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Nija posted:To save money and differentiate yourself from a girl. What if this is in fact a girl?
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 04:15 |
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Nija posted:To save money and differentiate yourself from a girl. Bugger differentiation. Buying a collection of power tools is way more expensive than getting Ikea to lug and create all the furniture.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 04:29 |
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ab0z posted:What if this is in fact a girl? Guy.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 04:34 |
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I picked up a craftsman drill for $30-$40 a while back and have used it to hang shelves for my wife fix or assemble furniture drill eleventy different things while working on my car Ikea isn't gonna do all that. Also get the whatever coated bits from harbor freight, $15 or so for a 32 piece set and I so far can't break them in situations where name brand stuff has. A drill is handy to have.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 04:49 |
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SH/SC: DrillChat 2009
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 05:01 |
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ab0z posted:I picked up a craftsman drill for $30-$40 a while back and have used it to I agree that a drill might be handy to have. IF one wanted to all of these things by oneself.
I must admit though, I like the idea of owning powertools. It'd be nice to have a large saw or vertial drill... I did enjoy using those in school. Maybe I could make a table or something... Hmmmm...
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 05:56 |
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Has anyone ever seen this desk in person? I'm very tempted to grab it, although part of me thinks that it looks goofy. I really, really want to get rid of my glass desk. It's nowhere near is cool as I thought it was a year ago. Click here for the full 700x700 image. http://www.computerdeskexperts.com/...r:referralID=NA (staples has it also, for around $260)
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 07:46 |
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bell biv devoe posted:Has anyone ever seen this desk in person? I'm very tempted to grab it, although part of me thinks that it looks goofy. I really, really want to get rid of my glass desk. It's nowhere near is cool as I thought it was a year ago. You will begin to: 1. Loathe those legs sticking out. They will get in the way of your chair, your feet, plus they look horrible. 2. Hate the little table on top of the desk upon which the speakers are resting. The little table's legs will impede your desire to push things around on what SHOULD be a big flat surface. 3. What the christ is the metal poo poo on the back of the desk? That'll prevent you from easily pulling cables around. 4. The CPU trolley is just so horrible. You don't need wheels on something that does not need to move. If anything, it'll move around when you try to insert a DVD. This is a lovely piece of furniture design. You wouldn't see this in any decent office, and for good reason.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 08:16 |
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Steakandchips posted:You will begin to:
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 08:21 |
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SlayVus posted:It looks like it's meant to sit out in the open, hence the panels on the back. Which would also be why the computer trolley has wheels on it because it makes no sense to have it in the corner if the legs are going to block you from rolling it from under the desk. I disagree. If it were meant to sit out in the open, the panels would be solid and reach to the floor. Otherwise, ladies with skirts on might risk flashing people in front. And I still hold to my opinion that the legs and the small table on top suck.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 13:56 |
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Steakandchips posted:I disagree. If it were meant to sit out in the open, the panels would be solid and reach to the floor. Otherwise, ladies with skirts on might risk flashing people in front. I'm gonna have to agree with you on all your points about this desk. It looks good in a catalog, won't work good in your office, whatever type of office it is. You shouldn't have a small permanent obstruction built on top of the desk, it'll piss you off when you change your ideas about your workflow. Also computer dollies are dumb, where exactly are you going to roll that thing when it's trapped in by those annoying legs sticking out?
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 15:22 |
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Steakandchips posted:I disagree. If it were meant to sit out in the open, the panels would be solid and reach to the floor. Otherwise, ladies with skirts on might risk flashing people in front. The Jerker has those panels, though not as tall. I'm pretty sure it's to keep the desk from wobbling back and forth.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 15:42 |
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It may be more of a matter of personal taste than I realize, but keyboard trays loving suck. If you have long legs or sit high they get in the way, and they're usually not large enough to accomodate a good keyboard and enough mouse surface. But yeah I wouldn't buy that desk if I were you.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 17:02 |
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Cheap staples desk that I got on craigslist for 40$. Monitor switches from my laptop to my 360. The green custom 360 I made no longer works. Drill was there because I finally drilled through my floor to get wired internet into my bedroom (you can't see the end because the bit is 2' long.. I know I need to get better speakers, mouse, mousepad, keyboard and an actual PC eventually. I know I'm living like poo poo with those wires hanging down, I'll eventually tape/velcro strap them up and out of sight.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 18:10 |
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I'm living like poo poo and I don't even care. In fact it's worse than it looks from this side. Hell yeah don't give a poo poo. The desk is some Office Depot thing and aside from being large it's not really designed for computers or something. It has a compartment for a computer but it gets no airflow and isn't nearly large enough for the p182. The chair is also some Office Depot thing and aside from not being well-ventilated, it's super comfortable.
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# ? Oct 9, 2009 21:23 |
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glompix posted:It may be more of a matter of personal taste than I realize, but keyboard trays loving suck. If you have long legs or sit high they get in the way, and they're usually not large enough to accomodate a good keyboard and enough mouse surface. Agreed. I remember having one when I was a kid. Never enough mouse or keyboard movement space on them. Plus they make stupid noises when you get excited during a video game. And you can't rest too much weight on them.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 02:25 |
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I'm looking for a white minimalist designer desk. Suggestions?
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 02:39 |
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I present you, the IDesk!
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 03:31 |
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I had one of those iMacs years ago. Those round speakers are the worst I ever heard. It even used proprietary audio cables and the computer had a specific port just for that speaker.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 03:53 |
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Has anyone reading this thread owned/used an Herman-Miller Aeron, Steelcase Leap/Think/Amia, Humanscale Freedom or similar, speaking of chairs? I've started working from home and while my $100 office depot special was fine for "a few hours after work, here and there", it's kinda sucking to sit in for 8+ hours a day, five days a week. Price is a concern, of course, but if I get a great chair that will last for years for my $500-900 I'd consider it money well spent. Thanks in advance! (I should just tip over my chair in the NYC office the next time I'm on-site to see what it is, because it is pretty awesome, but ... ) To contribute to the desk discussion, I've got the $129 minimalist Jonas desk from Ikea and have no complaints. For the price, it's working quite nicely.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 04:55 |
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That iDesk would be loving awful because it gives you nowhere to actually rest your arms whilst working. What a stupid idea.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 05:00 |
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Nam Taf posted:That iDesk would be loving awful because it gives you nowhere to actually rest your arms whilst working. What a stupid idea. Isn't that what your chair's arm rests are for? But yes, I was kidding about that 'desk' -- It does look awful to use but it's quite minimalist and white so that meet his requirements.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 06:03 |
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IsaacNewton posted:Isn't that what your chair's arm rests are for? But yes, I was kidding about that 'desk' -- It does look awful to use but it's quite minimalist and white so that meet his requirements. Eh I think you'd find it too minimialist for leaning on, even with arm rests. Also, who the gently caress uses a mouse that's in front of the horizontal line of the keyboard?
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 06:12 |
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Got a new setup, now with less precarious balancing of a laptop and monitor on a lovely laptop cart! Yes, I know my cables are a total mess. The TV is pretty much only for the Xbox, I have a WinTV hooked up to a splitter for my cable so I get the ClearQAM stations on my PC.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 06:58 |
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Revenant.Eagle posted:I actually got it off of amazon. I used the free prime trial because shipping was going to be incredibly expensive... I think the total weight was close to 250lbs. Is it actually black or reddish-brown? Heh. Apparently, this item ships for free too. Which is quite surprising.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 08:17 |
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volkadav posted:Has anyone reading this thread owned/used an Herman-Miller Aeron, Steelcase Leap/Think/Amia, Humanscale Freedom or similar, speaking of chairs? I've started working from home and while my $100 office depot special was fine for "a few hours after work, here and there", it's kinda sucking to sit in for 8+ hours a day, five days a week. Price is a concern, of course, but if I get a great chair that will last for years for my $500-900 I'd consider it money well spent. Thanks in advance! I use the Herman-Miller Aeron every day at work. The office is full of them. It is awesome. Extremely comfortable and adjustable. It will last you a very very long time. Kazy posted:
That monitor at the edge of the table on the right is just an accident waiting to happen when someone hits it when they open the door. Steakandchips fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Oct 10, 2009 |
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Steakandchips posted:I use the Herman-Miller Aeron every day at work. The office is full of them. Yeah, same here, everyone has aeron chairs. I don't know why they spent so much on them but i guess telecom company that was founded late 90s == aeron chairs.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 08:42 |
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volkadav posted:Has anyone reading this thread owned/used an Herman-Miller Aeron, Steelcase Leap/Think/Amia, Humanscale Freedom or similar, speaking of chairs? The place where I used to work was full of Aerons, and where I work now everybody has the choice of the Mirra or the Steelcase Amia. I actually prefer the Mirra a lot more than the Aeron, it forces me to sit properly and the solid back gives more support, the Aerons used to give me back/shoulder ache no matter how I adjusted them. I thought the Amia was horrible, although most of the office picks them because they don't spend the time to properly adjust and adapt to the Mirra and they assume cushioned = comfort. I ended up buying a Mirra for home too, plus they're a little cheaper than the Aeron. To contribute, I'm using some glass-topped steel frame thing I got off ebay, however it's all wrong and I'm about to buy the T-legged Ikea Galant.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 11:27 |
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the posted:I'm looking for a white minimalist designer desk. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10111489
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 11:44 |
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Steakandchips posted:That monitor at the edge of the table on the right is just an accident waiting to happen when someone hits it when they open the door. It's not in the door's way at all. I've accidentally bumped into it a couple of times, but that only pushed it into the middle of the desk more. Though I guess I do have a knack for dangerous setups.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 12:32 |
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Sniep posted:Yeah, same here, everyone has aeron chairs. I don't know why they spent so much on them but i guess telecom company that was founded late 90s == aeron chairs. It's also the official chair of the United States Air Force (for the most part).
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 14:35 |
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volkadav posted:Humanscale Freedom I've been using the humanscale Liberty chair for a few years and it's been great for comfort and posture. I do have a problem where the bottom plastic of the seat is cracking, so I need to get that replaced, but they've been great about sending me a replacement cushion in the past (when someone spilled something on it). I prefer the mesh back to the solid freedom chair, but I am jealous of the headrest you can get with that. Also, the names are ridiculous, which earns them a few points in my book!
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 16:09 |
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bavid posted:I do have a problem where the bottom plastic of the seat is cracking, so I need to get that replaced, but they've been great about sending me a replacement cushion in the past One great thing about the Aeron is the 12 year warranty on it. I'd assume that the other super-chairs would have above average warranties as well. And if you're buying a super-chair, you'll probably want more than the average casters to run it around on. My Aeron casters were the basic casters you find on all chairs, so I went to http://www.coolcasters.com/ and got some decent wheels for it. I went for something plainer, but they have a good variety. Carnivean fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Oct 10, 2009 |
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Interesting - what makes those casters better? I'm still using the ones that came with the chair, and I think I actually don't want any that would roll easier. My floor is sloped ever so slightly down, so if my chair rolled too easily I think I'd be drifting backwards all day.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 16:23 |
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They're one piece, so they can't pull poo poo into them and wrap it around the axle anywhere near as easily as the usual caster. They're softer finish and many of them are guaranteed safe to use on wood flooring. I actually got some rollerblade wheels for my chair in the end. And finally, they're much cooler* than the usual casters. * For relative values of cool.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 16:28 |
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Im going to one up you and get actual rollerblades to put on the feet of my chair. It'll only slide in one direction, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. For some content, here's my setup... For scale, that's a 30 inch monitor. It replaced my dell 2407wfp through an insane craigslist deal. I'm disappointed in the complete lack of any inputs other than DVI, but I do love having a huge screen. The desk is mid century danish, and is nearly my ideal desk. I love how large it is, I just wish it had good keyboard tray so I could get the typing keyboard off of it. I'm nervous about adding my own, because I don't want to screw up the desk, but I'm thinking about trying to put something together. The speakers have to go...they sound fine, but they're just way too big. Edit for a few more details: As mentioned before, the chair is a humanscale liberty chair. The mouse is an MX Revolution, and it easily the greatest mouse I've ever had! The headphones are also the goon approved sennheiser HD580's, which still sound great after 8 years (though I did have to get two new cables for them). bavid fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Oct 10, 2009 |
# ? Oct 10, 2009 16:52 |
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Tab8715 posted:Is it actually black or reddish-brown? Its a very very deep reddish brown. It really depends what lighting its in. I was extremely surprised that it shipped for free because everything together weighed 200lbs+. A shipping company named CEVA shipped the main 60x47" desk because of the dimensions. I was a little skeptical after reading up on them, but they were absolutely great here.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 18:47 |
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I bought a second hand jerker this morning. This thing owns. Pics to come!
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 21:18 |
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chief touching you posted:I bought a second hand jerker this morning. This thing owns. Pics to come! Just remember to use the tag.
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# ? Oct 10, 2009 21:24 |
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Sniep posted:Yeah, same here, everyone has aeron chairs. I don't know why they spent so much on them but i guess telecom company that was founded late 90s == aeron chairs. It absolutely blows my mind to see offices full of Aerons.
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