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Star War Sex Parrot: Oct 2, 2003

Jury's still out on if this will stay in SH/SC, but I guess I'll play along for now.

Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Oct 27, 2010

# ¿ Aug 4, 2008 06:25

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# ¿ Apr 30, 2024 14:21

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IOwnCalculus posted:

That looks like the old Ikea Jerker flat desk, as opposed to the more common version which has the very tall vertical rails.

It's basically a Galant, except more

That's correct. I never was a fan of the tall Jerker. I need to go to Ikea and pick up a pair of these to get my cables off of the ground, unless someone has a better suggestion. I don't want to shove them behind my PC because a rat's nest does me no good when I need access to my cables, as I frequently do.

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atomic johnson posted:

What the... where did all my cables go? Who took my drat cables?

Click here for the full 1280x960 image.

All Velcro'ed up under the desk...

Click here for the full 1280x960 image.

This is awesome.

Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Aug 5, 2008

# ¿ Aug 4, 2008 23:28

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Use Waffleimages, not IS.

http://waffleimages.com/

# ¿ Aug 14, 2008 03:19

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Molten Llama posted:

It's the Ikea Jerker, which has been discontinued for a couple years now.

They pop up on the used market from time to time, so keep your eyes peeled. They're very popular, though, and getting someone to part with one is like getting them to give up a child.

There's a reason that desk has had entire threads devoted to it here in SH/SC, as any time it shows up in a photo people ask what it is and where they can get it. Why Ikea discontinued it is a complete mystery to me.

# ¿ Aug 24, 2008 20:12

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Horace posted:

One for the top, two for the sides and one for the back to stop it falling over. Where are you putting this fifth piece of wood?

You have no idea what you're missing out on.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2008 16:09

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"Oh hey a bunch of new posts in the desktops thread! Let's see some more sweet setups..."

:gonk:

# ¿ Sep 11, 2008 20:32

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rubbersoul posted:

What kind of desk is this and who makes it, I have the same one and I want more wire hanger things for it, but have no idea where to get them as I got the desk second hand.

Are you talking about these:

strwrsxprt posted:

I need to go to Ikea and pick up a pair of these to get my cables off of the ground, unless someone has a better suggestion.

Because I just picked up a pair not too long ago. Ikea still sells 'em.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2008 06:25

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Dr. Fred posted:

New display.

I hate you.

# ¿ Dec 5, 2008 00:13

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strwrsxprt posted:

Click here for the full 1200x1800 image.

Finally got the cables cleaned up. MacBook got an upgrade, and the PS2 was voted off of the island.

No longer living like poo poo. :c00l:

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Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Apr 5, 2009

# ¿ Apr 5, 2009 04:42

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ptier posted:

a separate thread, yes, just as long as we don't get moved to GBS. I need my sweet sweet high quality desk porn.

Not to worry. I'm not moving it. This thread has actually promoted far more discussion than I anticipated.

# ¿ May 19, 2009 06:15

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Instant Stalker posted:

Is that a Samsonite table?

Just looks like "generic banquet table #45428" to me.

# ¿ Dec 20, 2009 22:07

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Mu Zeta posted:

Yeah, when I see setups with amazing cable management with zipties and such I just think about what a nightmare it must be when you have to change something.

It's a bitch.

# ¿ Dec 21, 2009 00:08

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~Coxy posted:

Although if any multi-Mac users are wondering about it, Teleport is a much better alternative to Synergy if both the controller and the controlled computers are Macs.

Thanks for the recommendation. My second Mac arrives tomorrow so I'll give this a shot!

Out of curiosity, what makes it better in your opinion?

# ¿ Jan 6, 2010 03:42

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# ¿ Jan 11, 2010 02:26

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# ¿ Jan 11, 2010 02:27

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strwrsxprt posted:

Finally got the cables cleaned up. MacBook got an upgrade, and the PS2 was voted off of the island.

No longer living like poo poo.

It's been a while. Time for an update, this time from a new angle!

The monitor got swapped (Dell U2410), router got swapped (AirPort Extreme), Xbox 360 got swapped (Elite) and got banished along with the PS3 to the bookshelf. PC probably got updated a few times too, but it's still the same case. Oh and there's a cute little Mac Mini on the desk now too. :3:

It's awesome having every device hooked up to a single display with room still to spare.

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# ¿ Jan 11, 2010 02:28

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jeff8472 posted:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00029225

I like the look of the lamps, but they look like a really cool light. Are they LED? Most of the lighting in my room is warmer.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2010 06:18

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Strict 9 posted:

Hey non-top-piece-Jerker buddy! Don't see many of those. I loved this desk. I just moved into a house with a built-in office and sadly had to relegate it to the garage where it now holds leaf bags

My dad's small business has about 100 of them. If the company ever folds I'm gonna disassemble about a dozen of them and stash them in my garage.

Erwin posted:

I always thought I was cool because you and I had the same monitor (HP L2335). My HP and I are going to go cry now.

I haven't gotten rid of it. I'm just not sure what to do with it yet. I don't really have a use for it, even though it's still a great monitor. Maybe someone on SA-Mart will want it.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2010 18:24

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Dr. Faustus posted:

Using other people's setups, my right shoulder and neck ache horribly from holding my arm out to use the mouse.

When was the last time you got any sort of physical activity?

# ¿ Jan 12, 2010 07:17

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Withnail posted:

Just finishing up a desk project.

Before

Now

Nice job on the desk, though I really don't like the monitor in the corner above the drawers. The room needs a bit of dressing up, but otherwise it looks good. Well done.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2010 22:05

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A glass desk would allow me to see all of the cables underneath my desk while I'm sitting at it which would bug the hell out of me.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2010 07:04

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Soul_Apparatus posted:

This thread really inspires me to redo my setup. I appreciate you guys taking the time to show us all your gaming/working/computing space.

Be sure to share it when you're done. :shobon:

# ¿ Jan 31, 2010 20:17

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The LackRack is a pretty neat way to use rack-mounted equipment in your house. I wish I had a use for it.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2010 19:59

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nmk posted:

Click here for the full 1900x1425 image.

Includes bonus dalek under the desk.

I wouldn't mind that Batman wallpaper. :shobon:

# ¿ Feb 8, 2010 00:46

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I really didn't have much faith in this thread when it started, but it's turned out surprisingly well.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2010 07:10

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Star War Sex Parrot posted:

Jury's still out on if this will stay in SH/SC, but I guess I'll play along for now.

Star War Sex Parrot posted:

Finally got the cables cleaned up. MacBook got an upgrade, and the PS2 was voted off of the island.

No longer living like poo poo.

Star War Sex Parrot posted:

It's been a while. Time for an update, this time from a new angle!

The monitor got swapped (Dell U2410), router got swapped (AirPort Extreme), Xbox 360 got swapped (Elite) and got banished along with the PS3 to the bookshelf. PC probably got updated a few times too, but it's still the same case. Oh and there's a cute little Mac Mini on the desk now too.

It's awesome having every device hooked up to a single display with room still to spare.

Hey look! The Mac Mini and gaming PC are gone! So is that nice Dell monitor. I replaced them all with a new 27" iMac. Oh and the 13" MacBook is now a 15.4" MacBook Pro.

Also the walls are no longer white.

Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Oct 27, 2010

# ¿ Oct 22, 2010 18:23

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spaceship posted:

are you gaming with a magic mouse?

Nope I have my Logitech G5 for that, but I only plug it in when I'm playing FPS games. I'll probably replace the Magic Mouse with Apple's trackpad soon anyway, since I don't care for the Magic Mouse and I'm used to the trackpad from my Apple laptops.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2010 20:34

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krnhotwings posted:

Hmm.. so what're the xbox and PS3 connected to? Or are they just sitting on the shelf?

What? They get connected to the iMac. That's Red Dead Redemption running on the 360 in that photo.

thebruce posted:

Hope you were one of the lucky ones, I've had 2 replacement iMacs so far because of the 7Khz noise coming from the invertor on the LCD dimming circuitry. Deciding what to do just now since Apple are being difficult.

Not encountered with any of our 27" iMacs at work, or with any of my friends' iMacs. I don't think you have to be lucky to get a working iMac. Sounds like you're just unlucky.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2010 21:04

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Edmond Dantes posted:

Hey, sorry to bug you, but could I get the measurements on that desk?

advion posted:

and a name and place of purchase?

It's a classic Ikea Jerker (non-shelved version); since discontinued.

Width: 160cm (63 inches)
Depth: 80cm (31.5 inches)

It's huge, sturdy, and has subtle styling. It's basically my perfect desk.

# ¿ Oct 26, 2010 05:33

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Your desk is a bit bare. My Ikea Jerker recently got a new desk lamp and a little plant. :3:

I like that the lamp is a spotlight that can be swiveled around to add accent lighting to the room when I don't need it pointed at my work surface.

edit: Also why is every drat desk lamp LED now?! I can't stand the cool light. I get that it's energy efficient and the bulbs don't need replacing, but still. :mad:

Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Feb 7, 2011

# ¿ Feb 7, 2011 02:10

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MEsean posted:

Where did you get that light?

It's this guy right here.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2011 03:44

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Apps posted:

$70?

It was on sale over the weekend, but yeah I guess that's the MSRP. That's nothing, too. They had table lamps there that were a similar style for almost $400. I could not figure out what would make a brushed metal lamp worth several hundred dollars.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2011 21:36

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Triikan posted:

What kind of bulb do those use? They look like the track lighting bulbs a lot of restaurants use that get hot as hell.

Same bulb. Yeah it gets pretty toasty. It probably inhales power too. Maybe I'll hook it up to my Kill-a-Watt just for kicks.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2011 22:02

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EoRaptor posted:

You can get an LED replacement bulb that will run pretty cool...

P.S. Where did you find LED desktop lamps, anyway? Everything around here is still halogen or CFL, and I rather like the cooler white from LED and would happily get a few lamps with them, but I haven't been able to find any.

I picked mine up at Lamps Plus. Here's their online catalog of LED desk lamps. They had a big sale that ended yesterday.

I'll look into the bulb. The salesperson didn't mention it when he tried to upsell me an extra bulb.

edit: $700 desk lamp. :laugh:

# ¿ Feb 7, 2011 22:08

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FISHMANPET posted:

Is the desk actually sagging, or is that just the angle of the shot and the lens?

Door's curved too. It's the lens distorting it.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2011 20:30

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mrk posted:

At 17mm lens distortion at such a wide angle is to be expected :p

It's a pretty quick fix in Photoshop, but you probably know that. 17mm is what I shot mine at.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2011 20:37

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Raikiri posted:

Here's mine (some of it, anyway... my desk is about 11 foot long).

That's a sharp little aquarium. Where's it from?

edit: Nevermind, just found your post in the aquarium thread.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2011 03:57

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Modus Trollens posted:

what computer is that all the way on the right? It looks awesome.

Oh god how old are you?! :gonk:

# ¿ Apr 5, 2011 02:18

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Thel posted:

To be fair, the Mac Classic has been off the range for 17 years.

It's still one of the most instantly recognizable computers ever made for anyone who was around computers in the early 90s.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2011 02:51

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# ¿ Apr 30, 2024 14:21

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KingEup posted:

Ummm... aren't n-routers almost always compatible with b/g devices?

Yes but unless they're the more expensive simultaneous dual-band varieties, performance goes in the shitter when you connect a legacy device to the network. I could see why someone would keep an old router around for B/G devices.

# ¿ Apr 7, 2011 06:06

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