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Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by noir_lord » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:22 PM UTC

http://i.imgur.com/YlTn5cD.jpg

That's my home office, I live on what used to be a working dock in the north of England but was filled in and used for housing so it has a nice feel, I love it because I'm 200ft from a massive river (great for thinking walks http://i.imgur.com/ibfcLn2.jpg, not so great when a massive storm surge nearly topped it in Dec heh - http://i.imgur.com/P2DRT0h.jpg).

I can't stand working in a mess, I have to tidy both offices before I can settle down to do any real work and I've found as I get older I need more quiet to work properly I don't seem to be able to tolerate distracts as well as I could, I'm lucky in that while I'm starting a business and money is tight the North East of England is very cheap to rent in so we still have a two bed with a spare bedroom for an office :).

http://i.imgur.com/yB0IN1e.jpg is my work office (which feels like home sometimes!) rented in an old Victorian building the council run, high ceilings and lots of space and light which is nice.

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by jeffbarr » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:23 PM UTC

I use an Ikea Gallant desk. My main computer (home built Linux system running Windows via VirtualBox) sits underneath, and a large-screen Asus monitor is on top, as does my laptop. I try to keep the physical desktop devoid of non-essential stuff, but this is a losing battle. I also have a video projector directed at the wall in front of me.

My office is full of books, plants, my LEGO projects, and other miscellaneous toys and distractions. The walls are decorated with classic covers from Byte Magazine

I have one window with three bird feeders to my right. I can also look into my backyard (through another room).

Here are some pictures:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_home_office...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5815303/jeff_barr_home_o...

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by ktran03 » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:33 PM UTC

graeme wrote: post #36

I work from my apartment in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood in Montreal. It's a small prewar apartment, and the living room has its original stucco walls. I work sometimes from my desk, sometimes from a standing standing at the other side of the room by the window, and sometimes from neighborhood cafes. I posted pictures of my setup to /r/minimalism a while ago. Note that I have since failed to keep up this syste…

Nice! I was living in the plateau not too long ago also. But recently moved a little further out to southwest area. Rent is ridiculously cheap here compared to Toronto. I've seen rent go as low as $350 all inclusive for a private apartment. That's nuts.

Same story, work from home. Equip: 15"MacBook retina i7 ssd, 2x cinema displays (older 24"), Logitech mouse, ikea adjustable desk, adjustable chair. iOS developer.

http://imgur.com/0g3GkuF

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by frou_dh » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:33 PM UTC

michaelmior wrote: post #34

Desk, chair, laptop. That's really it for me and I find it's all I need. Although I am interested in trying a standing desk.

A 1.25m tall chest of drawers full of clothes and stuff doubles as a standing desk, so my inventory is "laptop" :)

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by zura » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:44 PM UTC

jeffbarr wrote: post #42

I use an Ikea Gallant desk. My main computer (home built Linux system running Windows via VirtualBox) sits underneath, and a large-screen Asus monitor is on top, as does my laptop. I try to keep the physical desktop devoid of non-essential stuff, but this is a losing battle. I also have a video projector directed at the wall in front of me. My office is full of books, plants, my LEGO projects, and other miscellaneous…

Jeff, do you work for Amazon from home?

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by throwaway1979 » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:45 PM UTC

jeffbarr wrote: post #42

I use an Ikea Gallant desk. My main computer (home built Linux system running Windows via VirtualBox) sits underneath, and a large-screen Asus monitor is on top, as does my laptop. I try to keep the physical desktop devoid of non-essential stuff, but this is a losing battle. I also have a video projector directed at the wall in front of me. My office is full of books, plants, my LEGO projects, and other miscellaneous…

Ha! We share quite a few lego models. I probably "invested" 2K on Legos so far but have recently slowed down purchases. Following instructions for building models seems to shut down a part of my brain and just destresses me. Not sure if I'm alone in that or not. Nice man cave though!

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:50 PM UTC

zura wrote: post #45

jeffbarr wrote: post #42

I use an Ikea Gallant desk. My main computer (home built Linux system running Windows via VirtualBox) sits underneath, and a large-screen Asus monitor is on top, as does my laptop. I try to keep the physical desktop devoid of non-essential stuff, but this is a losing battle. I also have a video projector directed at the wall in front of me. My office is full of books, plants, my LEGO projects, and other miscellaneous…

Jeff, do you work for Amazon from home?

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Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by todsul » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:50 PM UTC

graeme wrote: post #36

I work from my apartment in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood in Montreal. It's a small prewar apartment, and the living room has its original stucco walls. I work sometimes from my desk, sometimes from a standing standing at the other side of the room by the window, and sometimes from neighborhood cafes. I posted pictures of my setup to /r/minimalism a while ago. Note that I have since failed to keep up this syste…

Hi Graeme, we're in Le Plateau too, moved here from SF (previously Berlin and Sydney).

We have a nice office on Blvd Saint Laurent looking directly out onto Mont Royal: high ceilings, 11 inch MBAs, 27in screens, Ikea trestle tables, etc. It's not a home office per se, but home for us nonetheless.

You should drop by if you ever walk past. We're just above Code Black Coffee.

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by eswat » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 1:50 PM UTC

jeffbarr wrote: post #42

I use an Ikea Gallant desk. My main computer (home built Linux system running Windows via VirtualBox) sits underneath, and a large-screen Asus monitor is on top, as does my laptop. I try to keep the physical desktop devoid of non-essential stuff, but this is a losing battle. I also have a video projector directed at the wall in front of me. My office is full of books, plants, my LEGO projects, and other miscellaneous…

Is… that a betamax cassette on your desk?

Re: Ask HN: What does your home office look like?

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Post by jseliger » Sat, Apr 26, 2014, 2:12 PM UTC

Like this: http://jseliger.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/the-geekdesk-writin... . The most notable part is the sit-stand desk. It would be very hard to go back to sitting desks only.