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 how many of you guys are jealous of my eight year old monitors that i took from my parents' office
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I think I used to have those monitors. Also that American Football album is good stuff!
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Jul 13, 2018 18:02
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TheDK posted:I think I used to have those monitors. Also that American Football album is good stuff! ASUS H243H. i really want to just switch to one 4k monitor in the next while - maybe it'll be a christmas present or something. my attention span is poo poo and i always just get distracted by whatever's on my secondary, especially if it's a tv show or a yt video. also hell yeah, love american football! sorry for the grain/general unclarity on that photo as well, i don't like warm lights so i only use one desk lamp and my camera lens doesn't open up too wide. the result was a lot of grain on the photo (and slight blurriness because i couldn't focus correctly in those harsh conditions)
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Jul 14, 2018 02:09
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My nerd den.
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Jul 15, 2018 08:26
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anyone in this thread know of a good desk chair without wheels on it?
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Jul 17, 2018 14:56
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landgrabber posted:anyone in this thread know of a good desk chair without wheels on it? Probably easier to get a regular chair and cups/stoppers for the wheels. Maybe there's aftermarket casters that don't roll but I don't know what terminology you would use to search for them.
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Jul 17, 2018 15:10
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https://amazon.com/Profile-Glides-Glide-Finish-70175/dp/B001MS70J8
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Jul 17, 2018 23:13
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Some people may dislike that all my monitors are not level or the same size, but none of them actually go to the same computer. I use ShareMouse to link them all. 
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Jul 18, 2018 21:23
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Just refreshed my input devices. Digging the keyboard and mousepad -- haven't used tenkeyless before.
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Jul 22, 2018 10:13
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 I made a simple bench for my junk. Yes I need a new mousepad. edit: bonus retro content - my room circa 2007. For some reason I decided hanging my monitor upside down was a great thing to do. 
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Jul 25, 2018 12:03
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BurgerQuest posted:For some reason I decided hanging my monitor upside down was a great thing to do. Was it?
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Jul 26, 2018 16:08
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BurgerQuest posted:
For a fleeting moment I thought the green pillow was a certain stuffed frog...
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Jul 26, 2018 16:23
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muskrat posted:Just refreshed my input devices. Digging the keyboard and mousepad -- haven't used tenkeyless before. Keyboards without tenkeys are good for ergonomics because it shortens the distance between your arms when you are using keyboard and mouse. Not applicable to shooters but yknow
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Jul 26, 2018 16:32
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Also if you get a keyboard with mx reds your k/d goes up 3x
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Jul 26, 2018 17:04
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KillHour posted:Was it? I can't remember now but I'm sure I loved the poo poo out of all that extra deskspace.
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Jul 27, 2018 01:38
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canyoneer posted:Keyboards without tenkeys are good for ergonomics because it shortens the distance between your arms when you are using keyboard and mouse. Not applicable to shooters but yknow It gives more room on your desk for nasty flicks with your 16 inch 360
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Jul 27, 2018 01:55
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Updated the wife's kitchendesk before:  after: 
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Jul 27, 2018 20:19
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Oh speaking of litestep. Here was me in Litestep was the poo poo. I was all over that in 99/00 before moving to XP.
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Jul 29, 2018 13:59
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Finally cleaned up my desk and redid my monitor mounts so my new display isn't just sitting in front of the old one that was previously still bolted to the lower position... It's nice to have desk space again, rather than having 34 inches of monitor taking up half of it.
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Jul 29, 2018 21:37
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Thanks for sharing all these old desktops. I remember the days of endlessly customizing things. I don't have any screenshots, but my go-to setup had zero desktop icons (only the Recycle Bin). I liked the Zune WinXP theme for a while. Winamp was always docked to the right hand side. AIM, MSN, and ICQ running in the tray. mIRC and SADCHUB running. Those were the days. Please keep sharing them.
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Aug 9, 2018 20:02
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i found a slightly more tasteful theme and it's loving baller
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Aug 21, 2018 01:22
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Tiny Tubesteak Tom posted:i found a slightly more tasteful theme and it's loving baller Windows 10 with ICQ and MSN Messenger running is like being stuck in a time warp.
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Aug 21, 2018 01:40
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Yeah what the gently caress, is that PC installed in a tardis or some poo poo?
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Aug 21, 2018 02:46
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Tiny Tubesteak Tom posted:i found a slightly more tasteful theme and it's loving baller eeeeeeyyyyy thug 2 and thug pro. awesome
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Aug 21, 2018 09:25
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Light Gun Man posted:Yeah what the gently caress, is that PC installed in a tardis or some poo poo? some people cure cancer, I spend my time making my home computer the most authentic mid-2000s experience possible on modern hard/software. the culture around maintaining these old rear end clients and recreating classic themes for each new Win10 version is pretty impressive. for reference, that MSN is being run with EscargotMSN (a private server) and the ICQ client is actually still connected to official ICQ servers, but with a patched version of the 2002a client. landgrabber posted:eeeeeeyyyyy thug 2 and thug pro. awesome awww yeeeeaaaaa boyyyyyy, i actually have THPS2 and THPS4 installed as well, just no desktop icon
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Aug 21, 2018 16:16
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Well I hope you have winamp installed with some dumb skins then!
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Aug 21, 2018 22:27
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I think I've finally got my workbench set up the way I want it.
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Aug 21, 2018 22:28
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I don't know where to ask this, but where can I find a desk? I'd like:
I suppose what I want is a "table" or bench or whatever. Something like this or this are the closest I could come up with. Both have the same design flaws, annoying grommets and a back panel that goes too far toward the ground. I suppose I could just try and modify them to cut out a spot for my computer, or I could put my computer to the side of my desk. I don't think I'll put it on top again. I'm worried about stability if I just start cutting stuff. Khorne fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Aug 22, 2018 |
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Aug 22, 2018 02:25
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Khorne posted:I don't know where to ask this, but where can I find a desk? IKEA? My partner and I each have had one of these for the last 3 years and we like them a lot. Obv. you can just buy some butcherblock/countertop material and slap it over some trestles/legs and call it a day. Even if you don’t like any of IKEA’s table sets they have a good selection of bases/legs that you can BYO tabletop with.
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Aug 22, 2018 04:24
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Seconding the “buy an ikea table and stick legs on it” recommendation.
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Aug 22, 2018 04:31
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Also Gladiator workbench.
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Aug 22, 2018 04:33
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Khorne posted:I don't know where to ask this, but where can I find a desk? My requirements for a desk were essentially exactly the same as yours and I ended up with one of the 6 foot long Husky workbenches from Home Depot and I couldn't be happier. It's currently on sale for like $250 and regularly goes on sale anywhere from ~$250-270 but even at full price it's a great deal imo. 72"x30"? Check. Sturdy? Incredibly sturdy, this desk is like ~100lbs of solid wood and steel. Back panel? If you want you can install the top bar at the back of the desk and it'll give you a few inches of a "back panel" if you wanted to hide cables or something but personally I removed it so I could use a monitor arm that clamps to the back of the table. Otherwise non-existent. Cabinets/shelves/etc? Nope. Grommets/holes/etc? Nope. Height adjustable legs so you can dial it in just how you want it. Mind you, take this "height adjust" with a grain of salt because you have to essentially remove everything from on top of the table, flip it over or on it's side and unbolt the legs, slide them in or out and re-bolt them down and flip it back over. I think of it more like a "set it and forget it" type height adjust. The corners and edges are nicely rounded off but otherwise it's just a huge rectangle which I think is what you want based on that last item. Bring a friend and a large truck/SUV though.
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Aug 22, 2018 07:36
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Mister Speaker posted:Sometimes I write music with this computer and bleep-bloop gear, Why are you using those lovely speakers?
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Aug 22, 2018 12:35
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bruvs be4 luvs
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Electric Bugaloo posted:IKEA? exacly this. there's a certain countertop sort of surface you can buy threr for fairly cheap that is fully wood, not particle board. then just buy some nuce legs and do a bi of drilling.
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Aug 22, 2018 12:44
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100% Dundee posted:My requirements for a desk were essentially exactly the same as yours and I ended up with one of the 6 foot long Husky workbenches from Home Depot and I couldn't be happier. It's currently on sale for like $250 and regularly goes on sale anywhere from ~$250-270 but even at full price it's a great deal imo. Coredump posted:Also Gladiator workbench. I really like the durability and potential to adjust height while setting it up. Most office equipment is only rated up to 250lbs. They also have the added bonus of being able to go in my garage or to be used as a literal workbench for soldering and other projects if I decide I want to get another desk later. landgrabber posted:exacly this. there's a certain countertop sort of surface you can buy threr for fairly cheap that is fully wood, not particle board. then just buy some nuce legs and do a bi of drilling. Khorne fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Aug 22, 2018 |
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Aug 22, 2018 14:51
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landgrabber posted:exacly this. there's a certain countertop sort of surface you can buy threr for fairly cheap that is fully wood, not particle board. then just buy some nuce legs and do a bi of drilling. The other day I was at a Menard's, and they had both solid wood table tops and leg choices which, to my memory, were less expensive than IKEA.
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Aug 22, 2018 15:55
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Khorne posted:I don't know where to ask this, but where can I find a desk? What I did for floating shelving -- and this would work for a desk too -- is bolt steel angle into the studs, run wire from the angle into an MDF board, 3/4". Sturdy as hell. Can hold my weight plus PCs. You need a minimum of 3 wires to constrain the plane, and exactly 6 non-parallel wires (or another attachment to the room's structure), under tension from the board's weight, to exactly constrain it in all 6 degrees of freedom, translational and rotational. If you want an absolute minimum of interference, esp below the desk, just a floating plane for your tech, wire hangs are nice. Its a Home Depot project not Ikea project though.
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Aug 22, 2018 17:43
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I have an old galant that I got second hand that has the extension. Is it possible to remove the old top and replace it with something nicer? I've never dug much into this possibility but the cheap black top on it now is showing its age.
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Aug 22, 2018 19:43
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couldcareless posted:I have an old galant that I got second hand that has the extension. Is it possible to remove the old top and replace it with something nicer? I've never dug much into this possibility but the cheap black top on it now is showing its age. I dunno...but you could probably figure that out yourself?
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couldcareless posted:I have an old galant that I got second hand that has the extension. Is it possible to remove the old top and replace it with something nicer? I've never dug much into this possibility but the cheap black top on it now is showing its age. Go look underneath the desk, doesn't take a lot of engineering skills to figure out how to fasten a new top/plate to the existing legs/frame.
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