{"items": [{"author": "Hollis", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846403164152", "anchor": "fb-846403164152", "service": "fb", "text": "I looked at those Jarvis desks but thought that the lack of a cross-member might give them unacceptably poor rigidity for wiggling. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts on that.", "timestamp": "1486584450"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846403164152&reply_comment_id=846403678122", "anchor": "fb-846403164152_846403678122", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Feels very solid. I put it together from the pieces they mailed, and it seems well designed, with solid (heavy!) metal parts.", "timestamp": "1486584776"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846403812852", "anchor": "fb-846403812852", "service": "fb", "text": "I was tempted to try and design a sit-stand desk I could build myself out of standard lumber, but (a) this wouldn't have made sense to do on company time (b) this wouldn't have made sense to do on my time with all the house projects I need to do and (c) the company was willing to buy me one.", "timestamp": "1486584885"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846403812852&reply_comment_id=846407680102", "anchor": "fb-846403812852_846407680102", "service": "fb", "text": "→ If you can buy quality commercial, that's the way to go. My experience is that Lumber without any added labor cost as much or more then the commercial product.", "timestamp": "1486586792"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846403812852&reply_comment_id=846407720022", "anchor": "fb-846403812852_846407720022", "service": "fb", "text": "→ The commercial product is (a) motorized and (b) attractive, both of which I don't especially care about.", "timestamp": "1486586827"}, {"author": "Jan-Willem", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/100580955183019057735", "anchor": "gp-1486584949604", "service": "gp", "text": "Can the laptop charge with both cables plugged in?\n
\nI assume the monitors have builtin hubs with (say) USB-A and USB-C out.", "timestamp": 1486584949}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846407405652", "anchor": "fb-846407405652", "service": "fb", "text": "I got two 24 inch Samsung monitors who's native pixel counts matched my HP laptop. This is important so you can drag from screen to screen without resizing or losing parts of the picture.
I have never gone wrong over spending on computer equipment. Invariably it lasts longer, ie, it stays usable for a year or two longer.", "timestamp": "1486586614"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846407405652&reply_comment_id=846407520422", "anchor": "fb-846407405652_846407520422", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Pixel density consistency isn't important to me: I don't move things between screens", "timestamp": "1486586671"}, {"author": "Peter", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846408648162", "anchor": "fb-846408648162", "service": "fb", "text": "Nice set-up. I just bought a 27\" Dell 2560x1440 monitor for home and find it feels like a lot more real estate than my old 1920x1024. Also, Ikea now sells sit/stand legs, both motorized and crank. The crank model is $199, FWIW.", "timestamp": "1486587392"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846408648162&reply_comment_id=846444905502", "anchor": "fb-846408648162_846444905502", "service": "fb", "text": "→ The cheaper IKEA one only goes down to 27.5\", which is much too high for me. 24\" is good, 23\" is ideal.
I could build a platform to put my chair on, but that's getting kind of silly.", "timestamp": "1486604091"}, {"author": "opted out", "source_link": "#", "anchor": "unknown", "service": "unknown", "text": "→ this user has requested that their comments not be shown here", "timestamp": "1486607385"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846408648162&reply_comment_id=846455319632", "anchor": "fb-846408648162_846455319632", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I don't like a keyboard tray because I can't completely no-seeing-fingers touch type. Also, I'll tree ones I've tried have felt rickety, especially when using the mouse. Plus now I'm using the keyboard and track pad from my laptop, such wouldn't work, though isn't a big deal.", "timestamp": "1486608746"}, {"author": "Alex", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846411926592", "anchor": "fb-846411926592", "service": "fb", "text": "Why not high DPI monitors? You're burning both USB-C ports anyway, why not drive two 4k or 5k displays?", "timestamp": "1486588547"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846411926592&reply_comment_id=846413099242", "anchor": "fb-846411926592_846413099242", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I don't mind the lower dpi; didn't seem worth paying 2x for.", "timestamp": "1486589162"}, {"author": "Alex", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846411926592&reply_comment_id=846413363712", "anchor": "fb-846411926592_846413363712", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I would in a heartbeat. I'm spoiled though; when I look at low-DPI screens (e.g. my work monitors) all I see is pixels", "timestamp": "1486589298"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846411926592&reply_comment_id=846413423592", "anchor": "fb-846411926592_846413423592", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I guess I just don't mind seeing pixels for most work things? Like, with terminals it just doesn't bother me at all. (I'm also fine with 16 colors...)", "timestamp": "1486589354"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846411926592&reply_comment_id=846413852732", "anchor": "fb-846411926592_846413852732", "service": "fb", "text": "→ https://www.jefftk.com/p/retrogrouch", "timestamp": "1486589594"}, {"author": "Alex", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846411926592&reply_comment_id=846460159932", "anchor": "fb-846411926592_846460159932", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Retrogrouch is a great word", "timestamp": "1486611475"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1486588553692", "service": "gp", "text": "@Jan-Willem\n\u00a0The laptop has four usbc ports, which I'm using as: display, display, power.\n
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\nIf I want ordinary USB, then I need to run another (usb-c to traditional usb) cable to the monitor (via port #4) and then the monitor can be a usb hub.\n
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\nhttp://www.apple.com/shop/product/HKMY2VC/A/lg-ultrafine-4k-display\n is how this should work for minimal cabling, but it's very expensive", "timestamp": 1486588553}, {"author": "Jan-Willem", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/100580955183019057735", "anchor": "gp-1486589201484", "service": "gp", "text": "Thought it only had 2 ports for some reason. Maybe that's the smaller MBP. Was asking because the solutions I'd heard about thus far were, indeed, eye-wateringly pricey.", "timestamp": 1486589201}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1486589787992", "service": "gp", "text": "@Jan-Willem\n\u00a0Yes, the smaller ones just have two. The monitor I linked above handles everything with one port, but yeah, it's pricy.", "timestamp": 1486589787}, {"author": "opted out", "source_link": "#", "anchor": "unknown", "service": "unknown", "text": "this user has requested that their comments not be shown here", "timestamp": "1486606813"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846451337612&reply_comment_id=846454970332", "anchor": "fb-846451337612_846454970332", "service": "fb", "text": "→ This is what I had when I was on Linux: http://www.jefftk.com/p/work-desktop-setup
Now that I'm on Mac I'm using an iterm2 with panes instead of multiple xterms (to get focus follows mouse).
I also now have a low center screen. I'm not sure what I will use it for, or if I'll use it at all.", "timestamp": "1486608611"}, {"author": "Zera", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846455434402", "anchor": "fb-846455434402", "service": "fb", "text": "Thanks for sharing. I'm considering what sort of home work setup to construct in my new space, and extra perspectives are useful.", "timestamp": "1486608808"}, {"author": "Rouslan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846923885622", "anchor": "fb-846923885622", "service": "fb", "text": "Have you considered using an external keyboard and external trackpad [instead of a mouse] to keep access to all the gestures?", "timestamp": "1486794788"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846923885622&reply_comment_id=846951111062", "anchor": "fb-846923885622_846951111062", "service": "fb", "text": "→ What's the advantage? I was going to use an external keyboard and mouse, but after starting to set things up I realized it was nicer to have the laptop open in the middle. (One more screen, same hand-interface when at my desk or not)", "timestamp": "1486822719"}, {"author": "Rouslan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846923885622&reply_comment_id=846955931402", "anchor": "fb-846923885622_846955931402", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Jeff Kaufman for me, the advantage was that my external big monitor became a primary one, while the laptop is set aside and I keep Slack app there all the time", "timestamp": "1486826203"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846923885622&reply_comment_id=846958141972", "anchor": "fb-846923885622_846958141972", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I do use my external monitors as the primary ones with my setup, though: what about using an external monitor and keyboard makes it easier to use the external monitors as primary?", "timestamp": "1486827265"}, {"author": "Peter", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=846923885622&reply_comment_id=846963107022", "anchor": "fb-846923885622_846963107022", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I find it easier, faster, and more reliable to type on an external keyboard, but that may just be a matter of what I'm used to.", "timestamp": "1486829286"}, {"author": "Richard", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=972951091092", "anchor": "fb-972951091092", "service": "fb", "text": "What do you like about hard chairs? That they encourage you to stand more? Or slouch less? Or something else? I'm curious, because it's contrary (and much cheaper) to what is commonly recommended.", "timestamp": "1545112943"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/846402824832?comment_id=972951091092&reply_comment_id=972961160912", "anchor": "fb-972951091092_972961160912", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Richard more like what people have traditionally sat on, I just like them", "timestamp": "1545135050"}]}