If you write a 4,000 page trilogy, though, I'll strangle you. Or at 
least make you sit down.

kc

On 2/7/13 2:37 PM, Cary Gordon wrote:
> But Neil Stephenson works at a treadmill desk...
>
> I want one.
>
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Baumer, M <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Philip Roth wrote at a standing desk for most of his career. Here's an
>> outdated look at his
>> setup<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zvCk5aitYz8#t=201s>
>> .
>>
>> I don't have a standing desk, but I use this
>> timer<http://www.dejal.com/timeout/>.
>> I have it set up to go off every fifteen minutes for a thirty second break.
>> I usually standup, look out the window, and take a sip of water.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Nate Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> My team of four is currently designing/building/recycling together our
>>> office space on the 4th floor in Chattanooga- a raw 14,000 sq ft open
>>> space.  We have plenty of old desks to use, and on our first iteration we
>>> are each giving ourselves a personal sitting desk, but we will have
>>> stations for shared standing desks/workbenches.  Something about standing
>>> makes me want to make physical stuff rather than just digital stuff. I'm
>>> really curious to see how it all works. Happy to report back.
>>>
>>> Nate
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Bohyun Kim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I use a bookcase in my office as a standup desk (photo below in the link)
>>>> but it is really a matter of willpower I think.  I get tired when I try
>>> to
>>>> do concentrated work while standing and my experience is that I cannot
>>> stay
>>>> standing and working at the same time more than 15 min even if I try hard
>>>> although this may depend on each person. =) Even with the alarm I often
>>>> ignore it and don't stand up. Then everything is in vain. Something to
>>>> think about before investing in a new piece of furniture.
>>>> http://www.bohyunkim.net/blog/archives/2407
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Bohyun
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>>>> Mark Pernotto
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 12:09 PM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks
>>>>
>>>> Despite my best efforts of sitting up straight, getting an ergonomic
>>>> chair, making sure my desk is a proper height (I'm a tall guy, so my desk
>>>> is 'modified' to reflect this), and I make sure I stand up and at least
>>>> stretch every 30 minutes (or so), my back still bothers me some days.
>>>>
>>>> I saw a Wired article a few months back hailing the benefits of stand up
>>>> desks (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/mf-standing-desk/), and
>>>> also found an article in NY Times (
>>>>
>>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/business/stand-up-desks-gaining-favor-in-the-workplace.html?_r=1&
>>>> )
>>>> and wondered if there were any other developers/list members who used
>>> them.
>>>>   In my mind, I'm trading one problem for another, and I'm not sure I want
>>>> to be standing up all day long.  On the other hand, my back is killing me
>>>> today.
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nate Hill
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>> http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/
>>> http://www.natehill.net
>>>
>
>

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