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Post by beagle3 »

christophergs wrote: post #33

I've found the best lying down desk is a $300 mini-projector and a yoga mat. You project at the ceiling (so projector is above your head) and then put a wireless keyboard on your stomach, with mouse by your side. Alternate with a standing desk. Good after 10 years of jiu-jitsu and a knackered body

Twenty years ago or so, I borrowed a projector from the office (they were still very expensive at the time), and spent a couple of nights watching movies on the ceiling with friends, while lying down on the floor.

It was incredibly comfortable, and uncomfortably decadent at the same time.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by bloomingeek »

I love the innovation in this project! The brain power used and the experimenting involved is awesome, plus the physical component. There is a kind of "high" that comes from hands on work.

I couldn't use this for any long time period, but each to his own.

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Post by Wistar »

cardiffspaceman wrote: post #121
andreareina wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IME it's not sitting or standing or lying down that's injurious, it's not moving . My pain to a large extent went away when I stopped staying so still. Now I change my posture on the regular, from leaning against the backrest to sitting away from it to taking little breaks to pace around a bit. Similarly, I used to get eye strain from all the screen time. Until I moved to an office with a view and I found myself star…

I have often thought about how driving for hours in a bucket seat, at least in the cars I've owned, has never been a struggle. The only thing that comes out wrong is I don't always hydrate, and that makes me a zombie (which is now a solved problem for me). So that leads to the thought that maybe, have the water supply for the hydroflask at a distance from the desk, so you have to get out of the chair to refill.

Back in 2008, BMW introduced an "active" anti-fatigue feature in their X6 that subtly and continuously changed the contour of the seat. I tried it on a long drive, and it is barely perceptible. If I didn't know I had turned it on, I'm not sure I would have noticed it was on.

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Post by Grimm1 »

I just wound up having open surgery and this would be amazing to have around right now. I was actually thinking of something like it last night. Great stuff and really could be useful for the people who for various reasons need to remain in a lying position beyond that it looks like it was a lot of fun to build.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by bluGill »

cardiffspaceman wrote: post #121
andreareina wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IME it's not sitting or standing or lying down that's injurious, it's not moving . My pain to a large extent went away when I stopped staying so still. Now I change my posture on the regular, from leaning against the backrest to sitting away from it to taking little breaks to pace around a bit. Similarly, I used to get eye strain from all the screen time. Until I moved to an office with a view and I found myself star…

I have often thought about how driving for hours in a bucket seat, at least in the cars I've owned, has never been a struggle. The only thing that comes out wrong is I don't always hydrate, and that makes me a zombie (which is now a solved problem for me). So that leads to the thought that maybe, have the water supply for the hydroflask at a distance from the desk, so you have to get out of the chair to refill.

Car makers have spent a fair amount of money trying to make better seats. A luxury car from 1920s is much less comfortable than the economy car today. Comfortable seats are important for people who drive all the time, and they tend to buy cars.

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Post by bluedino »

diegocg wrote: post #8
zoba wrote: post #5

A friend once said “There’s all these studies about how bad sitting is for you. Now there are even studies about how bad standing desks are for you. Nobody ever says anything bad about laying down so I just try to do that as much as possible.” I still laugh. Perhaps true in part though.

The worst potential consequence of laying down is that your back muscles would become weaker. This is one of the reasons why sitting harms your back, and with laying down it would be even worse. Unless it's combined with some exercise it could be a really bad idea.

I would like some sort of setup like this when I throw my back out. I usually can’t do anything except lay in bed for 2-3 days and am pretty much useless. But I could at least do some work while I’m not sleeping.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by supernova87a »

I don't know if anyone else does this really bad habit, but at night I sit in bed with my laptop, back against the wall, laptop on my lap/upright knees.

Then gradually, I sink into lying down and my laptop held on it's bottom edge on my chest, knees keeping the laptop upright.

Finally, I know it's time to go to sleep when I doze off and the laptop hits me in the face.

I always dreamt of having a laptop stand that could suspend the laptop above me while lying down. I guess this guy made it happen.

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Post by dmarlow »

Never run when you can walk. Never walk when you can stand. Never stand when you can sit. Never sit when you can lay down. Never lay down when you can sleep.

I can't wait until I'm working in my sleep. /s

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by jedberg »

cardiffspaceman wrote: post #121
andreareina wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IME it's not sitting or standing or lying down that's injurious, it's not moving . My pain to a large extent went away when I stopped staying so still. Now I change my posture on the regular, from leaning against the backrest to sitting away from it to taking little breaks to pace around a bit. Similarly, I used to get eye strain from all the screen time. Until I moved to an office with a view and I found myself star…

I have often thought about how driving for hours in a bucket seat, at least in the cars I've owned, has never been a struggle. The only thing that comes out wrong is I don't always hydrate, and that makes me a zombie (which is now a solved problem for me). So that leads to the thought that maybe, have the water supply for the hydroflask at a distance from the desk, so you have to get out of the chair to refill.

I've seen multiple hacks where people go to the junkyard and pick up an old Mercedes or BMW driver's seat, hook it up to power, and then use that as their desk chair with a floating desk.

If I had the space I'd consider it myself. Like you, I can drive five hours without stopping and be fine the whole way and when I get there.

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