I thought I was the only person who preferred coding lying down.
I do my best coding on my laptop lying down on my stomach.
I built a PC and don't even use it because sitting at a desk is so crappy.
I built a lay-down desk
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#232Here is a professional "rocking chair" like modern looking piece of furniture that looks as if you can use it both whike sitting upright or laying back:
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gamer-rocker-chair-disgui...
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#233Here is a similar diy project description in German:
https://dekomilch.de/burodesign-2/ergonomischer-pc-tisch-zum...
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#234Honestly glad that this guy is out there doing his thing but I wonder if his dating challenges (also discussed on the blog) might be somehow correlated with this setup...
Author here, you made me laugh so hard, of course it is correlated
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#235Am 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.
There is a space inside the desk board to let the body go, then both sides of the desk are resting on the chair so there is no force applied on my stomach.
And contrary to what we can imagine, there is not much weight, the right part of the desk, which could fall on me if something breaks is about 40kg. Thats the advantage of wood, it is very light
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#236Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 q…
I use a very similar setup, and I use a mouse because I've never found a keyboard I liked that includes a touch pad. I've simply taken another monitor arm + a laptop holder attachment. Flip it and put a firm pad on top and you have a mouse pad holder that you can position in 3d exactly where you want it.
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#237I've run something similar in the past [0]. My advice is, avoid having your hands too vertical above chest height for hours, as the lack of circulation will annoy you, and either get an Ergodox or a Rollermouse (but obviously not both).
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#238I found standing alone to be unpleasant so i found a "leaning chair" that allows me to slightly lean back as I stand. I do that 80% of the time and sit 20% of the time.
The leaning chair is basically a waist-high wall that you lean against. It does help me to better tolerate standing all day. Only downside is that it can hurt my knees if i don't use it correctly.
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#239Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 q…
I use a very similar setup, and I use a mouse because I've never found a keyboard I liked that includes a touch pad. I've simply taken another monitor arm + a laptop holder attachment. Flip it and put a firm pad on top and you have a mouse pad holder that you can position in 3d exactly where you want it.
Agreed - only Apple standalone trackpads are really worth using as far as I can tell.
If you happen to like the ThinkPad TrackPoint mouse nub, these keyboards work great for that type of setup: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/accessories-and-monitors/keyboa...
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#240Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's actually pretty comfy. Here's a quick write up with pics: https://coursemaker.org/blog/create-affordable-lay-down-desk... (sorry for the pop-up)
The pop-up is impossible to close. I’m on an iPhone SE running latest iOS. Super annoying.
Thanks for letting me know! Not enough device testing, my bad.