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Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by trewnews »

BelenusMordred wrote: post #8
trewnews wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It has been the worst for me since I have bought a Herman Miller Aeron. The thing leans to the right. I have got replacements, but they were all made the same month and have the same leaning issue. Some worse some better. Such poor quality control.

I'm honestly intrigued how a 7 year old account has 4 comments in total. All in the last 2 months. I mean the signup flow is basically frictionless here, and yet.

I just decided to start talking on public forums. I had an old account in my password manager that I never used to make a comment. I do not understand why my above comment has been downvoted. It is my experience with the product.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by BelenusMordred »

trewnews wrote: post #11
BelenusMordred wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm honestly intrigued how a 7 year old account has 4 comments in total. All in the last 2 months. I mean the signup flow is basically frictionless here, and yet.

I just decided to start talking on public forums. I had an old account in my password manager that I never used to make a comment. I do not understand why my above comment has been downvoted. It is my experience with the product.

Fair enough. May you continue on commenting for another 7 years.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by hundchenkatze »

throwaway53453 wrote: post #6
dusted wrote: post #4

pandemic and lockdown has changed literally NOTHING for me, except not having to endure the walk to the car to drive to work

Well I'm glad things are going good for you. Some of us are still struggling. Many people are too poor to splurge 1K on a luxury office chair. This article is about those people.

Did you reply to the wrong person? The person you're replying to said nothing about buying expensive chairs.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by heyoni »

fortran77 wrote: post #10
neogodless wrote: post #7

Off topic: Do we have a submission article convention for indicating audio tracks / podcasts in the title? The written article is two paragraphs, while the audio appears to be a bit over 24 minutes. I did not readily find a transcript to read.

I'm seeing a full-length article and no podcast. (I am a paid subscriber to the New Yorker.)

That dress was definitely blue.

And I’m seeing the whole article.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by tokai »

neogodless wrote: post #7

Off topic: Do we have a submission article convention for indicating audio tracks / podcasts in the title? The written article is two paragraphs, while the audio appears to be a bit over 24 minutes. I did not readily find a transcript to read.

Something is wrong in your end. It's a full article.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by aphextron »

trewnews wrote: post #5
hn8788 wrote: post #2

My wife and I used our first stimulus checks to buy Herman Miller chairs for our home offices, and it's probably the single biggest QoL increase I can remember from a purchase.

It has been the worst for me since I have bought a Herman Miller Aeron. The thing leans to the right. I have got replacements, but they were all made the same month and have the same leaning issue. Some worse some better. Such poor quality control.

The quality has gone downhill the last few years with the new "remastered" Aeron chairs, IMO. Lots more plastic and thinner/lighter metal components. Anyone looking to get one you're better off with a 5+ year old refurbished classic. Half the price and honestly better.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by throwaway889900 »

throwaway53453 wrote: post #6
dusted wrote: post #4

pandemic and lockdown has changed literally NOTHING for me, except not having to endure the walk to the car to drive to work

Well I'm glad things are going good for you. Some of us are still struggling. Many people are too poor to splurge 1K on a luxury office chair. This article is about those people.

You know you can buy office chairs basically unused for 20% of retail price from an office outlet store right

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by neogodless »

fortran77 wrote: post #10
neogodless wrote: post #7

Off topic: Do we have a submission article convention for indicating audio tracks / podcasts in the title? The written article is two paragraphs, while the audio appears to be a bit over 24 minutes. I did not readily find a transcript to read.

I'm seeing a full-length article and no podcast. (I am a paid subscriber to the New Yorker.)

Whoa.

OK so in Firefox, I first got a paywall modal. I opened the article again in Private mode, and I thought I got the full article (2 paragraphs) with audio. But if I open the article in Edge, I do see that it's much longer than two paragraphs.

(I do still see the audio clip before the first paragraph.)

Hmm...

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by klyrs »

I had recurring back pain before the pandemic, which hasn't been around since the first few months. I credit the piano bench that I sit on. Turns out, I slouch in the stupidly expensive ergonomic chair in my office, but I sit upright at the piano bench.

Re: Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs?

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Post by treespace89 »

Off topic: The pandemic has been wonderful for my gi tract.

Constipation driven by office bathrooms problems where a regular concern. I would really try to time bowel movements so that they would happen at home. And would get constipated if I missed my window.

Not having to worry about this has been a huge quality of life improvement.

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