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My two-part desk setup (2025)

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Re: My two-part desk setup (2025)

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You have one monitor yes, but what about second monitor?

When you have two monitors, is your head always turned to one side? That always hurts my neck, so I wind up with the second monitor relegated to the side, where I never actually look at it.

I have a rotating chair (normal desk chair) and I rotate the whole chair to look at the other screen If I need to look at it for more than one second.

Re: My two-part desk setup (2025)

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post #11
post #6

You have one monitor yes, but what about second monitor?

When you have two monitors, is your head always turned to one side? That always hurts my neck, so I wind up with the second monitor relegated to the side, where I never actually look at it.

I do this too, and just put less-important stuff on the second monitor. Work chat, music, logs, whatever.

Re: My two-part desk setup (2025)

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Will there be a follow-up when that Ikea tissue-paper lamp catches fire and burns his flat down? I don't know how those things are legal, like building a computer case out of recycled newspaper clippings.

Betcha there’s an LED in there creating less waste heat than the sunlight hitting it during the day. Would you like to buy a fire insurance policy against the specific casualty of that lamp igniting from its light source and burning OP’s flat down? I’ll sell you one for a great price.

I don't know when's the last time you handled an Edison base LED bulb but they get really goddamn hot at the base where they cram all the improperly-cooled electronics into an area the size of a thumbnail.

You're literally arguing that rice paper is an acceptable material for electrical safety.

Frayed cord, damaged/defective socket, the list of potential ignition sources goes on but hey let's wrap it all in dry grass and kindling.

Re: My two-part desk setup (2025)

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Wow this guy has the 606 Vitsoe Universal shelving [1] and USM Haller desk [2] A dream setup. [1] https://www.vitsoe.com/us/606 [2] https://us.usm.com/collections/tables-desks

The Vitsoe shelving is the goal for my office, but the initial cost is just so high. I know it will last me the rest of my life, and I should just have bought it when I first wanted it 15 years ago.

The chairs in front of the desk might be a pair of Vitsoe 620 Chair Programme.

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