QOTD: Do You Bring Your Laptop to the Toilet?
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Marcus: I read today that 30 percent of Britons admit to browsing the mobile web while on the loo. This got me thinking, "how is this unusual when people read newspapers or magazines on the toilet all the time?" Really now, just as how many of us are turning to online sources for our information, why is it so bizarre for people to be using their laptops for reading material while on the toilet?
Jane: That is foul. I can deal with people taking the Kindle to the bathroom. That's essentially a book, and no one is going to be Skyping me from their Kindle while they're on the can. However, there's nothing worse than talking to a friend or colleague only to have them reveal they're "taking care of business" while the two of you are taking care of important business. Taking in a newspaper or magazine is fine, that's just like quiet time and who doesn't like a little quiet time every now and again? But come on, do you really need a virtual support group or someone to hold your hand? I think not. Cut the cord, that's what I say.
Marcus: But isn't that what netbooks are for? Not that I would know, I mean, I don't browse while on the toilet... maybe just write the occasional news story.
Jane: I can admit to rather precariously typing/surfing/shopping from the bath, but aside from that, no I do not browse on/from the toilet.
Alright, now it's your turn. Today's QOTD: Do you bring your laptop to the toilet?
Source : Tom's Hardware US
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Yep, need to prove to myself i can do two things at once.
Yup. And then I go to stand up and realize my legs have gone dead. Fail.
i eat alot of indian/mexican food, i would be cruel to my laptop if i brought it wit me!
Nope, I crap in TURBO mode.
Not always, but I have on occasion.
Not very often but I have been known to from time to time.
I wouldn't, the bathroom is for another type of business.
That and I would hate to accidentally accept a video chat request....
yep used to do it alot its kind of fun. chatting with friends in quite place. like having a laptop in a lost island.
No i take my Ipod tho
Never had the desire to SURF and POOP!
Though I would be willing to do so if it was for the greater good of the mission!
How ironic... guess where I'm reading this!
How ironic... guess where I'm reading this!
I knew i wasn't the only one!
nope. i bring my xpress music phone tho and play sentimental songs. haha!
If I'm in the middle of surfing, and I have to poop, why not?
No i take my Ipod tho
lol more like iPood
none of your business. highly stalkeresque of tom's guide and to act such unprofessionally, the nerve.
this is the best thread ever.
sure do.. why not?
I do, got a netbook and the only place I actually use is there... elsewhere I use computers with bigger screens.
Only my brown colored zune
The answer is no.
Remind me not to touch other people's laptops.
I look at flyers though.
Only my brown colored zune
LOL
I'll admit that I bring my Macbook to the washroom lol. I like to check messages when sitting there doing "waste management".
Nope i use my G1 in the small room though.
Above my bathtub hangs a G3 i-mac fore video and IM in the tub.
hey, what kind of sick question are you perputating on the public? stop it, or i'll file a complaint with Mr McMaster the Attorney General of the backward state of South Carolina for such perversion.
Garbage in, garbage out
With the busy schedules of people today, the fact that netbooks, and iPhones are so convenient, why not take care of business AS you are taking care of business? Hygiene concerns aside, just make sure you don't answer the incoming video-conference Skype call.
Oh yes, two other issues - don't get the device wet or expose it to excess humidity, and don't sit on the toilet doing you thing too long as that causes piles.
It's necessary to bring an internet device to the bathroom. How else will people tweet they're taking a dump, and how close they are to finishing?
I'll admit that I bring my Macbook to the washroom lol. I like to check messages when sitting there doing "waste management".
waste management? in that case you'd better throw the macbook in with the poo
No way! A bloke's gotta be disconnected sometimes and the can is one of those times.
No lol, you gotta disconnect sometime. Get some of the fresh air and all... while in my bathroom...