Nearly all my furniture I got for free off the street on garbage day or from family. The computer parts however

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

Pretty nice set up. I like having a tv kind of in a peripheral. You can watch something or just put something as background noise. Maybe even some lofi :)

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Im sorry but keeping your back to the door is just too weird for me.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I've read that it's not advised to have your monitor pointing at the window because then the light from the window gets directly into your eyes when trying to look at the monitor, so you tend to squint and generally are tensing up which can cause headaches etc. This made sense to me but if it's working well for you that's good 😸

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago

    Yeah... I've noticed that actually 😅. Luckily the sun only shines directly through my window in the early morning but still, I've definitely had my blinds closed a lot more since re-arranging things to this setup

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    How do you actually watch the TV?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I'm going to need an explanation. Lol

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Idk what part to explain but I can break down my setup:

    Computers


    Desktop:

    CPU: Ryzen 3700x

    GPU: RTX 3070Ti

    RAM: 24GB DDR5? I cant quite remember

    OS: Linux Mint/Windows 11/Hackintosh (broken) tri-boot. Mint because I’m too lazy these days for Arch

    CASE: Hollowed out modded Mac G5 Chassis

    Main day-to-day Computer

    MODEL: 14” MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB RAM

    Work Laptop (mounted under desk for storage, swapped out with personal laptop during the week)

    MODEL: 16” MacBook Pro M1 Pro

    That screen in the corner of the second photo

    MODEL: Mac Mini 2014

    PURPOSE: Proxmox Backup Server for my servers in the basement

    There's also an HDMI over CAT5e/6 receiver and an HDMI switch connected to one of my servers in the basement but it's not really used right now. Trying to figure out how to setup a KVM switch that can switch between my basement servers but haven't put too much time into it yet

    Displays:


    Main MODEL: Asus 4K 160hz

    Secondary MODEL: Cheap Amazon 4K 60hz

    I switch between the laptops and the desktop with a DisplayPort KVM switch. The laptops get plugged into a powered USB C/Thunderbolt dock that one display is connected to (for some reason my M3 pro doesn’t like my second monitor though so it’s always just black)

    Random Stuff:


    • Greg Sestero signed Big Shark by Tommy Wiseau poster
    • 2012 Macbook Pro Retina (got me through school along with a Thinkpad I sold o7)
    • Bong collection from back when I smoked
    • Model trains
    • Cool beer cans
    • Stupid amount of old laptops and computers piled up in various locations
    • IBM 5151 Display (the corresponding computer is in my closet)

    I also have a cheap 3D printer

    Let me know if you have any questions!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Alright, firstly that's an excellent spec/hardware list. Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed reading through it.

    Second, I should have been more specific. I really meant to ask why you arranged things the way you did. In my head, I'm being critical of the setup, but I thought you probably had reasons for why you arranged it the way you did and I didn't want to be negative 😅

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    I modelled the room and all the furniture in all the possible layouts I could think of using SweetHome3D and this was just the layout I found comfiest 😄. I especially wanted the sort of floating desk thing because I mess with things a lot so it just makes it much easier than when it’s up against a wall. It also gives me more space to work with things since I can walk around the other side of the desk. The TV is in a weird state right now admittedly. I plan to put it on a swivel mount but I really use it so little that I haven’t bothered buying a mount yet

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I would put the back of the couch against the back of the desk. It would hide cables and allow you to see the TV from the couch.

    Then if you need more room, push the desk back and put the bookshelf where the couch is.

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