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What's Your Desktop Background... RIGHT NOW?!

Here it is (with a few icons):

samus

If you want the original, you can get it here.

YOUR TURN!!

What are you currently rocking to inspire you as you work? Do you rotate them out on a set schedule or do you randomly update them when you remember?

I have a rotating folder of images that change ever ~30 minutes or so:

rotation

on April 13, 2020
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    I have an upside down Indie Hacker logo.

    So every time I see it it makes me smile because it says HI to me. πŸ˜‚

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      is there a branding kit here? i must have missed it.

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        No, we should probably put it somewhere. Can send it over if you want.

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          of course! i'd love that. put it up someplace or whatever!

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    It's a picture of me from last summer. Extra points if you know the location!

    https://imgur.com/EMisLPJ

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      That's a great pic !

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        it really is.

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      so... trolltundra?

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    Black Mamba. Grew up a huge Kobe fan. Absolutely love Kobe's work ethic and commitment even beyond the basketball court. True legend.
    Kobe Bean Bryant

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    Yeah I'm constantly changing my wallpapers but use different apps/default MAC wallpapers bc they usually are already pre-set and stuff...current one is the Catalina one too...

    I am always checking tech reviewers (dave lee, mkbhd) personal preference of wallpapers and sometimes taking those! lol

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      seriously! mkbhd always has some good ones.

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        Here's a link to all his wallpapers in a google drive folder, he actually updates it 😎 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_wmPHe0B1PFV0dWUEEycm9DT2M?usp=sharing

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          omg. sweet! thanks!

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    I've just got the stock background on my Mac. so it's the Catalina island view. Yea I know boring but I honestly don't spend a lot of time looking at my desktop :)

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      I also have the Catalina Island background... on my Windows 10 machine 😁

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        you're so pro. :P

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          I work on both Windows and macOS, and I just like Apple's wallpapers a lot. Sure it's not original, but it's beautiful. My favorite is Catalina in the evening.
          https://512pixels.net/projects/default-mac-wallpapers-in-5k/

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            i just put that back up on my smaller 12"... yoooo!

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      stock. ftw.

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        Lol, I only see when I want to drag something to trash.

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    Simple, anti-procrastination wallpaper :D
    https://imgur.com/mkMyGmT

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      ouch. burn.

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    Same set up as you. Mine consist of holiday photos and favourite anime shows (Demon slayer, Hunter x Hunter, Naruto). I'm going to sync the folder the iCloud and have it consistent on other devices.

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      yooo. i may have some demon slayer stuff.

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    A sidenote but I developed redditwallpapers.com to make finding wallpapers which fit your screen easier.

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      bookmarked. thanks!

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      holy shit. that's an amazing ship!

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    Sweet background. I wish some game studio would do a good reboot of Metroid with this as inspiration.

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      omg. ... um, yes.

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    I am very simple, is almost the same color as IH background color, but the Linux version.

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      ah, very neat. clean desktop or messy?

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        just like this

        Working projects on the top right
        Waiting projects on the top left
        "wait, what was this? " projects bottom left
        Next project left bottom.

        for me it feels tidy though :_)

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          it does. do you have limits to how many folders per grouping?

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            Well, normally, when downloading I download straight to desktop of possible after a week mote or less it starts to look cluttered so I removed the ones I don't need...and all I need there is those you see in the picture...other than that, nothing comes there.

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    Stock (time-based) background from GNOME 3.36

    Usually do a solid black background, but lost my way recently. As Jeff Atwood said, your desktop is not a destination. https://blog.codinghorror.com/your-desktop-is-not-a-destination/

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      i had forgotten that gem of a post! thank you!

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    πŸ‘ Samus Aran! πŸ‘ I have kicked so much butt with her in Super Smash Bros over the years. The only character I'll ever play as.

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      so you're one of those people... choose one, never change!

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    a quote from david goggins

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    I have a small "Good Design Matters" text on a solid black background. Very minimal.

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      ah! can we see?

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          thanks. saved!

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      what a great share!

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      Sometimes that's what being an Indiehacker feels like ...

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        I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!

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      this one is sick

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        dang. it is.

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      whoa. avengers!

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    I use Irvue to rotate through photo collections on Unsplash. Right now something from my Cyberpunk collection

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      yoooo. omg. thank you for this!

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    Yosemite Half Dome, just for relaxing my eyes, and especially can comfort myself for not allowing to go out due the shelter-in-place order.

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      sometimes these are just what i need! i have a few of those on my notebook!

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      i do like trees. and green is my 2nd favorite color!

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      but in that .0001% ... don't you want something beautiful to look at?

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      that's wide. do you scale it?