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Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by Suppafly »

nosioptar wrote: post #66
iLemming wrote: post #55

I remember the times when my monitor stand was "made" out of yet-to-be-recycled paper books - a few thick java references. Later, when I bought a new monitor I donated them to a library. I hope they got recycled, or at least, garbage-collected. Although I can't imagine anyone finding old java books in the garbage and find them useful for anything.

I used to dumpster dive for old compsci books at the end of semesters. It's how I learned java, c, perl, vim, and SQL.

>I used to dumpster dive for old compsci books at the end of semesters. It's how I learned java, c, perl, vim, and SQL.

I'd always grab old books from school and work, but honestly they are horrible to learn from because things like java and c# have changed so much, you end up teaching yourself outdated stuff and then needing to relearn all of the new ways to do stuff. You're probably safe learning C from an older book though, as long as it's ansi c and not the original k&r book.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by jerlam »

andrei_says_ wrote: post #49

It blows my mind that stands like this one as well as keyboards are designed with an incline requiring constant tension in the wrists. The natural position of the fingers when typing is below the wrist not above it.

Technically, yes, but a large number of people are working on tables that are already too high, so positive tilt is required to keep their wrists in line with their forearms.

A laptop stand that elevates the laptop, placed on a table that is already too high, requires even more positive tilt.

And don't forget the large number of people who don't know how to touch-type and need clear visibility of all the keycaps.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by 404mm »

brettermeier wrote: post #51
zoom6628 wrote: post #8

This is art. Love it.

This is failed design, your wrists will hate you after using this.

Not just design. This whole product is a failure. It does not make sense from any angle. In fact I don’t understand how the website is still up and running.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by spencerflem »

latexr wrote: post #64
spencerflem wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey yeah I agree, I just thought OP was being over the top with the moralizing. Like, OK its a bit virtue signal-y but so is complaining about it. And its still better than plastic. I'm not sure that being shipped is much worse than buying from a store that also gets it shipped and wrapped in as much plastic. And if its a town over, you're driving there which is CO2 as well. Using nothing at all is better for sure an…

Fair, I agree with most of what you wrote. However, advertising yourself as sustainable (like this store does) is also a marketing move which caters to a specific type of audience. If your products aren’t actually sustainable, it is valid criticism to point that out. Imagine having two companies selling candy. One says their sweets not only taste good but are good for you, while the other doesn’t make any kind of hea…

I'm with you, its corny, and meant to sell product

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by toast0 »

pcblues wrote: post #59

A couple of points. It is not aesthetically pleasing at all, which is important to me, for whatever neurological reason. Also, I consider a laptop stand as just a device to raise the screen to a better ergonomic level on the understanding that an external keyboard and mouse will be used to operate the device. Otherwise, in a laptop stand, ergonomic keyboard use requirements pull the incline towards level, and ergonom…

You can't get ergonomics with a (modern) laptop keyboard. Reaching over the touchpad is at best, a compromise. Unfortunately keyboard at the edge + sidemounted trackball is long dead, and keyboard at the edge + pointing stick didn't last a lot longer.

Last I used a laptop at a desk on the regular, state of the art laptop stands were reams of printer paper. Worst case, you need to actually use the paper in the printer and you're out a stand until you restock.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by calmbonsai »

I'm reminded of similarly useless "sustainable cardboard furniture" that came out about a decade ago.

On the positive side, kudos to whomever in marketing/pr at the design firm got this useless product so much press.

This is just the sort of "win" that a design consulting shop loves to have for actual briefs that lead to real moving-the-needle revenue. One example would be SmartDesign's modular slip-on "S-Grips" that led to the iconic vegetable peeler that then bled into the "design language" of every product at OXO.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by n3storm »

calmbonsai wrote: post #78

I'm reminded of similarly useless "sustainable cardboard furniture" that came out about a decade ago. On the positive side, kudos to whomever in marketing/pr at the design firm got this useless product so much press. This is just the sort of "win" that a design consulting shop loves to have for actual briefs that lead to real moving-the-needle revenue. One example would be SmartDesign's modular slip-on "S-Grips" that…

LoL.

Not only useless but also uncomfortable. My wrists get itchy when looking at those zigzag bevels...

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by harrison_clarke »

latexr wrote: post #47

The article is seemingly outdated. The cheapest one I could find in the store was 29 USD. In Euros, it’s 36.37. And of course, you still have to pay for shipping. From Korea. This seems quite absurd. Whatever good you do the planet by using something out of recycled paper (thumbs up on the idea) will surely be offset by all the logistics of the shipping. This should have been a tutorial, not a product.

it also seems like a very small savings. the thing sitting on top of it is full of lithium, cobalt, etc. so why should i care if it's sitting on a bit of plastic/aluminum/wood?

that said, a tutorial to turn the shipping box for your laptop (or a flat of diet coke) into a stand would be good. useful in a pinch

edit: keyboard box might be the best box to print the fold lines on. you need that for a minimally ergo laptop setup anyway

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