Movie Prop Grocery Bags as Discreet Laptop Carriers
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jgrahamc
Crackles when you bite it. Shows the baker did the work.
Summary
The author shares a personal anecdote about using a brown paper grocery bag as a laptop carrier at a Cloudflare board meeting, which prompted comments about needing a proper bag. The author argues that the ideal laptop bag should be inconspicuous and not look like a laptop bag at all. While regular grocery bags lack durability, the author suggests movie prop grocery bags as a solution - these look like ordinary paper bags but are actually silent props designed for film sets, offering the desired discreet appearance with better functionality.
Key quotes
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Unhappily, grocery bags are not very strong. But there is a solution.
Looks like a classic brown paper grocery bag, but it isn't. It's actually a silent prop made for a film set where the noise from a crinkling paper bag would be problematic.
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