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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 outdated look at his 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 >>> > > -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet