Ask HN: What are some items you have on your desk?

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by k4ch0w • 9 years ago

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mivo• 9 years ago

Display, mechanical keyboard, two studio monitors (speakers), audio interface, scanner, mouse and pad, a kalimba and two juggling balls (just starting out!) that double as kind of stress balls.

ivthreadp110• 9 years ago

A clock on PST (I live in EST). 3d Printed various objects. 3d Printer (I overtook the desk next to me). Lots of clutter. Papers, Misc. Junk. Misc D&D items (Team building). Peak Proformer Award 2017 (Q1). Scatterd notebooks and pens. Of course Computer, 2 monitors, 3rd USB smaller monitor. Nurf Gun. Cirtic Acid. Water bottle. Chromebook as aux computer.

muzani• 9 years ago

My desk is as clean as possible. Keyboard, 4K monitor, SD monitor, mouse, place for cup. I clear it every evening before I go home.

Bookshelf: some religious stuff, a plant pot, D&D books (they're the prettiest books I have), one algorithm book.

Middle shelf is purposely kept empty. I put everything I want to remind myself to take out of the room - keys, wallet, phone, cups, plates, pizza boxes.

Eridrus• 9 years ago

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vjankov• 9 years ago

I'm a big believer in a clutter free work environment so I only have what I NEED.

So: 1. 27in monitor

2. MBP stand for my laptop which I use as a second screen

3. Matias mechanical keyboard

4. Wireless mouse + mousepad

5. Coffee mug

Occasionally I pull out a notepad, but I've found that using the Notes app on my laptop works better for me.

JoeAltmaier2• 9 years ago

LED lantern (to donate to the Scouts); burglar alarm kit; funnel for oil change; deck of cards for prototype game; pitch folder for a startup; glasses case; blank paper notebook I write all my design points in; CDs for various obsolete games; package of brass fittings for air pump; plexiglass frame with pictures of my kids about 20 years ago; ancient mouse pad advertising a friends long-defunct company; Program for St Olaf College Christmas Festival; my badge as a Credentials Committee Member for 2016 Democratic county convention; carved pencil holder with image of Ganesh; 21" LCD monitor; GigaWare keyboard and Lenovo mouse.

roryisok2• 9 years ago

deck of cards for prototype game

Do tell

JoeAltmaier2• 9 years ago

I sponsored a game club (ok I buy the pizza) for some teenagers. They invented games. Hobo Hoedown. Orion Empire. Merchants of Ur. Bloodline. Gangsta. Holmgang.

Its Hobo cards on my desk (plus some stray pasteboard printed cards from a game that never got off the ground). You have a Hobo, Dumpster Dive (draw from the Dumpster deck) to outfit your hobo until you have Shirt and Pants slots filled at least, then draw Grifter cards to Fight! Opponents like the Home-owners Association, Burger Stand Doug, or Ed the Bicylist. Then you roll dice against their Power, have to make as many successes as the number of fights you've won. Add dice to roll by equipping Bicycle Chain, Dead Cat or even Jorts!

Yeah, not very correct but a big hit with everybody who's play-tested it.

roryisok2• 9 years ago

What an odd question.

Like a few others I believe in a clutter free work environment. However, life doesn't, and my desk is a mess. I clear it once a month, but after a week it's piled high with junk. Right now, USB cables, batteries, notes, documents, bills, tools, pen drives and sd cards, toys to be fixed, books , cable ties, scraps of wrapping paper, tape, a pair of socks, lego bits, a battery from an old phone, the back panel from a Samsung tablet. I can't even see my keyboard right now. Major clean required before I can do any work

dasmoth• 9 years ago

Beyond the computer and monitor: headphones; lip balm; couple of spare adaptors (I'm currently juggling two laptops, one which is thoroughly USB-Cified and one which... isn't); stud finder; pencil.

It's relatively clear at the moment. I'm definitely not one of those people who sees tidiness as a moral good. As long as I can find the stuff I need, I'm happy.

rzzzwilson• 9 years ago

I have a small desk, about 1.6m by 0.6m. At the moment, it has my laptop and mouse, five USB external drives, notepads, pens, pencils, etc. On the other half of the desk is a Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope, 24v power supply, power controller and an A3 cutting board with a small handful of leads, components and two small prototype boards with my latest projects.

twobyfour• 9 years ago

Laptop riser. Rarely used external monitor. Snacks. Hand sanitizer. Black pen, red pen, sharpie. Noise canceling headphones. Box of business cards. Meeting agenda printout with notes waiting to be transcribed. Scrap paper. External backup drive. Desk lamp. Other desk lamp that needs rewiring. Box of Kleenex. Coin rolls waiting to go to the bank. Coaster. "Junk drawer" box. Router. Pad of sticky notes.

jackgolding• 9 years ago

2 Monitors, Keyboard, Mouse, Mouse Pad, Pen, Notepad, Phone Charger and Headphones. Not too exciting but that's all I need!

FiatLuxDave• 9 years ago

Survey meter (Geiger counter), big book of table of radioactive isotopes, in-vivo dosimetry system, lab notebooks, radon monitor, funny card from co-workers (outside: "Want to hear something really fun about science?" inside: "You would. Nerd."), polycarbonate art piece, computer, phone. And around 10^2 post-it notes.

bckygldstn• 9 years ago

Lots of plants.

dukeflukem• 9 years ago

A laptop with broken screen connected to cheap monitor using VGA cable. Some crayons and a barbie.

chad_strategic• 9 years ago

I like to keep a clean desk, the cleaner the desk the better my mental state. However I do leave checks and dollars bills on the desk, it’s like some kind crazy motivation.

SamReidHughes• 9 years ago

It's actually a folding table.

There's two laptops, a monitor, mousepad, fluorescent desk lamp, supermarket receipt, mouse, MP3/CD player, flashlight, waterproof Walkman (currently charging), a large mug of tea, two Sharpie markers, some opened envelopes, a few watches, tape measure, slide rule, notebook, miscellaneous detached legal pad paper, a pencil sharpener that's not plugged in, a couple of books, a mechanical pencil, stapler, old broken headphones, a hard drive, some batteries, and a small bicycle front point-light.

mod• 9 years ago

Speakers, keyboard, mouse, mousepad, 4 books.

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