Ask HN: What is on your desk besides your computer (and components), and phone? I have a few business magazines, a picture of an island off the coast of New Zealand, a picture of a Porsche 911, vitamins, a stack of biz cards, and a small fan. |
Ask HN: What is on your desk besides your computer (and components), and phone? I have a few business magazines, a picture of an island off the coast of New Zealand, a picture of a Porsche 911, vitamins, a stack of biz cards, and a small fan. |
All that and a small model bus with my hometown on the destination board to remind me that if I fail I'll be back on that bus going somewhere I fought to get out of.
Random Books:
Pointers on C
C Programing Language
Unix Power Tools
Sed and Awk
Classic Shell Scripting
Unix in a Nutshell
A set of index cards (half size 2.5x3) with lists for next tasks for each project/issue being tracked.A couple of notebooks
A coffee mug and a cup of water
A green marker for the Whiteboard
There is an exit to the West.
Seriously though, my desktop is essentially bare. I like the space to spread my arms out as I think, and I find that a large clean surface allows me to concentrate better than a desk full of books, knickknacks, and office supplies does.
A ball, my phone, my laptop, three pens, a mug and a lottery ticket.