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I work from my boat, currently at anchor off the coast of Copenhagen right here: http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll... An old IBM R40, some Philips monitor I got for free and a great view. Pic of workspace: http://maximise.dk/workspace.JPG

I have to confess some strong jealously. Maybe I have romanticized sailing too much, but if I had the money I believe I would live on a boat and code.

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These pictures are a little old from right after I first moved into my new office back in January. It's much more moved into and setup now.

My office is in an old brewery in Ann Arbor that was built in the 1960s, shut down during prohibition and then turned into an iron foundry, then shut down for pollution in the 1960s, then renovated into an office building in the 1970s.

http://twitpic.com/1kfsu0/full

And these are my homemade whiteboards (less than $40 total with a few materials from Home Depot) and my office-guitar.

http://twitpic.com/1kft4u/full

And this is the atrium right outside of my office.

http://twitpic.com/1kft6r/full

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I'm definitely in the minority running Windows (x64). Here's a video of my rig: http://www.vimeo.com/9954310 Picture: http://chir.ag/stuff/5lcd.jpg * LCD1: Communication (chat/im, email) * LCD2: Test browsers (IE, FF, Opera, Safari), Photo Editor * LCD3: Main browser (Chrome) * LCD4: Text Editor (EmEditor), SFTP * LCD5: Media (music, video, audio controls) I'm about twice as more productive on this setup than on my l…

There's a cheaper way to get a tiling window manager on Windows: bug.n http://www.autohotkey.net./~joten/

I've used WMs. It's not the same. Moving the mouse cursor is pain-free and fast. And the ability to compare the layout in different browsers visually is a big plus. I save the html/css, hit refresh and see the web-page in 4 different browsers. Now I can instantly see if any of them have weird CSS issues.

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Screen.

nice. how are you getting the vertical split with screen?

XMonad is actually managing the split there with emacs on the left and screen the right. There are Screen patches[1] for vertical split floating about but I don't use them.

1. http://fungi.yuggoth.org/vsp4s/

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Here's an old pic of my home desk, the one in my office isn't too dissimilar: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/2267898054_e3a45f4472_o....

I've been meaning to try the Kinesis Advantage, how is it?

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post #106

I work from my boat, currently at anchor off the coast of Copenhagen right here: http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll... An old IBM R40, some Philips monitor I got for free and a great view. Pic of workspace: http://maximise.dk/workspace.JPG

I have to confess some strong jealously. Maybe I have romanticized sailing too much, but if I had the money I believe I would live on a boat and code.

It's just like any other dream - it has upsides and downsides. I wouldn't trade it for anything else though, and I can't imagine moving back into a small box in the middle of a crammed city. If you're a bit of a handyman and know what to look for it doesn't have to be that expensive. I've written half an e-book on how to find, buy and live on a boat. Hopefully I'll get the rest done this summer.

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I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS!

I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. I don't understand this. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS! This, I understand.

>I don't understand this.

It's just that I really disliked OSX windows manager and the finder; also I never liked the shared menubar location. Working with multiple applications has always been a pain in the neck for me. I loved the size and feeling of the multitouch pad but found it frustrating that it was hardly customizable (you even need third party app to do things as basic as third click emulation)

I never was a Mac person and I bought a MBP to give it/me a try. After a few months I was convinced I'll never be one.

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