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Standing up in from of the computer is a major paradigm change, and it's going to take people to do some active advocating. I know Marco(.org) often works stan

by kmfrk 15y ago

Standing up in from of the computer is a major paradigm change, and it's going to take people to do some active advocating. I know Marco(.org) often works standing up, and I think it'd be a great opportunity for bloggers to do some posts on their experiences.

billswift 15y ago
Just a sampling of the many comment threads talking about working standing up, or in one case walking on a treadmill: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=176704 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=176704 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1835634 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1835634 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2438140 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2438140 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=569574 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=569574
jamesbritt 15y ago
Standing up in from of the computer is a major paradigm change ... I've found that standing up and writing something on whiteboard engages my brain in different ways than typing it out at my laptop while sitting, or even drawing it out on a Wacom tablet while sitting. It's the problem I have with most computer music tools; the typical nerdy mouse/keyboard UI encourages the wrong kind of mental mode. Touch screens are somewhat better but still don't embrace a rich, physical, spatial environment.
- cydonian_monk 15y ago
  The interface isn't completely here yet to support "standing computing." We need "air mice" rather like Minority Report (which Kinect gives, almost), and a new method of character input. I've considered adapting an 8-key braille keyboard to a glove (or something) using bluetooth for mobility's sake (and will probably build as much sometime this summer), but that isn't perfect either. I definitely agree that your brain works different while standing (or pacing). Most of the really difficult or complex stuff I solve while up on my feet, and then go back to edge-of-my-seat coding mode to get it out of my head.

by kmfrk 15y ago

billswift 15y ago

Just a sampling of the many comment threads talking about working standing up, or in one case walking on a treadmill: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=176704 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=176704 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1835634 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1835634 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2438140 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2438140 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=569574 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=569574

jamesbritt 15y ago

Standing up in from of the computer is a major paradigm change ... I've found that standing up and writing something on whiteboard engages my brain in different ways than typing it out at my laptop while sitting, or even drawing it out on a Wacom tablet while sitting. It's the problem I have with most computer music tools; the typical nerdy mouse/keyboard UI encourages the wrong kind of mental mode. Touch screens are somewhat better but still don't embrace a rich, physical, spatial environment.

cydonian_monk 15y ago
The interface isn't completely here yet to support "standing computing." We need "air mice" rather like Minority Report (which Kinect gives, almost), and a new method of character input. I've considered adapting an 8-key braille keyboard to a glove (or something) using bluetooth for mobility's sake (and will probably build as much sometime this summer), but that isn't perfect either. I definitely agree that your brain works different while standing (or pacing). Most of the really difficult or complex stuff I solve while up on my feet, and then go back to edge-of-my-seat coding mode to get it out of my head.