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FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Re: FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Post by p_l »

thedudeabides5 wrote: post #2

I remember the hordes of analysts harvesting monitors when people started getting taken out back and shot at Lehman. Think I got up to 5. Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10?

Dunno how much Falkvinge's setup changed, but it was quite impressive in number of displays way https://usesthis.com/interviews/rick.falkvinge/

Re: FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Post by NullPrefix »

p_l wrote: post #3
thedudeabides5 wrote: post #2

I remember the hordes of analysts harvesting monitors when people started getting taken out back and shot at Lehman. Think I got up to 5. Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10?

Dunno how much Falkvinge's setup changed, but it was quite impressive in number of displays way https://usesthis.com/interviews/rick.falkvinge/

They are all ... horizontal, all on the same level.

Re: FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Post by nix23 »

thedudeabides5 wrote: post #2

I remember the hordes of analysts harvesting monitors when people started getting taken out back and shot at Lehman. Think I got up to 5. Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10?

>Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10?

50 virtual ones in the metaverse ;)

Re: FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Post by donmcronald »

nix23 wrote: post #6
thedudeabides5 wrote: post #2

I remember the hordes of analysts harvesting monitors when people started getting taken out back and shot at Lehman. Think I got up to 5. Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10?

>Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10? 50 virtual ones in the metaverse ;)

Yep. I sleep 2 hours a night and my office is nothing more than a VR headset and an Aerotrim chair [1].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerotrim

Re: FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Post by Stevvo »

p_l wrote: post #3
thedudeabides5 wrote: post #2

I remember the hordes of analysts harvesting monitors when people started getting taken out back and shot at Lehman. Think I got up to 5. Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10?

Dunno how much Falkvinge's setup changed, but it was quite impressive in number of displays way https://usesthis.com/interviews/rick.falkvinge/

He occasionally makes YouTube videos on Bitcoin related topics; you can see his desk space in most of them.

Re: FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Post by aaron695 »

thedudeabides5 wrote: post #2

I remember the hordes of analysts harvesting monitors when people started getting taken out back and shot at Lehman. Think I got up to 5. Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10?

I don't think 6 monitors is that unusual, they do seem to be 34" though - https://tenor.com/view/ftx-cryptocurrency-gif-19185241

The cost is insignificant for any senior engineer. The monitors are ~$0. The cost is all in the space needed and setup. That's just processes.

You would be getting into ergonomic issues with his setup.

I think the fact some workplaces still run on two 24" monitors is far more crazy. Children and secretaries should have minimum two 24" monitors.

There are some arguments against multiple monitors, I don't buy into it as a general idea - https://hackernoon.com/why-i-stopped-using-multiple-monitors...

Re: FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens

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Post by nix23 »

donmcronald wrote: post #7
nix23 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Now that 6 is headlines, wonder how many the next wunderkind will need...10? 50 virtual ones in the metaverse ;)

Yep. I sleep 2 hours a night and my office is nothing more than a VR headset and an Aerotrim chair [1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerotrim

Wait..with that thing you need just one spherical (360deg) monitor and a tillig wm.
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