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Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by astroid »

FFP999 wrote: post #68

An ergonomic split keyboard. Suddenly I can type without rotating my shoulders inward. Which in turn means more room in my chest for my lungs to expand. The difference was not subtle. Learning to touch-type on this thing took a while but was totally worth it.

For me it was the Glove80 -- it is kind of mid-range pricewise in this space (but still around $400), but it immediately solved my RSI pain and they offer a ton of accessories like quick release mounts you can use to set each side up on a chair arm for example.

I debated getting something like the Freestyle 2, but I had a suspicion the the curvature following the shape of your hand was going to be a key feature, and I think I was right. No regrets.

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by astroid »

blotato wrote: post #84
zeagle wrote: post #73

Standing desk with same USB C dock + jabra headset + ergonomic microsoft sculpt keyboard + similar dual monitors in my home and work office. It's been very convenient as I can grab and go to plug in my personal laptop, work laptop, or usb c the peripherals to to the gaming desktop pretty easily. Dragon medical dictation and now dragon one dictation. I don't agree with their frankly predatory end of life discontinuati…

I just replied this to another comment: Kinesis ergonomic keyboard or Moonlander split keyboard. I personally prefer Kinesis but needed a split keyboard for my recliner. Using the kinesis would've had my arms too high up.

I prefer the Glove80 over both (not affiliated, just my experience). Regardless of exact model, split ergonomic is a game changer.

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by janpio »

aggieNick02 wrote: post #81

CompareIt! [1] - It's an ancient diff program last updated over a decade ago, but I've never found a diff program nearly as useful. It is windows only, but it is fast, allows quickly setting manual anchor points (I miss this horribly when doing git diffs via vimdiff), and has converters for common file formats like doc and pdf (extracts the text and then does the diff). I use it for both work and home. In addition to…

Oh wow, I use WinMerge and they almost look identical on the screenshots. Honestly googled if they are not the same, or open source version of it - but does not seem so.

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by S_Bear »

kresa wrote: post #98
S_Bear wrote: post #93

- A logitech MX vertical mouse. I rarely have carpal tunnel issues using it all day. I wish it was a bit more responsive and I'd use it for gaming because it's so comfortable - A decent backpack with space for a) a whole set of USB cords b) a small hand tools kit and c) a small cutlery set. Having dedicated cords and tools for just my backpack is nice, and a nice cutlery set is good for meetings and out in the field…

Is the scroll wheel on your MX vertical working as expected for you? I find it really hard to press.

I've never had a problem. Mine's 4 years old, though, so maybe they changed in the past few years.

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by blotato »

absoluteunit1 wrote: post #100

Hardware / furniture - Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard (with QMK Stapleberg mod via Teensy microcontroller). This way I get the advantage of the extremely ergonomic keyboard + plus the benefit of it being highly configurable/programmable via C (QMK) - adjustable desk - ergonomic chair (got it second hand from a furniture store that buys from businesses that are closing down offices; essentially an 1.5k chair for $200 in…

yeah QMK is the best, i have a whole separate layer just to emulate a subset of vim movement using hjkl keys

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by harryquach »

Obscurity4340 wrote: post #61
harryquach wrote: post #3

For me it's been adding plants to my desk/office. It makes the room feel more alive and vibrant. I currently have a fiddle leaf fig and a succulent pot, love both of them.

Do you have two ferns from which to work between/conduct interviews?

Sounds like a good zoom background, haha

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by andrei_says_ »

andrei_says_ wrote: post #4

A pull-up bar for my home office. I do a couple of pull ups every time I walk through that door. Amounts to 5-15 / day.

Mine is the grippy kind - no screws. And you’re right, a pull up bar malfunction would not be fun. No issues so far.

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by gmkabro »

- Moonlander keyboard. I was experiencing numbness in a couple of my fingers, and having the keyboard split into two pieces lets me relax my shoulders and just feels much, much more comfortable. Plus the programmable layout means I can make all the stuff I need for coding (curly braces, brackets, oft-used combos like =>) much more accessible.

-48” 4k OLED screen. A single large screen, combined with a tiling window manager, is just so much better than multiple smaller monitors. I typically have my IDE taking up 2/3 of the screen and my browser covering the other 1/3 - but I can easily adjust this depending on my needs. Plus it’s got HDR and a decent refresh rate (120hz) so it’s great for playing games too. It’s technically a tv, not a monitor, but it has a “PC mode” that fixes text rendering and enables vsync.

Re: Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?

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Post by Obscurity4340 »

harryquach wrote: post #106
Obscurity4340 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have two ferns from which to work between/conduct interviews?

Sounds like a good zoom background, haha

Seriously, people will adore it if they're in the know. Make sure you get it exactly right, tho ;)

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