Of course people are more proud of their results. And we see plenty of that on here every day. This was a simple question to see people's systems, not an implication that it was more important than other aspects of the work people do.

(And BTW, the guys who I know who do carpentry and masonry work absolutely have some tools they like to show off.)

Grandfather was a shipwright then a cabinet maker, he absolutely loved showing of his workshop.

He was the one who taught me "If you use something for more than an hour a day buy the best you can afford".

Nothing exotic, i5-2500K, 32GB RAM, ATI HD69502GB, 120GB SSD, 1TB spinning rust, runs Xubuntu 14.04.

Screens are 2xX23LED and the ubiquitous Dell 2412M

Laptop is a Dell Vostro 3750 upgraded to 16Gb RAM.

i5-2430 (I think I forget) running Xubuntu 14.04

http://i.imgur.com/WbSUsxK.jpg (work)

i5-3570K, 32GB RAM, ATIHD7something I forget, 120GB SSD, 1TB spinning rust, runs Xubuntu 14.04

Screens are 3xDell 2412M

Keyboards are the truly exceptional Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

http://reddit.com/r/battlestations

http://reddit.com/r/macsetups

:)

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/top/

Here are some pics, it's a work in progress - https://imgur.com/a/WWsna#0

The case is a Case Labs Mercury S8 with a custom powder coat. It allows the motherboard to sit horizontally. The graphics cards are Nvidia GTX 980s with custom made waterblocks. There are large radiators concealed in the top and the bottom of the case. The two round, red things you see in the pictures are Laing D5 water pumps. The 'Midnight Express' theme is inspired by the film and the music of Giorgio Moroder. A number of parts have been laser engraved with the artwork. Everything is controlled and monitored by an independent microcontroller (Aqua Computers Aquaero 6, you'll see it in the pictures.)

Ongoing build log is here - http://www.overclock.net/t/1529623/build-log-midnight-expres...

PS: The icons are wrongly referenced and not loading on my FF 37.0.1 (http://urza.cc/pc2013/.\Cicons\Cico_silence.png)

I love the idea of completely silent computer, but sadly, I don't think it's compatible with performance or gaming. Though now I wonder if there's GPU that can be turned off completely when not in use and use integrated one. Kinda like Optimus, but for desktop.

(also, czc has been cheaper than alza for years)

[0] http://encosia.com/i/overclocked-4th-generation-i7-4790k/

Other than dusting it once every few months it's requires no hassle.

Frankly, most current generation laptops are more than powerful enough for most of the things I do. Adding a GTX 750 TI level GPU would probably be enough to cover the rest of my use cases (light 1080p gaming).

(i have not tried this)

Although I'd prefer something a bit more mainstream. Maybe a USB Type-C based solution?

sorry for the messy cables everyone ;C

http://i.imgur.com/WbSUsxK.jpg / http://i.imgur.com/n1aP1Dw.jpg

How long did it take you to get used to it, how is the accuracy for progrmaming/office-type work, have you used another vertical mouse you can compare it to?

I can only compare with MS Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse which I only tried briefly and didn't like it at all.

I will definitely buy again the penclic mouse.

It's funny though when I have visitors and they try to do something on my computer.. some people get it more quickly then others, geeks are ok after few minutes, non-geeks usually give up and let me do it :)

The tower is a home-built deal that is getting a tad old. At the time I built it, the Intel i5-2550k was a good processor, and 8GB or RAM was on the excessive end of the scale. The GPU is a GeForce GTX 570, which was also top of the line at the time. So yeah, it's getting a weeee long in the tooth for some of the stuff I'm doing (I'm sure you can see the Oculus strap on top of the tower).

Ancient Microsoft natural keyboard. They flattened the wave design in future iterations so I never bought another one. I switch between this and a Unicomp.

The display is the Acer T232HL, which is a really nice, 1080p, 10-point-touch LCD that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Also has integral speakers, which is nice, because otherwise I only have headphones connected to the thing.

Yep, this is my livingroom. I'm a freelance software developer. This is my office. I also rent space from http://cove.is. If you're in the DC area, check them out, they are cool.

It's now happily running on my desk: http://imgur.com/XA9UwTy

Unfortunately, mine stopped working a few weeks ago. Originally started using it in July 2011.

It's a Lantronix XPort Pro: http://www.lantronix.com/device-networking/embedded-device-s...

RIPE Atlas also has some code on github: https://github.com/RIPE-Atlas-Community

Think I'll leave the probe as is.

Maybe this is a sign that I'm not doing enough "cutting edge" work.

Motorised sit/stand desk with three 24" monitors. I mostly work remotely from home, so this is my home/work/office space where I spend far too much time. Run ArchLinux with KDE as my desktop.