Poll: Where do you work (physically)? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by daleharvey » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:38 AM UTC

I just started making an office for myself,

http://dropup.net/7mwid4-2w45cb.jpg.html

still a bit bare, suggestions welcome

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by onwardly » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:42 AM UTC

daleharvey wrote: post #11

I just started making an office for myself, http://dropup.net/7mwid4-2w45cb.jpg.html still a bit bare, suggestions welcome

Get a giant white board. Its an excellent semi-temporary brainstorming & task-tracking tool.

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by noodle » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:43 AM UTC

daleharvey wrote: post #11

I just started making an office for myself, http://dropup.net/7mwid4-2w45cb.jpg.html still a bit bare, suggestions welcome

a window

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by daleharvey » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:45 AM UTC

noodle wrote: post #13

daleharvey wrote: post #11

I just started making an office for myself, http://dropup.net/7mwid4-2w45cb.jpg.html still a bit bare, suggestions welcome

a window

heh the window is behind from where I took that photo

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by dhimes » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:49 AM UTC

sixtofour wrote: post #9

technomancy wrote: post #7

Depends on the season: http://www.flickr.com/photos/technomancy/tags/remoteoffice/ Working outdoors in the summer is the best, but Seattle coffee shops are a nice fallback for the cold months.

How do you see your screen outdoors? I get tired trying to ignore my reflection. What laptop do you use? Are you enthusiastic about its outdoor use?

I sit outdoors alot in the summer. I use an umbrella, and a bit of proper angling and screen-tilt. Nothing special- now that I have a netbook I usually grab it and go outside (using HG makes keeping synced a breeze).

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by cfinke » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:53 AM UTC

I just finished four months of do-it-yourself carpentry in order to turn a sitting room at my home into a home office:

Before: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/House-Vi...

After: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5086...

Some more "after" pictures, which might be of interest to anyone else that enjoys woodworking as an "away-from-computer" hobby:

Drawers: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5089...

http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5098...

http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5078...

Custom sliding shelves: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5080...

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by biot » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:54 AM UTC

   > Inspired by confusion about this poll question...

Great, now we'll need another poll: "Where do you work (geographically)?" :)

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by justinchen » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:55 AM UTC

I typically do a local coffee shop in the morning then finish up at the home office. The morning walk is refreshing and once I get in a groove at the coffee shop it's easy to finish strong at home. Sometimes it can be too hard to get rolling while at home in the morning -- too comfy I suppose.

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by statictype » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:57 AM UTC

For people who work in a coffee shop:

a) Does the noise bother you?

b) Do you ever get sick of being in the same place everyday?

c) Does the owner ever get sick of you being there everyday?

Re: Poll: Where do you work (physically)?

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Post by dcope » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 1:59 AM UTC

statictype wrote: post #19

For people who work in a coffee shop: a) Does the noise bother you? b) Do you ever get sick of being in the same place everyday? c) Does the owner ever get sick of you being there everyday?

Adding on to that, do you stay at the same shop all day or do you spend the first half at one place, eat lunch, then go to another?