The website design, the post content, the pictures... I get a big OO's web feeling reading this; that's weird!
Desk for people who work at home with a cat
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#52I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.
Makes sense. Cat probably thought you were grooming and warming up the keyboard just for her.
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#53I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.
Exactly. Contrary to popular belief cats don't sit there because a laptop keyboard is warm. They also sit on external keyboards or even in front of a tablet without a keyboard (blocking the view to the screen). They just want your attention.
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#54I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.
It could have a special heated area of the desk that isn't used for any technological purpose
It doesn't work. I have the laptop next to my screen and an external keyboard. The cat always chooses the cold external keyboard instead of the warm laptop, because that's the center of my attention.
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#55Pretty poor design all around.
Also illegal here in Denmark, if you use it while working from home. Desks must be height adjustable. Your employer is responsible for providing ergonomically correct office equipment. Basically any influencer and YouTuber who's showing "clever" desk hacks or builds fails because their creations aren't height adjustable. And my cat sleeps behind the laptop anyway.
This comment made this post worthwhile. Thanks for the tip!
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#56I will never understand the accomodations people make for a pet which gives you so little in return. If most owners were 100% honest and in private I reckon at least 50% would admit their cat is an asshole.
I mean they don't even smile like a dog. They look miserable most of the time!
It's like an abusive relationship where nothing you do will please them LOL
Yes, I'm a dog person ;)
There must be something to the toxoplasmosis theory
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#57I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.
That is inevitable :)
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#58I have a rolling wire rack with plants on it next to the desk. One shelf is dedicated to a cat bed and toys.
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#59I agree with all the comments that say the cats will likely not use the desk as designed, but note that they did manage to take all these photos with the cat in the designated places, albeit not a single photo with the person actually typing on the keyboard as opposed to playing with the cat.
Maybe the desk really is designed for people who work at home, if their job is cat photographer.
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#60> There’s another cat space on the underside of the desk surface, in the normally unutilized space in front of your knees when you’re sitting.
"Normally unutilized"? This is where the drawer goes. Otherwise, it's just a glorified table, not a desk.