I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.
It could have a special heated area of the desk that isn't used for any technological purpose
Desk for people who work at home with a cat
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Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat
#32Since Japan is a rule following society I assume the cats there will sleep only in the designated areas.
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#33More like cat tree you might get no work done on but good for te kitties
Seriously. This desk does the opposite of what I need. My cat has no issue getting on top of the desk. I need the desk to keep the cat off the keyboard and a shield over my mousing area before the cat settles it and denies mouse access.
Something like this?
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/b1tay1/the_decoy_keybo...
Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat
#34Just get a cardboard box, like your latest Amazon delivery. They are a magnet for cats.
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#35I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.
Put a useless keyboard down there and pretend you are typing with your toes.
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#36cat review: 1 star, I want to sleep on my warm desktop tower again
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#37Was easier when I had a big CRT on my desk, and the cat would just chill on top and bat at the mouse pointer moving around the screen.
Sounds like a good diy project with an old monitor and a raspberry pi...
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#38Pretty poor design all around.
Also illegal here in Denmark, if you use it while working from home. Desks must be height adjustable. Your employer is responsible for providing ergonomically correct office equipment. Basically any influencer and YouTuber who's showing "clever" desk hacks or builds fails because their creations aren't height adjustable. And my cat sleeps behind the laptop anyway.
Wait, what? Can you chose not to use a height-adjustable desk, and your employer is only responsible for offering you one, or are you 100% forced into using a height adjustable desk?
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#39Pretty poor design all around.
Also illegal here in Denmark, if you use it while working from home. Desks must be height adjustable. Your employer is responsible for providing ergonomically correct office equipment. Basically any influencer and YouTuber who's showing "clever" desk hacks or builds fails because their creations aren't height adjustable. And my cat sleeps behind the laptop anyway.
Remarkable. What else is illegal there?
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#40yeah, this is no go. What you want is a way for the cat to be in a box front and center. So an underdesk keyboard tray that doesn't have room for a cat to sit on, but is big/deep enough for your hands, keyboard, and mouse and a "box" on the desk proper that the cat will naturally gravitate too. Of course, this works best with desktop machines or external monitors and keyboards instead of just a laptop.