Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town

Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by ohitsdom on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @12:47PM (#9540207)

Slightly off topic: I love the thought of working at an awesome location. "Surf town" sounds really fun. But as a developer, I cringed hard when I saw the picture of them actually working. I know it's only a picture and I'm sure he wants to convey a cool vibe, but it looks really haphazard. Hopefully they have other rooms with more comfortable workspaces.

My ideal setup is a multi-monitored station with a nice chair and an awesome view of a beach.

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Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @01:00PM (#9540311)

I'm imagining a surfer zen master saying, "dude it is not the size of the screen that matters, but what is in the mind."

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Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by mbrock on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @01:08PM (#9540382)

Surfing Zen Master has a point. I work every day on a laptop switching between my browser, Slack, and a full-screen 80 column terminal.

Yeah, different needs for different people & tasks. But there's nothing intrinsically wrong or difficult with working on just a laptop.

I dream of being able to work on just an e-ink tablet with Bluetooth keyboard...

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Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by Scarbutt on Sunday May 17, 2015 @12:23PM (#9560590)

What about ergonomics? don't you think a desktop computer helps here?

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Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by mbrock on Sunday May 17, 2015 @12:41PM (#9560654)

Maybe, but working fewer hours and taking breaks is probably more important. Sitting down for hours at a time while being stressed and tired is bad no matter the perfect battle station, ya know?

Maybe I'm thinking of a somewhat utopian scenario, but I'd take a laptop plus a nice house in a nice environment over most office rooms any day.

And I think it's really important not to overwork. To the point where I'd optimize everything around it. If the software I'm making requires me to be at a computer coding or fixing bugs for eight hours every day, I'd consider that a problem to be fixed immediately.

But that's a much larger issue!

Anyway, different strokes, and it's great to have someplace to sit, but even if you give me a private office I'll probably migrate towards the kitchen table if only to have better coffee access—or go outside.

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Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by yallahaline on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @01:04PM (#9540342)

We also have inside nice desk chairs and tables, and are looking to install a laptop stand, and standing desk :)

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Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by ohitsdom on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @01:13PM (#9540427)

I figured and that's why I almost didn't even post my comment. But the picture was chosen for a reason, so I was curious if I'd get any comments from people that the picture appealed to. I would guess it'd be a good environment for developing business plans and strategies.

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Re:Wanted: a cofounder willing to move to a Moroccan surf town by gonzo on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @01:25PM (#9540507)

> My ideal setup is a multi-monitored station with a nice chair and an awesome view of a beach.

I had that in Hawai'i. It's more of a distraction than you might think.

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