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Funny, I've trodden this kind of path before and actually reverted to a more extreme view, because I felt I was getting distracted by the rig, not the job. My

Funny, I've trodden this kind of path before and actually reverted to a more extreme view, because I felt I was getting distracted by the rig, not the job. My opinion now is that less is more. The best software is no software. Deviations from the defaults might not actually be worth the long term cost. Short article: https://sgurungp.github.io/2024/06/19/pchygiene.html https://sgurungp.github.io/2024/06/19/pchygiene.html The one thing I need to solve, though, is lighting for zoom calls. There's no getting around the fact that when you are a bald dude with a shiny head, in a room with one window, lighting can be...a challenge.

globular-toast 2y ago
I have this (lighting) problem too. It seems my choices are either have my desk face a window, which is incredibly uncomfortable and causes eye strain, or have a window behind/to the side which then causes my face to be completely unlit. As a heavily bearded dude it's not the most friendly look. I've tried a cheap LED light but having that on in my field of view is very uncomfortable despite not being anywhere near bright enough to compete with the sun. Add to that my desk is already hot enough from all this computer gear, I don't really feel like working under studio lights.
- wonger_ 2y ago
  I've gone down a lighting rabbit hole... Two tips that work well for me: - Very bright, high CRI photography light pointed at the ceiling, so the light diffuses evenly everywhere. True, it heats the room a little, but at least it's not direct heat - I face the window, but I sit against the opposite wall so the window isn't very close to my eyes. Also, if your whole room is bright, then the window no longer causes eye strain This post started the rabbit hole for me: https://www.benkuhn.net/lux/ https://www.benkuhn.net/lux/
  - globular-toast 2y ago
    Good info. Thanks. I don't think I want my room to be as brightly lit as outdoors. I'm definitely more of a cave dweller type geek and not productive in bright light. But something I can switch on just for calls that isn't pointing directly at my face might work. I didn't think of having it pointed at the ceiling and behind my screens or something. Heat is unfortunately a bit of a problem, though. I have three screens and three machines running in my room. Maybe this will force me to move the NAS out of my office...

globular-toast 2y ago

I have this (lighting) problem too. It seems my choices are either have my desk face a window, which is incredibly uncomfortable and causes eye strain, or have a window behind/to the side which then causes my face to be completely unlit. As a heavily bearded dude it's not the most friendly look. I've tried a cheap LED light but having that on in my field of view is very uncomfortable despite not being anywhere near bright enough to compete with the sun. Add to that my desk is already hot enough from all this computer gear, I don't really feel like working under studio lights.

wonger_ 2y ago
I've gone down a lighting rabbit hole... Two tips that work well for me: - Very bright, high CRI photography light pointed at the ceiling, so the light diffuses evenly everywhere. True, it heats the room a little, but at least it's not direct heat - I face the window, but I sit against the opposite wall so the window isn't very close to my eyes. Also, if your whole room is bright, then the window no longer causes eye strain This post started the rabbit hole for me: https://www.benkuhn.net/lux/ https://www.benkuhn.net/lux/
- globular-toast 2y ago
  Good info. Thanks. I don't think I want my room to be as brightly lit as outdoors. I'm definitely more of a cave dweller type geek and not productive in bright light. But something I can switch on just for calls that isn't pointing directly at my face might work. I didn't think of having it pointed at the ceiling and behind my screens or something. Heat is unfortunately a bit of a problem, though. I have three screens and three machines running in my room. Maybe this will force me to move the NAS out of my office...