Comments on: Standing Desk Jockey: Seth Brau http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 22:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113856 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113856 Anon: I found various sources for adjustable desk. I opted for the hand crank version: http://kopaviconun.blogspot.com/2011/04/height-adjustable-desk-project.html Anon:
I found various sources for adjustable desk. I opted for the hand crank version:

http://kopaviconun.blogspot.com/2011/04/height-adjustable-desk-project.html

]]> By: kenahoo http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113089 kenahoo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113089 I use a stand-up desk too and here's my advice: your monitor is way too low, your keyboard is way too high. Both are going to give your shoulders a lot of ache. Also to 'jeligula' about the stool: it's nice to be able to take little breaks & sit down without having to stop working. I use a stand-up desk too and here’s my advice: your monitor is way too low, your keyboard is way too high. Both are going to give your shoulders a lot of ache.

Also to ‘jeligula’ about the stool: it’s nice to be able to take little breaks & sit down without having to stop working.

]]> By: TheOceaneer http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113866 TheOceaneer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113866 While that standing desk is certainly functional, I actually find the "mini-platform built on top of a regular desk" approach more functional. My PC and assorted other junk fit under the platform, effectively doubling the surface area of my desk. This gain is somewhat offset by the footprint of the old PCs that form the basis of my platform, but I still net at least 1/2 desk in surface area. I'll have to submit a picture of my "old PCs and Plywood" setup, as a counterpoint to the pleasing aesthetics of this submission. While that standing desk is certainly functional, I actually find the “mini-platform built on top of a regular desk” approach more functional. My PC and assorted other junk fit under the platform, effectively doubling the surface area of my desk. This gain is somewhat offset by the footprint of the old PCs that form the basis of my platform, but I still net at least 1/2 desk in surface area.

I’ll have to submit a picture of my “old PCs and Plywood” setup, as a counterpoint to the pleasing aesthetics of this submission.

]]> By: sarliaee http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113360 sarliaee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113360 DIWTHOLE totally counts. DIWTHOLE totally counts.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113631 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113631 do they sell convertible (so to speak) desks anywhere? with a crank or a winch or something, that you easily could raise them from "sitting height" to "standing height" that would be my ideal desk, are you listening, Mr Ikea? do they sell convertible (so to speak) desks anywhere?

with a crank or a winch or something, that you easily could raise them from “sitting height” to “standing height”

that would be my ideal desk, are you listening, Mr Ikea?

]]> By: toddmp http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113152 toddmp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113152 parts list? I would love to build one of these. parts list? I would love to build one of these.

]]> By: Moriarty http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113691 Moriarty Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113691 All this hubbub about sitting and standing, but not a peep about lying prone (face up, face down, OR on the side), squatting, kneeling, treading water, or hanging upside down. My "desk" is one of those massage tables with the face hole. I lie face down and work on the floor. All this hubbub about sitting and standing, but not a peep about lying prone (face up, face down, OR on the side), squatting, kneeling, treading water, or hanging upside down.

My “desk” is one of those massage tables with the face hole. I lie face down and work on the floor.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113464 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113464 If sitting is so bad why is meditation so good? If sitting is so bad why is meditation so good?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113474 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113474 http://lifehacker.com/5800720/the-sitting-is-killing-you-infographic-illustrates-the-stress-of-prolonged-sitting-importance-of-getting-up http://lifehacker.com/5800720/the-sitting-is-killing-you-infographic-illustrates-the-stress-of-prolonged-sitting-importance-of-getting-up

]]> By: sijoma http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113225 sijoma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113225 Hey Seth. This setup looks great. I'm also in NYC, so I would really appreciate some more details on which parts you purchased from where, and how you so dexterously pieced them together. More pics too! Thanks. Hey Seth. This setup looks great. I’m also in NYC, so I would really appreciate some more details on which parts you purchased from where, and how you so dexterously pieced them together. More pics too! Thanks.

]]> By: Keneke http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1112982 Keneke Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1112982 I do the same at work and home. Both places have a hutch, and when I want to stand, I move the screen up to the top of the hutch (eye level for me, I am 6'4") and put the keyboard and mouse on a cheap lap desk, the kind with legs. I SHOULD remain standing most of the day, but I do get lazy and put the screen back down from time to time, like when my back hurts. Moving between the two is no problem, though I do have a tangle of wires on my desk for slack. Now all I need is a desk that raises and lowers itself. I've seen them in office catalogs... I do the same at work and home. Both places have a hutch, and when I want to stand, I move the screen up to the top of the hutch (eye level for me, I am 6’4″) and put the keyboard and mouse on a cheap lap desk, the kind with legs. I SHOULD remain standing most of the day, but I do get lazy and put the screen back down from time to time, like when my back hurts. Moving between the two is no problem, though I do have a tangle of wires on my desk for slack.

Now all I need is a desk that raises and lowers itself. I’ve seen them in office catalogs…

]]> By: MacBookHeir http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1112983 MacBookHeir Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1112983 Looking at this fellow from this angle it looks like his right middle arm area and elbow are grinding into his work table. Like others here, I worked for years standing at a paste-up table at a newspaper. I never had much actual back trouble but my neck would be stiff and throbbing when 6 AM (quitting time) rolled around - it is kind of funny reading this debate. It's like reading a debate between people who crawl and people who hop Looking at this fellow from this angle it looks like his right middle arm area and elbow are grinding into his work table. Like others here, I worked for years standing at a paste-up table at a newspaper. I never had much actual back trouble but my neck would be stiff and throbbing when 6 AM (quitting time) rolled around – it is kind of funny reading this debate. It’s like reading a debate between people who crawl and people who hop

]]> By: jeligula http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1112991 jeligula Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1112991 Seth: what is the difference between sitting on a stool at a high desk or a chair at a lower desk? Seth: what is the difference between sitting on a stool at a high desk or a chair at a lower desk?

]]> By: joshhaglund http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113507 joshhaglund Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113507 my laptop goes on one milk-crate, my external display goes on another. some days I'll spend at least 14 hours in front of these electronic contraptions. after hours of standing I push the crates back, pull the devices down, and sit. i prefer working barefoot on a yoga mat or camping mat sorta thing. my laptop goes on one milk-crate, my external display goes on another. some days I’ll spend at least 14 hours in front of these electronic contraptions. after hours of standing I push the crates back, pull the devices down, and sit. i prefer working barefoot on a yoga mat or camping mat sorta thing.

]]> By: SuperDragonMaster79 http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113000 SuperDragonMaster79 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113000 I believe he is working on this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpPVPEoJdb0 I believe he is working on this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpPVPEoJdb0

]]> By: drsprite http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113002 drsprite Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113002 I really like the look of this desk, both before and after the standing desk mod. I really like how simple it is. Pipes and salvaged wood. Very rustic and awesome Is it possible to get the width, length and height of the desk pre and post modification? Just for my own curiosity.. I really like the look of this desk, both before and after the standing desk mod. I really like how simple it is. Pipes and salvaged wood. Very rustic and awesome

Is it possible to get the width, length and height of the desk pre and post modification?

Just for my own curiosity..

]]> By: joshhaglund http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113514 joshhaglund Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113514 oh, and for the foot bar, i have an hp laser jet 4 -- it doubles as a printer! we have the same speakers tho. oh, and for the foot bar, i have an hp laser jet 4 — it doubles as a printer! we have the same speakers tho.

]]> By: excitedpixel http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113003 excitedpixel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113003 I made a Mac app to try to alleviate death from sitting, because I don't have a standing desk at work: http://breaktimeapp.com I made a Mac app to try to alleviate death from sitting, because I don’t have a standing desk at work: http://breaktimeapp.com

]]> By: Aunt Babe http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113774 Aunt Babe Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113774 When I started working for Big Pharma, we were required to have some training in ergonomics. I was skeptical, but for me having a proper monitor height and wrist pads helped immensely. In the photo above it looks like his monitor isn't high enough for the top to be eye-level, maybe that would help with the neck strain? Here's some info about how lowering monitors can help with eye strain, but possibly too low could cause a crick in your neck...http://office-ergo.com/eyestrain-neck-pain/ It would seem to me that the rules for ergonomics when sitting should apply when standing...Mark F, do you know of anyone who actually studies ergonomics who could corroborate? When I started working for Big Pharma, we were required to have some training in ergonomics. I was skeptical, but for me having a proper monitor height and wrist pads helped immensely.

In the photo above it looks like his monitor isn’t high enough for the top to be eye-level, maybe that would help with the neck strain? Here’s some info about how lowering monitors can help with eye strain, but possibly too low could cause a crick in your neck…http://office-ergo.com/eyestrain-neck-pain/

It would seem to me that the rules for ergonomics when sitting should apply when standing…Mark F, do you know of anyone who actually
studies ergonomics who could corroborate?

]]> By: alowishus http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113016 alowishus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113016 I'm a freelance writer and video producer--with a toddler. I'm lucky if I can get a few hours of desk time in during the day. I must be doing it wrong. I’m a freelance writer and video producer–with a toddler. I’m lucky if I can get a few hours of desk time in during the day. I must be doing it wrong.

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113018 Jake0748 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113018 I've enjoyed reading these articles about standup desks, and everyone's opinions. Having worked as a cook/chef most of my life, its not an issue I have to grapple with myself. :D I’ve enjoyed reading these articles about standup desks, and everyone’s opinions. Having worked as a cook/chef most of my life, its not an issue I have to grapple with myself. :D

]]> By: lewis stoole http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113278 lewis stoole Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113278 i recall my boss doing this 18 years ago. it seemed quirky and interesting at the time, but he said it kept him feeling active and alert. if he were around today, i am sure he would get a kick out of seeing this frequently blogged on boingboing (and i am sure he would have enjoyed boingboing as well). i recall my boss doing this 18 years ago. it seemed quirky and interesting at the time, but he said it kept him feeling active and alert. if he were around today, i am sure he would get a kick out of seeing this frequently blogged on boingboing (and i am sure he would have enjoyed boingboing as well).

]]> By: tylerkaraszewski http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113035 tylerkaraszewski Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113035 I am still interested in trying out this standing desk thing for a month, but before I begin, I want to know what I can do at the end of the month to test and make sure it's working. I am still interested in trying out this standing desk thing for a month, but before I begin, I want to know what I can do at the end of the month to test and make sure it’s working.

]]> By: Amelia_G http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1115605 Amelia_G Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1115605 I experimented with working on a mini stairstepper, but the neighbors complained about the noise. Shakespeare would have said there are three things that cannot be hid: love, a cough, and the ships engines din of a dumpster-rescued stairstepper. I experimented with working on a mini stairstepper, but the neighbors complained about the noise. Shakespeare would have said there are three things that cannot be hid: love, a cough, and the ships engines din of a dumpster-rescued stairstepper.

]]> By: andbigdaddy2 http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113045 andbigdaddy2 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113045 I worked for Johnson and Johnson as a CSR and all the desks where able to be raised to be standing desks. We had to stand fifteen minutes out of every hour. Was a fun place to work. I worked for Johnson and Johnson as a CSR and all the desks where able to be raised to be standing desks. We had to stand fifteen minutes out of every hour. Was a fun place to work.

]]> By: arikol http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113056 arikol Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113056 nothing you can do to check. If you're lucky then the worst pain from your feet has started subsiding.. Having worked in different scenarios: sitting (office), standing(factory) and sitting/standing/running around I will say that sitting all day doesn't make me feel good. But standing all day doesn't feel that good either. When you've done that for a couple of years... nahhh, not for me. I had the kind of job where I could move around quite a bit, not standing at a conveyor belt or anything, and not every day would be alike. Sitting/standing/walking and running errands just seemed perfect for MY body (can't vouch for yours). All that said, I would prefer a standing desk because a high chair can be obtained, and thus the best of both worlds. But I would actually prefer to also have a low futon sofa or something like that for sitting/lying in weird positions for reading and notetaking... nothing you can do to check.

If you’re lucky then the worst pain from your feet has started subsiding..

Having worked in different scenarios:
sitting (office),
standing(factory) and
sitting/standing/running around

I will say that sitting all day doesn’t make me feel good. But standing all day doesn’t feel that good either. When you’ve done that for a couple of years… nahhh, not for me. I had the kind of job where I could move around quite a bit, not standing at a conveyor belt or anything, and not every day would be alike.
Sitting/standing/walking and running errands just seemed perfect for MY body (can’t vouch for yours).

All that said, I would prefer a standing desk because a high chair can be obtained, and thus the best of both worlds. But I would actually prefer to also have a low futon sofa or something like that for sitting/lying in weird positions for reading and notetaking…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113312 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113312 I'd like a list of the parts, with measurements, as well. Thanks in advance. DMCG I’d like a list of the parts, with measurements, as well. Thanks in advance.
DMCG

]]> By: lowwwbrau http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113058 lowwwbrau Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113058 I really only use the stool around 10-15% of the time when I'm working. It's also nice to have for guests at my desk. I really only use the stool around 10-15% of the time when I’m working. It’s also nice to have for guests at my desk.

]]> By: lowwwbrau http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113064 lowwwbrau Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113064 Desk is 59"x 29" height before modification 30" and after 44". I'm 5'11 and this height seems to work well... I found a good way to measure was to make the standing desk a couple inches below your elbow when standing. Desk is 59″x 29″ height before modification 30″ and after 44″. I’m 5’11 and this height seems to work well… I found a good way to measure was to make the standing desk a couple inches below your elbow when standing.

]]> By: Wallenstein http://boingboing.net/2011/05/17/standing-desk-jockey.html#comment-1113581 Wallenstein Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1113581 "I find putting on some good music and dancing around tends to help with the aches and pains of standing" This doesn't sound like a great endorsement! Surely it's no different to saying "I find putting on some good music and dancing around tends to help with the aches and pains of sitting"... i.e. it's what most people know already, that if you sit (or stand) in the same spot for hour after hour you'll get aches, so you need to shake it up every 50 mins? “I find putting on some good music and dancing around tends to help with the aches and pains of standing”

This doesn’t sound like a great endorsement!

Surely it’s no different to saying “I find putting on some good music and dancing around tends to help with the aches and pains of sitting”… i.e. it’s what most people know already, that if you sit (or stand) in the same spot for hour after hour you’ll get aches, so you need to shake it up every 50 mins?

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