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

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

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Post by araneae » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:39 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?

a) Sometimes the music is really bad/and or loud. People noise doesn't bother me.

b) Yes. This is why I am constantly checking out new places. Luckily I live in a place with lots of options.

c) Generally don't notice due to b). And I work from home too, so I'm not there 9-5.

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

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Post by matwood » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:44 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?

a) Only when it's super loud. I have headphones and like some background noise.

b) I work at home 2-3 days/week and the coffee shop the other days. Sometimes I'll hit a different coffee shop, but not usually.

c) It's a local shop and the owner has no problem with me or the other regulars that come in. I always buy a coffee and depending on the time a breakfast or lunch burrito (also home made by another local business - super tasty). I also helped her fix a computer problem the other day. There is something a lot different about going to a locally owned shop versus something like a sbux.

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

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Post by pshapiro » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:47 AM UTC

I work in Brooklyn. hehe..

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

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Post by sullof » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:49 AM UTC

I work in two separate office for most of my time (in Sunnivale and Mountain View), primarily at home during weekend, and in some coffee shop when I am in San Francisco or in other places.

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

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Post by markkanof » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:53 AM UTC

cfinke wrote: post #16

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.…

Nice work. I've always liked built-in storage and workspaces. It just seems like a cleaner more organized look than stand alone furniture. And all the better that you could design it to your exact specifications.

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

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Post by robflynn » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:56 AM UTC

I work at home in a non-distinct office. I wish that I had my own office some where in the house but the place just isn't big enough to accommodate that scenario.

I am going to try to arrange for this in my next move, though. I find that I have a much easier time concentrating when I can "separate" myself from the rest of the house with the option of wandering about the house with a laptop when I see fit.

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

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Post by noamsml » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:57 AM UTC

I'm a student. I pretty much work wherever I happen to be, but I prefer coffee shops and the such (or empty classrooms).

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

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Post by robflynn » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:57 AM UTC

cfinke wrote: post #16

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.…

Excellent job. I'll be right over with my laptop. :)

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

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Post by stelfer » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:59 AM UTC

At home, in a distinct office, with a nice automatic espresso machine upstairs, so it's kind of like being in a coffee shop, only much cheaper and less distracting.

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

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Post by markkanof » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 2:59 AM UTC

cfinke wrote: post #30

onwardly wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

If you get a whiteboard, I would suggest putting it far enough away from your desk that you need to stand up (or roll over to it) in order to use it. I've found that kind of physical separation very helpful in creating a mental separation between "designing mode" and "implementing mode."

I've been thinking lately about building a white board web app. I can think of a number of benefits that this would offer, but I have also been wondering if not having the mental separation that you pointed out would overshadow all the possible benefits.