Best Chair For Desktop Coding? 742
wifeoflurker writes "Can someone give me recommendations for a desk chair to give my husband as a Father's Day gift? He currently uses a cheap one he got from Office Max, but I want him to have a really comfortable one. He spends his life in this chair (coding and lurking on Slashdot). I don't have time to research good chairs on the internet today (I'm chasing my 10 month old around, and she seems to get into the most mischief when I'm staring at the computer screen), so I figured a few folks here might share their personal recommendations." Has there been any great progress in the state of the art (of sitting) since the last time readers sought recommendations for back-friendly chairs a few years back, or the perfect computer chair nearly a decade back? Is there even such a thing as a back-friendly chair, or should we all be in astronaut-style lounge workstations?
Thanks (Score:4, Funny)
*blink blink* (Score:3, Funny)
It's Father's Day... (Score:3, Funny)
You Married your Father? (Score:5, Funny)
Ballmer sends his regards! (Score:2, Funny)
Hula Chair FTW (Score:1, Funny)
Well he knows now, announcing it on Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
I would recommend...!?! (Score:5, Funny)
http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=102518472&pnr=M53 [skymall.com]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4 [youtube.com]
It will give me amazing 6 pack abs in 3 weeks with no dieting.
Re:You Married your Father? (Score:5, Funny)
*crickets*
What? Too soon?
Re:Thanks (Score:4, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:3, Funny)
I hear chairs are all the rage right now
Herman Miller? (Score:1, Funny)
Either that, or the chair is really that good.
Re:*blink blink* (Score:5, Funny)
For a really unique geek chair (Score:5, Funny)
Any good wife... (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Well he knows now, announcing it on Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
It's just a little disturbing that I apparently have a wife and child I wasn't aware of.
Re:*blink blink* (Score:2, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:2, Funny)
Mrs Balmer? is that you? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron (Score:2, Funny)
Steve Ballmer, is that you?!?
Re:Swiss Ball! (Score:2, Funny)
When that happens, it will sound like 9/11/01, and feel like 8/6/45. Be forewarned; it happened to a co-worker a couple of weeks ago and the rest of us are still shaking.
Re:*blink blink* (Score:3, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:4, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:4, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:4, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:1, Funny)
Chair vs Car (Score:3, Funny)
I should try to use my office chair to go to work one day. It has wheels and its mostly downhill both way so it can definitely replace my car...
Re:Swiss Ball! (Score:1, Funny)
My balls are strong enough to handle any butt you toss onto 'em.
Anonymous? You betcha.
Re:Thanks (Score:5, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I would recommend...!?! (Score:1, Funny)
seems it can only give you a seizure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiqVygN-w0&NR=1 [youtube.com]
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:3, Funny)
I was once asked "Why are you so demanding about the chair? You will be here for only three months or so!". I gave the manager a quizzical look and asked. "Say.. Do you ever hide your flatulance into your cushiony chair?" (Yeah, not from US. I guess that would be waaaayyyy too offensive to hint there.)
New chair it is. Not an aeron but something that doesn't smell like someones shit.
Re:*blink blink* (Score:5, Funny)
for the win
#endif
Re:Ikea Markus Chair (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Surgery on my ass (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Maybe that is what went wrong? (Score:5, Funny)
Yea, man. I'm right with you. I mean, look what happened to all those poor plantation owners when emancipation came around. There's just no justice in this world.
Re:*blink blink* (Score:5, Funny)
Trying to escape a period?
Re:Surgery on my ass (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Thanks (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Maybe that is what went wrong? (Score:3, Funny)
Bloody alcohol, I forgot my apostrophes.
Here's what I use (Score:0, Funny)
It's adjustable to your preferences and allows different postures while you are coding.
Re:*blink blink* (Score:5, Funny)
Re:*blink blink* (Score:3, Funny)
Nah, I'm sure in 6 years or so he'll be into MMOs too and then you can all play
Best Chair for me.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Actually, your humor is misplaced (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Car seat (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Thanks (Score:3, Funny)
"Irish Twins"
disclaimer: I'm of southern slave-owning by way of british empire stock. My heart beats pure evil pitch. I have to hang out with Spaniards and Belgians to feel better about myself.
Re:Herman Miller Aeron... (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sorry man, but I can't help but ask.... (Score:3, Funny)
Not to poke fun as I'm sure it was very painful and unpleasant -- something I wouldn't wish on my worst enema (er. enemy -- sorry for the typo) -- but for the love of FSM, what where you telling yourself when this thing was say, golf ball sized?
I'm going to leave the questions about just what kind of plastic underwear you had picked as the most comfortable of programming gear aside for the time being.
This thing had to have somehow entered your mind as potentially problematic somewhere before it reached the size of say...a cherry tomato, yes?
I mean, at what point while showering or wiping your ass or getting dressed or whatever did you fail to say "Hey, that's not another ass cheek growing there is it?"
I showed this to a friend of mine (the story, thankfully without pictures) who's reaction was to suggest that if you were really smart you'd now find a way to sue the chair manufacturer.
I wish you better health and less pain - seriously, I hope this never every happens to you or anyone else again.
Now excuse me while I go watch a pig get slaughtered or click on a rickroll link just to get that image out of my head.
Re:*blink blink* (Score:2, Funny)
Up next, dogs and cats living together...
Re:Maybe that is what went wrong? (Score:2, Funny)
You must be new to America.
DT
Re:Simple, here you go, (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Maybe that is what went wrong? (Score:3, Funny)