
* Keyboard colors other than gray, black or beige.
* Hardware packaged in anything but plain brown boxes with a black-on-white label that lists the specifications.
* 16:9 and wider monitors
* Glossy monitors
* Non-ECC RAM
stop liking what i don't like
Most of these have solid arguments, not just subjective taste. OP is 100% right.
>* Case windows
Increased EMI. Increased acoustic noise.
>* Black PCBs
Pointless. Does not improve function. Cheaper.
>* Non-free software
Freedom is better than no freedom.
>* Hardware packaged in anything but plain brown boxes with a black-on-white label that lists the specifications.
Colored packaging is pointless, does not improve functionality, requires more chemicals.
>16:9 and wider monitors
The human field of vision is circular up to mid-peripheral vision. 1:1 is objectively the best aspect ratio.
> Glossy monitors
Proven to increase the likelihood of headaches.
>Non-ECC RAM
ECC RAM is more reliable at little extra cost. If everything was ECC, the price differences would evaporate due to economies of scale.
>OP is 100% right
OP is just posting a bait copypasta you dork
That doesn't invalidate it
Black PCB isn't always more expensive and green isn't always the cheapest. Having colors for things can make it easier to buy peripherals that fit with the rest of your decor. This isn't critical, but having a nice looking workspace is beneficial for sure.
You're pretty bang on with the rest of the list. Normies outnumber us by orders of magnitude though so you'll just have to suffer through the childish nonsense marketed at them.
Programmers should start a real union and fight against the open office meme. It is counterproductive and destroys all focus. We should have isolation booths with brain wave generators piped in for maximum focus, not this fit-inducing madness.
>has no case window
>cares about the LED's and colored PCB on his proprietary software.
Fuck off you filthy Communist.
>The human field of vision is circular
Only if you don't move your eyes.
And it's much easier to move your eyes side-to-side than up/down.
And same applies to your head.
So if you have a tiny screen then 1:1 is fine, but for a large screen you'll want it wide.
>muh golden ratio pseudoscience
At my previous job we all got together and made management pay for separator walls.
We had to organize everything ourselves and we encountered some issues with sound proofing but in the end it worked great.
>more than 128mb vram
>tempered glass side panel
>sleeved cables
>mice with more than 3 buttons
>matx
>plastic shrouds on mobos
and other things i can't afford
>tempered glass side panel
Yes. It's objectively inferior to stainless steel with noise dampening.
* Pajeets
true
>* Black PCBs
Pointless. Does not improve function. Cheaper.
So don't buy it then?
>but it should be ILLEGAL! I don't like that people are buying things they like, it upsets me greatly!
Free software 99% of the time means "I'm a programmer, I do what I want with my own code, and you're free to go fuck yourself if you don't like it". Software developed in a corporate environment by people who get paid for it are updated more frequently, and aren't arbitrarily abandoned for random intervals.
The development and support cycle of FOSS is way too unreliable for my taste.
Black PCBs are pretty noice in general.
I agree, black PCBs fit with well with my black case. Green is just too jarring of a difference.
>Why Not Communism? the post
You can stop:
* buy or use all of these things
* caring about stuff other people like
* caring what other people think of your own choices
>* Black PCBs (..green is generally cheaper)
{{Citation needed}}
>>This is bait
>so what
If all of us stopped all of these, this board would cease to exist, because there would be nothing left to write about.
>he hates black PCBs
You have shit taste.
Fuck you
>we need moar laws
>moar rules and regulations
>moar limits to freedom
>I'm an adult
the fuck's wrong with you keyboard layout?
Things that should be illegal:
* 1366x768
* Intel ME
* Apple T2
Prove me wrong I fucking dare you
also
* TN panels
Just put Hitler in the middle to see if someone will notice and congrats you are the first one that notices that there is something wrong
You're right.