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Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by newsbinator »

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #277
skrebbel wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> And damage does not scale linearly. This must be today's "most HN" comment.

When I think of a "most HN" comment, I think of one of four options: - Dismisses a new project that simplifies a task and makes it more approachable to non-technical folks (Like the famous Dropbox comment [0]) - Is extremely pedantic and serves only as a distraction from a discussion - Argues in favor of pure functional programming - Misses obvious sarcasm, even when the /s is included. [0] https://news.ycombinator.c…

And lately:

* dismisses the thought by referring to the commenter's privilege for having it in the first place, rather than commenting on the value or feasibility of the thought itself.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by yokto »

andreareina wrote: post #25
zoba wrote: post #5

A friend once said “There’s all these studies about how bad sitting is for you. Now there are even studies about how bad standing desks are for you. Nobody ever says anything bad about laying down so I just try to do that as much as possible.” I still laugh. Perhaps true in part though.

IME it's not sitting or standing or lying down that's injurious, it's not moving . My pain to a large extent went away when I stopped staying so still. Now I change my posture on the regular, from leaning against the backrest to sitting away from it to taking little breaks to pace around a bit. Similarly, I used to get eye strain from all the screen time. Until I moved to an office with a view and I found myself star…

Yes! It's for same kind of reasons that I regularly rotate between 2-3 mice that are as different as possible (size, trackball, etc.).

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by dmje »

andreareina wrote: post #25
zoba wrote: post #5

A friend once said “There’s all these studies about how bad sitting is for you. Now there are even studies about how bad standing desks are for you. Nobody ever says anything bad about laying down so I just try to do that as much as possible.” I still laugh. Perhaps true in part though.

IME it's not sitting or standing or lying down that's injurious, it's not moving . My pain to a large extent went away when I stopped staying so still. Now I change my posture on the regular, from leaning against the backrest to sitting away from it to taking little breaks to pace around a bit. Similarly, I used to get eye strain from all the screen time. Until I moved to an office with a view and I found myself star…

Totaly agree with this analysis. I've got a Furna motorised standing desk, a wobble board and a kneeling stool. Apart from looking like a middle-class numpty in some kind of hellhole physio studio, it's actually pretty great having lots of options.

I've also taken to being fairly strict with a Pomodoro routine. 25 minutes focused (strictly locking down email!) work, 5 minutes when I get up and have a wander around the house. I think my attention is better, my eyes get a chance to rest, less aches.

The other thing I did was to start using mouse left-handed. I got terrible RSI with my right (I'm naturally right-handed) and actually although I'm slower with my left it's no bad thing - my movement is more considered, less jerky, and I think has a lower impact on anything likely to trigger RSI.

So yeh, I think I'm ok for a death-trap lying down desk, thanks anyway...

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by tallanvor »

tstewart161 wrote: post #327
Aeolun wrote: post #306

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> doing amateur carpentry work in your apartment, cutting up 2x4s and stuff to build furniture is unacceptable You do you, but this is my apartment. It is there especially to allow me to do the things that I want to do. If this person is not doing carpentry work at 12 o’clock at night, they’re not disturbing anyone with their activities.

No, negative externalities aren’t ok when you do it, or when cities do it, or when businesses do it, or when anyone does it. You don’t get to harm other’s welfare. Take your construction project to a public park or outdoors somewhere

So... Once an apartment or condo is built, that's it? No renovations, putting up shelves, etc?

Your position is completely unrealistic. Everyone causes a disturbance at times, but we generally try to minimize it and limit it to reasonable hours.

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Post by jeromenerf »

tabbott wrote: post #274

I've been using the Altwork ( https://altwork.com/ ) desk for this purpose since January, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants this sort of thing. It was expensive (~$7K), but I needed it due to a medical condition that makes extended sitting difficult for me, and it's made a big difference in my ability to work despite this condition. The workstation is awesome technology; it's really well built, nicely runs wir…

It seems well done and adequate for certain conditions. It screams science fiction and split keyboards.

I would not know where to lay down all my paper notes though :)

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by Traubenfuchs »

ssully wrote: post #52
msluyter wrote: post #32

In college I had some back problems, so I improvised (an incredibly unwise) lay-down desk by putting my monitor face down on two chairs and just lying with my face underneath it. This was a heavy CRT, not a modern LCD monitor. (Did I mention this being incredibly unwise...?)

Did it ever drop? Sounds about 20 times worse then dropping your phone on your face when laying in bed.

I injured my eye from dropping my phone on it. Scratched it, at least far away from the center. I had a visible wound for many months.

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Post by whostolemyhat »

tstewart161 wrote: post #327
Aeolun wrote: post #306

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> doing amateur carpentry work in your apartment, cutting up 2x4s and stuff to build furniture is unacceptable You do you, but this is my apartment. It is there especially to allow me to do the things that I want to do. If this person is not doing carpentry work at 12 o’clock at night, they’re not disturbing anyone with their activities.

No, negative externalities aren’t ok when you do it, or when cities do it, or when businesses do it, or when anyone does it. You don’t get to harm other’s welfare. Take your construction project to a public park or outdoors somewhere

I hope you don't watch telly in your apartment; you should take that to a public park.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by whostolemyhat »

walrus01 wrote: post #308
Aeolun wrote: post #306

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> doing amateur carpentry work in your apartment, cutting up 2x4s and stuff to build furniture is unacceptable You do you, but this is my apartment. It is there especially to allow me to do the things that I want to do. If this person is not doing carpentry work at 12 o’clock at night, they’re not disturbing anyone with their activities.

say that again after you've been awake until 2am working on a project, want to sleep in, and your neighbor brings a chop saw and drill into their apartment and starts slicing up 2x4 lumber in their living room the next morning.

Noise during the day isn't unreasonable

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by junon »

christophergs wrote: post #125
mdorazio wrote: post #41

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That sounds pretty awkward for typing more than a few sentences. Do you have something to angle the keyboard somewhat?

It's actually pretty comfy. Here's a quick write up with pics: https://coursemaker.org/blog/create-affordable-lay-down-desk... (sorry for the pop-up)

Those bent wrists are *screaming" carpel tunnel.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by polote »

hinkley wrote: post #253

I stopped hanging out in /r/DIY before /r/DIWHY became a thing, because it was turning into a roast of people risking life, limb, and property by doing something structurally unsound. There's educating people on building standards, and then there's just bagging on people. In an attempt to be more of the former than the latter, if the string or especially that strut sheer off of their mounts, that whole contraption is…

Author here, I understand your reaction, and I think I didn't put enough context on the safety part. I recommend to anyone to do basic carpentry stuff, but here we have a more complex system I do not recommend someone without experience trying to. replicate it. I have been building that kind of stuff for about 15 years. No nails only bolts have been used as you advise, the structure is very solid compared to the weight it has to handle.
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