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Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by bee_rider » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:03 PM UTC

andreareina wrote: post #25

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.

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 was hoping that augmented reality headsets would let me code while walking around outside, but it doesn't seem to have come about yet.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by xcambar » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:03 PM UTC

You have a nice bike ;)

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by martinflack » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:03 PM UTC

jam wrote: post #186

I've had a setup like this for years, but it's much simpler: monitor arm [1], ultrawide display [2], keyboard + trackpad lap tray [3], any couch. Been through many iterations and like this gear, but you can do it for cheap just as easily. Mount the arm to something (like a desk) and swing it over the couch to lay down. In my case, I can actually pivot it between the couch and the chair on the other side of the desk.…

So, is the keyboard tray resting on your legs just above your knees and your hands are resting on top, sort of at 170-180 degrees (if raised above your head was 0/360)? Or have you done something to raise up the keyboard so your hands are more like 90 degrees (like a normal desk pose puts them)?

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by bee_rider » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:05 PM UTC

Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #159

jedberg wrote: post #151

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There is a company that is solving that! https://immersedvr.com Disclaimer: I'm an investor in Immersed, but I invested because I loved the product!

Thanks I think I've seen that, unfortunately I suffer from extreme simulation sickness, can't even play Minecraft and hence I'm exploring non-VR direct display glasses. But, those who have no issues with VR might indeed find immersedvr useful.

Minecraft VR? I tend to not get VR sickness, but Minecraft was an exception. The movement of the character is really not designed for VR, it is pretty fast and there's lots of verticality.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by jam » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:09 PM UTC

martinflack wrote: post #193

jam wrote: post #186

I've had a setup like this for years, but it's much simpler: monitor arm [1], ultrawide display [2], keyboard + trackpad lap tray [3], any couch. Been through many iterations and like this gear, but you can do it for cheap just as easily. Mount the arm to something (like a desk) and swing it over the couch to lay down. In my case, I can actually pivot it between the couch and the chair on the other side of the desk.…

So, is the keyboard tray resting on your legs just above your knees and your hands are resting on top, sort of at 170-180 degrees (if raised above your head was 0/360)? Or have you done something to raise up the keyboard so your hands are more like 90 degrees (like a normal desk pose puts them)?

Yes, keyboard just above the knees. It's similar to the angle you'd get if you were slouching and your forearms were resting on the desk. Generally quite comfortable.

I think raising my hands up higher (90 degrees as you say) would actually be a lot worse. Never understood that aspect of all the more "real" laying desks.

I should note that I purposely don't use a mouse with this setup, because it would end up being quite far away and would need to be on a solid surface.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by maxwindiff » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:09 PM UTC

monksy wrote: post #136

Am I the only one that saw this and got very concerned about the structure? That's a lot of weight and hinges in this system. It looks like a guillotine for the stomach.

Same here. The way the thing wobbles in the video doesn't inspire confidence. Although even if the monitor falls off I don't think it will hurt too badly.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by js2 » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:10 PM UTC

OJFord wrote: post #89

js2 wrote: post #27

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As someone who shares bloak's sentiment, there's two different verbs, lay and lie, and pointing out the difference is a hill worth dying on. (I doubt bloak is actually upset. It's mock outrage.) Edit: I was actually confused by the title of the submission which is illustrative of the distinction between the two words. To me, a lay down desk is a desk that can be laid flat, and that's what I thought this was going to…

Re edit, that's not new ground though: aren't all desks 'standing'?!

True, there aren't transitive and intransitive versions of stand, but since desks stand by default, you can make assumptions about what a standing desk is.

I really was not expecting a lay down desk to be something you lie down to use.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by WalterSear » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:10 PM UTC

I thought I was the only person who preferred coding lying down.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by jedberg » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:10 PM UTC

driverdan wrote: post #173

jedberg wrote: post #170

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FWIW I also get extreme motion sickness with VR. Except the Oculus (Edit: Oculus Quest). I don't know why, but that one doesn't bother me at all. I've literally used it for hours at a time with no problems.

Oculus is a company. Which model are you referring to?

Sorry, you're right. The Quest.

Re: I built a lay-down desk

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Post by teddyh » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:11 PM UTC

slightwinder wrote: post #22

roland35 wrote: post #4

Once again the Onion predicted reality! https://www.theonion.com/more-office-workers-switching-to-fe...

I think Homer Simpson did it first, in s08e02 with hammocks.

Gaston did it in 1957:

http://www.gastonlagaffe.com/fichiers/DatesGastonContenu/101...

Translated text: “He says that there’s nothing in the rules which forbids him to work in bed.”

(Image found on this page: http://www.gastonlagaffe.com/datesgaston.php#evenement1 – scroll down to 18 octobre 1957).