While I didn’t design the DO52Pro keyboard, I did cobble together the system for attaching it to my thighs. I call it the “keyboard garters”, which is as far as I can ascertain, the first use of this term. I like it, both because it sounds queer (and looks queer too), and even pretty. Which is not often the case with geeky tools. Especially when used with skirts. I’ve even added a clip to hold up programming socks.

I have a setup for coding on the go which I have had a few people compare to gargoyles from Neal Stephenson’s novel Snow Crash¹. Gargoyles are people who are connected to their terminals all the time by wearing goggles and other tech equipment.

Which is precisely what I am doing on the overground, during my commute to and from work (one hour each). It does make me look a bit odd (if I’m being generous), but it means I spend that time constructively, and to be honest, who cares about other people on the London public transport.