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Just curious, would you feature an absolute trainwreck of a setup like [0] if the owner submitted it or do you intend on keeping it strictly upper middle class?

Just curious, would you feature an absolute trainwreck of a setup like [0] if the owner submitted it or do you intend on keeping it strictly upper middle class? [0]: https://bnn-news.com/wp-content/gallery/offices/computer-room-5.jpg https://bnn-news.com/wp-content/gallery/offices/computer-roo...

didgetmaster 4y ago
I think the point of the newsletter is to showcase workspaces at home that really work for those doing creative things. It doesn't have to be an expensive setup or a super clean environment, but it should be functional for the task at hand. Just throwing an old computer on top of a garbage heap doesn't do anything for me!
- ryangilbert 4y ago
  Exactly. I have and will feature all spaces but I think the nature of the audience and who I reach out to for their setup tends to direct the content in a certain direction.
- 6510 4y ago
  Maybe if you are working on game graphics for some post apocalyptic dystopia.
- amelius 4y ago
  You could wear VR goggles and turn that garbage heap into a beautiful beach. Someone should start selling VR workspaces.
  - jspiral 4y ago
    i am very interested in the next generation of things like horizon workrooms on oculus. I find the current gen unpleasant to use for long periods of time but I'm sure it can be improved
  - gpm 4y ago
    First you need VR goggles that you can reasonably work in... These guys are making a go at that: https://simulavr.com/ https://simulavr.com/ And facebook is probably going to in the future given the R&D they've been showing off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6AOwDttBsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6AOwDttBsc But having used the current generations of headsets (Valve Index, Quest 2), they just aren't quite there yet.
bradwood 4y ago
Looks like my defi degen den after crypto winter had truly set in. :)
bartread 4y ago
I didn't know I wanted to know the answer to this question but having now looked at that picture I reeeeaaaally do. You touch on a more serious point though: one of the issues that's apparent, at least here in the UK, is how suboptimal a lot of peoples' home setups are. Even mine, which I consider to be otherwise decent, is in a tiny little room that imposes considerable constraints. Moreover, loads of people don't have a massive budget to create an awesome setup, so I think some sense of showing how to make the best of a small budget or very limited space (many - probably most - people don't have a dedicated room, for example) would be incredibly helpful.
- ryangilbert 4y ago
  I've highlighted many "minimal" spaces that are mostly just a Macbook. https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/032-teresa-man https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/032-teresa-man https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/172-pat-walls https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/172-pat-walls https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/168-samiur-rahman https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/168-samiur-rahman https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/048-leah-fessler https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/048-leah-fessler https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/036-mike-slaats https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/036-mike-slaats https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/workspaces-020-devin-bramhall https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/workspaces-020-devin-bramhall
  - bilekas 4y ago
    I really like the articles overall and you've done some great work! I'm coming from a different approach to my workspace etc but it's funny, the first two just seem pretentious to me. And I know its a 'workspace' but seems more like 'look at these books I've read'.
  - neves 4y ago
    I liked the booze present in some setups. I've never realized that you could drink and work from home at the same time :-)
  - assttoasstmgr 4y ago
    Some of those look absolutely dreadful. I need a place to work, not a staged photograph from an IKEA catalog.
pluijzer 4y ago
Error 89: Roomba has been running a mission for too long.
6510 4y ago
Reading the mood of the room one is unlikely to procrastinate over house hold chores. The chair looks comfortable but the keyboard and mouse should be lower to compliment the chair. The urine bottle just doesn't need that much space - it just doesn't.
highwaylights 4y ago
I didn’t consent to my bedroom being posted here this is an outrage.
schroeding 4y ago
Is that a clay wall? Looks like something Primitive Technology[1] would build :D [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

didgetmaster 4y ago

I think the point of the newsletter is to showcase workspaces at home that really work for those doing creative things. It doesn't have to be an expensive setup or a super clean environment, but it should be functional for the task at hand. Just throwing an old computer on top of a garbage heap doesn't do anything for me!

ryangilbert 4y ago
Exactly. I have and will feature all spaces but I think the nature of the audience and who I reach out to for their setup tends to direct the content in a certain direction.
6510 4y ago
Maybe if you are working on game graphics for some post apocalyptic dystopia.
amelius 4y ago
You could wear VR goggles and turn that garbage heap into a beautiful beach. Someone should start selling VR workspaces.
- jspiral 4y ago
  i am very interested in the next generation of things like horizon workrooms on oculus. I find the current gen unpleasant to use for long periods of time but I'm sure it can be improved
- gpm 4y ago
  First you need VR goggles that you can reasonably work in... These guys are making a go at that: https://simulavr.com/ https://simulavr.com/ And facebook is probably going to in the future given the R&D they've been showing off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6AOwDttBsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6AOwDttBsc But having used the current generations of headsets (Valve Index, Quest 2), they just aren't quite there yet.

bradwood 4y ago

Looks like my defi degen den after crypto winter had truly set in. :)

bartread 4y ago

I didn't know I wanted to know the answer to this question but having now looked at that picture I reeeeaaaally do. You touch on a more serious point though: one of the issues that's apparent, at least here in the UK, is how suboptimal a lot of peoples' home setups are. Even mine, which I consider to be otherwise decent, is in a tiny little room that imposes considerable constraints. Moreover, loads of people don't have a massive budget to create an awesome setup, so I think some sense of showing how to make the best of a small budget or very limited space (many - probably most - people don't have a dedicated room, for example) would be incredibly helpful.

ryangilbert 4y ago
I've highlighted many "minimal" spaces that are mostly just a Macbook. https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/032-teresa-man https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/032-teresa-man https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/172-pat-walls https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/172-pat-walls https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/168-samiur-rahman https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/168-samiur-rahman https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/048-leah-fessler https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/048-leah-fessler https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/036-mike-slaats https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/036-mike-slaats https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/workspaces-020-devin-bramhall https://www.workspaces.xyz/p/workspaces-020-devin-bramhall
- bilekas 4y ago
  I really like the articles overall and you've done some great work! I'm coming from a different approach to my workspace etc but it's funny, the first two just seem pretentious to me. And I know its a 'workspace' but seems more like 'look at these books I've read'.
- neves 4y ago
  I liked the booze present in some setups. I've never realized that you could drink and work from home at the same time :-)
- assttoasstmgr 4y ago
  Some of those look absolutely dreadful. I need a place to work, not a staged photograph from an IKEA catalog.

pluijzer 4y ago

Error 89: Roomba has been running a mission for too long.

6510 4y ago

Reading the mood of the room one is unlikely to procrastinate over house hold chores. The chair looks comfortable but the keyboard and mouse should be lower to compliment the chair. The urine bottle just doesn't need that much space - it just doesn't.

highwaylights 4y ago

I didn’t consent to my bedroom being posted here this is an outrage.

schroeding 4y ago

Is that a clay wall? Looks like something Primitive Technology[1] would build :D [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA