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Post by ryanjodonnell »

tabbott wrote: post #271
unicodepepper wrote: post #132

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I see the keyboard/mouse surface seems to be magnetic - do you have to use special peripherals for them too?

They have magnet stickers you attach to the back of any keyboard (or mouse) and it'll work. My keyboard is kinda heavy so it needed like 10 magnets attached to it, but it's completely stable. That said, for lying down, you really want a trackball mouse (the alternative is to dock the mouse when not in use, which is OK if you mostly use the keyboard for everything).

Yeah I use a logitech trackball mouse when the desk is rotated

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Post by octoberfranklin »

octoberfranklin wrote: post #365
vagrantJin wrote: post #362

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I'm not sure cities are the place to find peace and quiet.

I came to the same conclusion, but urbanists get very angry when I tell them this.

... and then they rage-downvote me, apparently.

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Post by Dobiasd »

Wow, what an effortful solution. I simply use a recliner and a monitor mount, and it works perfectly for me.

Components similar to the ones used in my setup:

- https://i.imgur.com/fdcwta6.jpg

- https://i.imgur.com/rdyJnQX.jpg

The mouse is located on the armrest (I don't need to use it too often), and the keyboard (a heavy and thus stable one) is on my lap (I don't need to look at it while typing).

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Post by RichardHeart »

The speed at which you can get out of device to answer the door is often overlooked. You can do something much easier. Recliner next to wall mount tv angled down. Keyboard on lap, mouse on PC next to chair, or roller mouse under keyboard on a cutting board. Hotglue, or velcro, or blutack to attach to board.

I also built a reclined exercise chair desk. https://twitter.com/richardheartwin/status/92085596458001612... Make sure to isolate the monitor stand from the bike stand, or it will wiggle unbearably.

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Post by Aeolun »

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

> or when anyone does it

See, this is where our opinion differs. I am perfectly ok with anyone doing it. I think this probably heavily depends on the culture you grew up in.

Or maybe some people are just intollerant, I really don’t know.

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Post by Aeolun »

walrus01 wrote: post #308
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.

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.

I mean, that sucks, but I’d find it hard to blame my neighbor instead of myself.

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Post by bamboozled »

OJFord wrote: post #86
bamboozled wrote: post #13

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I use a backless chair, called “The swooper”, imo it’s the best of both worlds. Sitting and standing. You can bounce aroundd on it which is fun too as the seat is mounted on a spring like a pogo stick. Apparently this bouncing helps keep the joints lubricated.

Do you mean 'Swopper', the stool with a single astable leg? (Just for the benefit of anyone interested and trying to search for it :))

Sorry, I have this one: http://www.swopperusa.com/swopper-classic-high/

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by bamboozled »

Spacetoaster wrote: post #16
bamboozled wrote: post #13

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I use a backless chair, called “The swooper”, imo it’s the best of both worlds. Sitting and standing. You can bounce aroundd on it which is fun too as the seat is mounted on a spring like a pogo stick. Apparently this bouncing helps keep the joints lubricated.

How long are you using it for every day? I also own that chair, but i find it uncomfortable for longer periods of time and tend switch to a chair with a backrest after ~1h

Hello,

Some days I actually sit on it for 8-10 hours (I hate to admit it).

I do take breaks and it can become fatiguing so occasionally, I feel like having a slouch so I go lie on the floor or use a regular chair (with decent posture) for a break.

Probably what this chair has done for me the most is make sitting with bad posture feel noticeably strange and unnatural.

There must also be something to be said for the fact that there is a “ramp up” time. I don’t think I have a stronger back from using this chair alone, although I guess I do have a less damaged and atrophied one. I do remember a time when it felt like certain muscles were getting stronger. I vaguely remember it taking a few months to become comfortable.

It’s worth mentioning that I do a fair bit of weight training too and that I’ve had the chair for about 8 years.

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Post by virtualritz »

Related: my friend Sascha is starting production of this design classic furniture piece[1] from his collection again:

I have one of the original prototypes in my flat and I've been sitting in it, while coding, 8-10hs every day. Pretty much since the lockdown started here in Germany and throughout the rest of this year so far.

The reclining angle is fixed in three steps from 125-130-135deg which is ideal, pressure wise[2]. The legs are up so far that they won't fall asleep (your feet have to be under your heart, vertically, for that to 'just work').

It is one the most comfortable 'chairs' I know. Before the lockdown I never used it for working, only for reading or watching movies. When there's a sit-in at my place there's usually a fight for it among the guests.

It doesn't yet have any of the contraptions attached to it to make it into a 'lay-down desk' though.

I usually work with a laptop on my legs and for that it's absolutely fine -- as-is.

Sascha is now looking into designing an extension that allows mounting 1-3 screens and a keyboard/mouse/touchpad/Wacom combo. Just like the contraption in the linked article. :]

With the caveats: it will be structurally sound (he's an ex aerospace engineer) and -- assumedly -- beautiful too.

I'll try posting this on the front page once his shop goes live.

[1] http://www.suk-design.de/coffy/ [2] https://ergonomicshealth.com/reclining-seating/

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Post by top_kekeroni_m8 »

aasasd wrote: post #386
searine wrote: post #53

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I do something similar. Typing isn't bad but it's sometimes tough to get your fingers at the right starting positions for touch typing. I put a few tactile stickers on the keyboard to help. Otherwise it is very comfortable. In my experience, I've found a MS Surface and a gooseneck ipad holder is a lightweight ideal laydown desk. I clamp the gooseneck a few feet above me in bed and I can lay perfectly flat and have ac…

> I put a few tactile stickers on the keyboard Could you please point me to your choice of stickers, or mention the brand? I desperately need some bumps on the current keyboard and thought of messing with glue and plastic, but it hasn't occurred to me that someone already made a finished solution for that. From searching, I now see a bunch of related stuff, like braille and such, so it would help to narrow it down to…

Don't most keyboards have small bumps on F and J keys, so you can actually orient your hands when touch typing?
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