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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by __MatrixMan__ on Saturday January 25, 2025 @01:28AM (#42819897)
I usually stand at the ironing board (they're typically height adjustable). Keyboard goes on board, laptop goes on trashcan which is on board (just to get the screen higher). I usually bring some paracord so I can tie the whole contraption to something heavy so it doesn't wobble. Sometimes I'll use the cord to hang a second travel monitor from some nearby art--still working on a proper harness for it.

It's fun. I occasionally get work done too.

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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by Tempest1981 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @02:33AM (#42820159)
lol, sounds janky but fun. Would like to see a picture.

I'm surprised ironing boards are so readily available.

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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by KolmogorovComp on Saturday January 25, 2025 @03:12AM (#42820289)
Not really, businessmen/women usually need their stuff ironed.
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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by echoangle on Saturday January 25, 2025 @04:09AM (#42820488)
And they are ironing their stuff on their own in their hotel room? Isn’t there a service for that?
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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by ghaff on Saturday January 25, 2025 @08:47AM (#42821605)
Costs money (which may or may not be reimbursed) and time. Providing an ironing board and iron are cheap and, while doubtless less common than it used to be, is probably something some number of people expect. (I've never personally used them in a hotel.)
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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by throwaway173738 on Saturday January 25, 2025 @09:17AM (#42821777)
Yeah if the hotel is nice enough then usually you can have suits and shirts pressed for a fee. If they don’t have on-site “wash-and-fold” then they probably won’t press clothes either.
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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by appreciatorBus on Saturday January 25, 2025 @10:06AM (#42822025)
Sure, but if your company isn’t going to pay it, then you are going to prefer to iron it yourself. :)
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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by blincoln on Saturday January 25, 2025 @04:16PM (#42824925)
Hotel laundry services of any kind are unbelievably expensive in my experience. Usually US$10-30 per item, or the local equivalent, with e.g. socks and underwear being at the low end, slacks and collared shirts at the high end. Dry cleaning, of course, is a significant premium beyond that.

I thought it was just a US thing when I was younger, but I've found it to be true even in other countries.

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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by lazide on Sunday January 26, 2025 @06:12AM (#42829366)
Not at 2am when their flight lands, and they have a meeting the next morning.
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Re:Show HN: Using YOLO to Detect Office Chairs in 40M Hotel ... by fragmede on Saturday January 25, 2025 @08:52AM (#42821638)
the world will come to learn about hand held steamers eventually.
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