What's on everyone's desk here? Personal or work desk, or wherever you code! Do you use any items that help you focus and/or improve your work?
Ask HN: What do you have on your desk?
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Re: Ask HN: What do you have on your desk?
#2Laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse. Mac mini serving as a small server for test operations. A stack of NYT crossword puzzles. My lunchbox and some snacks. A light saber, a flashy light foam stick thing, and a 30-minute hourglass.
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#3not my monitor! having an adjustable arm nets a little extra real estate in addition to being able to position it however u want.
and sticky notes. lots of sticky notes.
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#4Piles of paperwork and books
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#5iMac with an extra monitor, keyboard and mouse, notebook, sticky notes, water bottle and a tub of almonds for snacks.
Temporarily have a fan too due to weather at the minute.
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#6Home desk has some speakers, a monitor/mouse/keyboard, and a random assortment of daily-life stuff:
* Hand-cream.
* A pair of watches.
* Coffee mugs (3!)
* Pens / paper.
* Picture our my son.
* Some esp8266 development boards.
* My phone & a kindle.
In the draws beneath my desk I have random electrical components, sorted into neat boxes, paperwork, passport, CF Flash cards, card-reader, SDR reciever, and similar USB-based accessories I need nearby but not constantly plugged in.
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#7MacBook Pro, monitor, wireless keyboard/mouse, USB-C adapter (thanks, MacBook), and a water bottle. Pretty simple.
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#8The standard part: laptop, mouse, second screen, a led lamp (capable of switching from intense blue light to warm beige light) and a printer
I keep also a very big ring notebook, a lot of pens (I hate to get up in the middle of a thought to look for one) and a set of 32 colors markers for when I need to make some schema or uml diagrams on paper.
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#9The usual
- Laptop
- Monitor
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Docking Station
- Desk Trays (with several documents)
- Phone
- A little Lion (made of clay, I guess) that serves as reminder about why I do what I do (see that The Simpsons episode about Maggie's missing photos)
Besides that, as I have enough free space I also have mi backpack placed near the telephone. Oh! And also my cellphone.
Re: Ask HN: What do you have on your desk?
#10from in front of me to on my sides:
* laptop w/ dock, keyboard, mouse, second monitor, power supply, etc.
* desk phone
* personal cell phone
* raspberry pi with its own set of keyboard and mouse
* empty dr. pepper bottle
* ibuprofen bottle
* styrofoam cup full of writing utensils, hand tools, and other misc. items that are vaguely pen-sized
* time lapse camera
* magnetic screw holder
* various empty boxes
* motherboard in box for RMA
* computer case, currently gutted
* power supply
* processor and heatsink
* boxed keyboard/mouse combo for a new user
* notepad
needless to say, i do not keep a tidy desk. should really work on that