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mgsloan
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mgsloan is a personal blog at mgsloan.com about hardware and productivity. Since 2018, 14 different Hacker News readers have linked it 23 times, most often “Supine Computing (2019)”. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (7) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link mgsloan's posts on comfortable, portable and unconventional computing, such as supine, hammock, tree and airplane setups, as ways to work away from a desk.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 7 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Supine Computing (2019)6 people · 8 mentions · first linked 2019-12-22
- Computing comfortably at 30,000 feet3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2018-10-03
- /posts/tree-based-computing/2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-08-10
What Hacker News says?
Tablets are the perfect form factor for coding because you can easily mount them in an ergonomic position like this: https://mgsloan.com/posts/comfortable-airplane-computing/ Most laptops have terrible keyboards so I'd be using an external one either way.
Comment linking /posts/comfortable-airplane-computing/
on “Apple introduces M4 chip”Submitted Outdoor Computing with a Deck Desk as a story · 151 points
HN discussionGlad you're intrigued =] Supine computing is massively underrated, but often requires expensive desks or time-intensive DIY setups (that aren't portable).[1] VR computing opens this up as one of its additional use cases. [1] https://mgsloan.com/posts/supine-computing/
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on “Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer”Submitted Supine Computing (2019) as a story · 92 points
HN discussionYes, Simula allows for you to retain full control of window management with only a keyboard; mouse and hand gestures are not necessarily needed, though will be supported also. In order to do this, we make use forward eye gaze, which you can use to move mouse cursors (and also to move windows around). Customizable keyboard shortcuts can be configured to resize/shrink/expand/zoom in/zoom out/push in/push away windows.…
Comment linking /posts/supine-computing/
on “Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer”Submitted Supine Computing as a story · 2 points
HN discussionHey, author here. Yes the treadmill deck desk is rather maximalist! I also enjoy very portable setups, particularly for forests / mountains, but I also sometimes computer in or outside cafes. My portable setup for being out in nature is really weird looking though, so I'm slowly ramping up the weirdness levels of my posts about these topics rather than diving right in. While the location and hardware isn't exactly m…
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on “Outdoor Computing with a Deck Desk”Submitted Supine Computing (2019) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionI saw this post at some point and thought it was pretty interesting. It gives ways to do this for much less than 5k https://mgsloan.com/posts/supine-computing/
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on “Why is standing more tiring than walking? [audio]”Submitted Deskless Ergonomic Work-from-Home Setups as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThat is true, this is my parent's hammock. I own a dutchware chameleon hammock - see this post about using it for computing https://mgsloan.com/posts/ergo-update-hammock-under-deck/
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on “Supine Computing (2019)”Submitted Supine Computing as a story · 1 points
HN discussionHah, yes experimenting in life is good :) If you want to see more wildness, a couple of my other posts are more unusual: * https://mgsloan.com/posts/polarizer-glasses/ * https://mgsloan.com/posts/tree-based-computing/
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on “Supine Computing (2019)”Submitted Computing comfortably at 30,000 feet as a story · 1 points
HN discussionFor a while I had a misting setup during the summer, at my deck desk. I didn't have any trouble with electronics. These days I'm in Colorado which tends to be relatively dry. One solution to sun is to use shade strategically - https://mgsloan.com/posts/tree-based-computing/#handling-the...
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on “Supine Computing (2019)”Submitted Computing comfortably at 30,000 feet as a story · 1 points
HN discussionInteresting! I haven't tried it yet, but perhaps foam wedges would be a cost effective approach? (typically used as yoga props) For positioning the laptop, suspending it works pretty decently for laptops that have a large range of motion in the hinges - https://mgsloan.com/posts/suspending-laptops/
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on “Supine Computing (2019)”Hell yeah! I particularly find it easy to move around with my keyboard strapped to my belt - https://mgsloan.com/posts/tree-based-computing/
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on “Supine Computing (2019)”Author of the supine computing post here. I agree thoroughly that variety is best for health overall. In a different post I wrote a section about it: https://mgsloan.com/posts/deskless-ergo-wfh/#variety-is-key . I think it comes up elsewhere, but I should probably emphasize it in every post!
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on “Supine Computing (2019)”This can be done but ergonomics become a consideration if you plan to spend some time there: https://mgsloan.com/posts/supine-computing/ https://www.piratekingdom.com/blog/my-productivity-couch-set... https://www.jefftk.com/p/folding-couch-monitor
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on “Giving up the iPad-only travel dream”This is your man: https://mgsloan.com/posts/tree-based-computing/ Tree, hammock, airplane computing. Next level!
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on “Ask HN: Are there any speedy handheld keyboards that exist?”https://mgsloan.com - 11 posts about unorthodox computer ergonomics. 6 posts about Haskell ideas / weird tricks. Haven't posted in a couple years but would like to get back to it. Notable HN discussions: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28118381 - Supine Computing (2019) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21842663 - Outdoor Computing with a Deck Desk
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