The anti🚫-derailment🚃 & thread🧵 hijacking🔫 thread🧵 ⁉

enginerd · May 21, 2022, 2:39am

Satur9 · May 21, 2022, 6:29am

Hahaha…through-hole parts

SnarkBe · May 21, 2022, 7:23am

I have bought a NeueChair, an office chair made by Secret Labs which does gamer chairs.

Looks like an Aeyron from Herman Miller but much cheaper.

grongor · May 21, 2022, 10:51am

I’ve searched for a long time and a few months ago I decided to just don’t look for cheaper alternatives and I’ve bought the Aeron from Herman Miller. I can only recommend it. It’s expensive, but man…it works. Especially in the US, you can find used Aerons quite easily for cheap: Get A Herman Miller Aeron for CHEAP + Buying Guide!!! - YouTube

Also, this is a must if you intend to get comfortable sometimes: https://atlasheadrest.com/ . You can’t tell that it’s aftermarket addon - it’s really great

Devilclarke · May 21, 2022, 11:48am

Wh even uses through hole parts these days

enginerd · May 21, 2022, 12:14pm

The first chip I ever had in my body was through hole… Had the thing on the bottom of my foot for a few seconds and it was more painful than an X series.

I’m mostly using SMD stuff nowadays but that comic brought back some childhood memories…

Devilclarke · May 21, 2022, 1:11pm

You had the tool??? I had a screw driver and legs stuck in my finger

enginerd · May 21, 2022, 1:16pm

I didn’t but no matter what I did, I always ended up bending the pins on those things…

I still have the scar from an accident I had while trying to score a raw PCB to cut it to size…

Coma · May 22, 2022, 9:55am

I know you’re from Germany - did you take a look at Backforce Chairs yet? I have one of them, and I totally love it - especially the synchro mechanism is a wonderful thing to have. It’s not cheap, but it’s manufactured in Germany and the quality is really good.
The other chair I use for gaming is the Recaro, which is even a bit better in quality but lacks the synchro mechanism - it’s an amazing chair, but a bit expensive

Pilgrimsmaster · May 22, 2022, 10:47am

That quantifier is redundant isn’t it?
To me German means quality and precision

You could have just said

“get a Backforce chair, it’s German made”

Coma · May 22, 2022, 11:12am

I think usually, that’s kinda right
But another big plus for me is that the people who build this chair are paid a fair wage and that the company is actually still a family-run business - doesn’t neccessarily lead to better quality, but I like to support such things as well

yeka · May 22, 2022, 2:30pm

Yes! I’m tempted to buy it. It looks so good, but then it also doesn’t look to good posture wise.
It’s not very configurable right?
But I agree it’s one of the more ethical choices, which is a big plus.

In that budget range, I’d rather buy a new Hermann Miller Embody.
Actually I’ve just written to someone selling a used embody for half the original price, because it has ugly scratches. I’ll see if I can snag that, if I don’t find another good used deal I’ll probably get a backforce.

I have read some bad things about them, idk maybe I should igve that one another look…

Coma · May 22, 2022, 3:10pm

I have the One Plus, and I can configure it perfectly - maybe I’m just lucky, but I fit into that chair really well. There are several things you can adjust, so I think if you’re not extraordinarily tall or small, it should be okay
One thing I like a lot about that chair is that I can adjust the seat depth - really nice if you’re not so tall.

Pilgrimsmaster · May 22, 2022, 5:50pm

Nice attention to detail Rosco

anon3825968 · May 22, 2022, 6:01pm

I’m genuinely surprised anybody even noticed

Pilgrimsmaster · May 22, 2022, 6:32pm

And yet, you did it anyway, It says a lot about your personality

Firespei · May 22, 2022, 7:40pm

How strong are the armrest of the Aeron?
When shifting positions, i usually push myself up on the armrests. Can they support an average human?

Pilgrimsmaster · May 23, 2022, 6:03pm

2 posts were split to a new topic: I dream of Implants and a Poll

grongor · May 23, 2022, 3:38pm

The best answer I can give you is: go out and try it. I went to an HM reseller here in Czechia, and I spent about two hours trying different chairs and talking to the sales rep there. It was a really good experience. I bet they do this worldwide, so just find your local HM seller and go try it out

But to give you a personalized answer: It might be a bit weird, but I actually lift almost my full weight when changing positions (you know, I get my butt up by lifting myself up with my hands on the armrests; btw I have ~104 kg) and it never even moved. On the other hand, as I sit/stand up/move, I occasionally move the armrests a bit (they can be extended or rotated without any locking)…so it’s really hard to quantify Simply put, the armrests are not a problem for me.

And by the way, it took me about 2 weeks to love the Aeron; at the beginning, my back was hurting a bit, I wasn’t sure which position to sit in exactly (how to correctly set up the chair, etc), but then I got used to it and maaaaan it’s a big step up from the Ikea Markus which I had before.

Backpackingvet · May 23, 2022, 8:50pm

Sorry about that. It very likely was the week I had no phone as I broke the screen of my normal phone.

I did say I was logging off. I think

I mean yeah, mostly. Still getting hurt often enough.

I miss being here. It has made trying to figure the flipper out of my own a bit interesting.

My apologies again. I logged in quick to update everyone that I’m alive and okay.

Also, I now am fully a stay at home dad, so I try hard to not pick up my phone, as I am back to no computer on hand.
Between a 3 year old, and the past 2 injuries I had. (See pic above for my most recent) I am just busy.

I will log back in today or tomorrow, but I gotta also attend to my puppy who is in heat.