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Which Techie Are You?

Erika Heidi on February 14, 2020

Which techie are you? Tag yourself in the comments! The Dancing Queen / King - when the tune is right, you stand up for some sick moves. Singin...
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Ben Halpern

I am a childless man but am definitely The Mom here

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Erika Heidi

HAHAH good one!!!! You must have a fun desk then.

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Ben Halpern • Edited

The toys are my own 🙃

And I’ve fallen behind on flipping this calendar. 🤨

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Bennett(he/him)

Ben, may I selfishly have your GitHub toy please🥺

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Molly Struve (she/her)

You have a fur baby, that counts for like half credit 😉

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a childless man

I need to open with that more often.

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fullstackcoder

I'm definitely a minimalist. I like to leave my desk like I "was never there". I found out that having a frugal work station makes me think more clear. Having a lot of stuff on the desk make me feel anxiety.

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Marcos V Pinto • Edited

Same here, Man!
Too much visual noise puts me on a nerve!

minimalist

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Matt Curcio • Edited

Moi? I am the cat-{Lion-Tamer} and minimalist. I have a two-ring circus where I crack my whip to keep the two tails off my keyboard and the hair from building up around desk.

Maybe a bit of Librarian too.

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Erika Heidi

Haha adorable!!! I'm envying you, been a cat hoarder in the past, it was fun although I couldn't use my printer (my cat would angrily punch it several times whenever it started pulling the paper to print)

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Monica Macomber

Cute 💕

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Matt Curcio

I keep a brush on my desk otherwise it gets Out-Of-Control. ;)

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Nathan Glover

Cat Whisperer and proud

Elise

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Matt Curcio

Sometimes I think my cat gets Pissed too. "Why don't you play with me, bunkie!"

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Erika Heidi

What a cutie! 😍😍😍

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Richard Cochrane • Edited
  1. The Snake Charmer - try as you might, you seem unable to reach a place where you have fewer than (what feels like) 100 cables (and you will defend every single cable present)

Snake Island

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Waylon Walker

It's inevitable everytime I have ever organized cables, taking hours to do so, something needs changed the next day. Even if I have gone months without touching the spaghetti of wires before organizing.

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Jordan Engstrom

Ha! Love this

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Corey McCarty

I'm the Mom (technically Dad). The coffee may be cold, but is always present. Kid picture (check) although my kids are too young to have many creations. Working in an office I don't have kids' toys on my desk, but I do have my tech toys (dual stack monitors, mechanical keyboards, gaming mouse, Randall Monroe's What If?)

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Marko Shiva

Well if there would be similar stuff like a poll for males I would be.

combination of:

  • librarian
  • gamer/game dev
  • snakewhisperer
  • C/C++ minimalist
  • rubies collector
  • OCaml rider. :)
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Stephanie Handsteiner • Edited

I'm a mix of 1 and 5.

Occasionally standing up and dancing to the right tune also helps against the back pain from sitting all the time, and I guess also helps with concentration, you know when you have stared at the screen all day and can't see the bug for the code or something like that.

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Erika Heidi

That's so true!!!

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Bob Walsh • Edited

Definitely #3: I have proof! Audrey

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Erika Heidi

Share pleaaaaaase!!! 🙏🙏🙏

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Bob Walsh

Added! (thanks for the great post)

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Erika Heidi

😍😍😍 Adorable furballbaby 😻 thank you!

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Adam K Dean • Edited

I'm 9. The Engineer with devices and components all about me (though organised) but mixed with 8 having books everywhere. For each book I read, I buy two more. And when most folks get hair on their tongue, for me, it's a resistor. How did that get in there!?

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Aleksandr Hovhannisyan

I'm 9.

For a second there, I thought you meant you're 9 years old.

:D

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Adam K Dean

Hah. Imagine that. In fact, I started coding when I was 9, and I was the "10. Floppy Disks filled with downloaded code everywhere" developer then.

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Erika Heidi

Haha, that's a good one - I've been a "CDs everywhere" person in my teenage years 😜 I'm glad it's so much easier to share and keep data nowadays!

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Dana Ottaviani

1 - Sometimes I take coding breaks purely because the song I'm listening to needs my full attention.

2 - When I'm not coding, I'm trying to improve on my drawing skills.

5 - When it comes to my work desk, I try to have only the essentials on it. True story: in one of my office jobs after I went home for the day, one of my colleagues was asked by someone in another department if I quit the company because my desk was spotless and had really nothing personal on it.

8 - I still like reading physical books and my room is full of bookshelves.

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Felipe Chalreo

The Pack Leader

4 I guess

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Ben Halpern

@nickytonline Dancing king?

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Nick Taylor • Edited

I do dance at my desk. Guilty as charged, but I love it.

I also sing at the top of my lungs if no one is home. Sabotage y'all

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Erika Heidi

Haha that's awesome!

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Jon Bristow • Edited

9. The Mess - Workspace is a health hazard of stacked coke cans, coffee mugs, pop-tart wrappers, old mail, a handful of polyhedral dice, cables that are inexplicably tangled, two laptops stacked on top of each other, a LOTO lock that hasn't been picked yet, waterproof medical tape?, several face masks, two usb hubs that aren't plugged into anything, a bolt.

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Erika Heidi

Hahah I recognize that one! Mine sometimes looks like this too 😅

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Waylon Walker

I go between the minimalist and the mom.

that's it all of this crap is invading me and I can't stand it any longer take it all to where it goes

.... 20 minutes later

awe that's cute, and you made it for me 😂

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Kyla

I'm currently a mix of minimalist and artsy. I like to keep my space clean and open so I can work on art projects there. When I'm done with them, I try to clean them off again.

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Daniel Schulz

I'm the opposite.
Over time I clutter my desk with projects and supplies until I can't see it anymore. Then the minimalist breaks through and cleans it all up. Rinse and repeat.

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Erika Heidi

I am exactly the same! But I never get as clean as the minimalist, lol....

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Erika Heidi

That's nice! I try to do that but it doesn't last long. haha so I just give up and find a way to have the supplies I need in my desk in a less chaotic way

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🦄N B🛡 • Edited

I am number -0, the irrational unsleeper.

The emptied teacups, entire boxes of office snacks, fans, stained graph paper, and freeze packs belying the habits of the cerberus of the dark portals of the nether-internet, and his nigh-eternal wakefulness.

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Mindaugas Jacionis

I definitely love to dance, but I am quite sure that this lady would argue on which techie I am 😅
Black dog under the office table

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Gergely Polonkai

A little bit of each, i guess.

  1. I listen to music all the time, and i sometimes do some moves, regardless of my position (sitting or standing).
  2. I have some pens, pencils, papers, even a Wacom tablet i occasionally use.
  3. Two of them. One cat is always in my lap as soon as i sit down.
  4. Our dogs live outside, but on sunny days i often sit in the backyard, sometimes at near the stream under the big trees. And then they are always there.
  5. It may sound strange together with artsy and mom, but itʼs true.
  6. Father of two here. I donʼt think i need to say more on this front. Also, such gifts are never ugly. They are always the best pieces of art a kid can make at a given point. Plus, kids always give presents to express their love towards you.
  7. OK, iʼm not into nail polish and stuff, but i learned from my grandfather that you should always look good, even at home.
  8. My father is a bibliophile. I guess i inherited some of this.
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Erika Heidi

Wow, amazing! Or should we say.. BINGO! :D

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Javier Escobar

Where is the one that works from bed like I do?!

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Erika Heidi

hah, you have a good point (: but HOW do you manage... don't you get a bunch of neck and back pain? I feel so old when I try that, lol.

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Javier Escobar

That’s a good question! I flip/flop every 30 minutes 😅

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Hassan Schroeder

When I last worked in an (external) office I was nicknamed "The Dog Whisperer" -- any pupper brought to work headed straight to my desk.

Other than that, definitely a minimalist (though somewhat less so now that I'm only working from home).

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MadDogDean • Edited

I would say I'm a little minimalist and the (yet unpublished) #11 Tech Hoarder.

Looking at my desk I see cables in a pile, a spudge (for prying things apart), SIM cards with adapters, memory cards, hard drives and USB sticks. 4 phones (all in varying states of charge), wireless KB/mouse (because Heaven knows I don't have space under my little riser shelf for more cables). At least my 2nd monitor is on an arm, lifted off the desk (which actually makes it easier to slide things underneath it - Ha!)

BTW How do you post images here (I haven't done this yet). I uploaded the image, but.... nothing happens o.O

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Ryan

The minimalist for sure.

My desk is as clutter free as my desktop.
My shelf of coding books are as organized and neat as my project folders are.
I try to use IDE's that support a wide variety of languages so that I only install what is required and nothing more.
I even clean out my tower regularly to maximize air flow and temperature control.
My PC/Desk is akin a well oiled machine.

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Pandita

At home, I'm the Artsy. At work, I'm the minimalist mom without kids. I currently have desert theme desk toys/trinkets 🌵

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Erika Heidi

Haha, lovely! I also have a few toys of my own, although I'll tell people they're from the kiddo 😂

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Arit Developer

I'm a mix of The Dancing Queen and The Mom 😄

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Heather Williams

I do dance and sing to music so the dancing queen. But my desk looks like a stationery shop after a Black Friday sale so have to add artsy in there. If I had my way there would be cats (and pandas) all over my desk but sadly I cannot have that. And books, books everywhere.

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AxelleDRouge

More of a cross between The Librarian and the dancing queen, with, when at home, a bit of artsy

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Jesse M. Holmes

You tell me! lol

A massive computer riser with an arm mounted monitor and a pair of Klipsch RB-81 speakers

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Erika Heidi

I see you, minimalist :) but with those big speakers, there must be a dancing king in you. Did I get it right? :D

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Jesse M. Holmes

Perfect!

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Andrew Brown 🇨🇦

The Tech Deeva: You wouldn't think it but my desk is litter with Bath bombs, creams, lip balm and and etc.

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Erika Heidi

Essentials!!!

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Monica Macomber

Fun drawings, thanks for sharing!

I'm a cat whisperer/minimalist. Things are neat & organized until the cat starts swatting at pens, papers, my hands 😸

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Erika Heidi

Hahahah I guess it's never boring when you have cats around 😊 #jelly

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Tristan Gillespie

The minimalist. I don't even like icons on my home screen, lol.

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Erika Heidi

Haha that's amazing! And it seems you have a climber? 😂 That must be a great ice breaker for video meetings 😊

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Joe Sak

Just reorganized from Librarian to "Minimalist" with bonus option: electronic music equipment on the desk. The Multidisciplinarian?

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Adam Crockett 🌀

4 6 5 7

But daddy, because parents have other genders.

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Akshay Kumar

The packleader

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Vikram Sahu

I am foodie and love animals - the Pack leader ( but also want toys at my workplace).

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Nuno Pássaro

Definitely 1 when the song is right but nowadays mostly 6 and sometimes 4.

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Thomas Leathers

Number 2 Especially... Messy artist desk here...
yes i do have a few toys on my desk...
also I do jam to music on occasion...

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SHJordanSLIM

Probably a mix between Artsy and Librarian, but i have so many figures nearby that i really don't know if i fit.

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Sam Sverko

Great post! I'm definitely 5, the minimalist. I think the most "extra" thing on my desk at the moment is my rubik's cube. If only I could solve it without the need for instructions...

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Jean Kaplansky

2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. I’ve worked from home since 2005 in a dedicated office.

No one would ever describe me a minimalist.

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Erika Heidi

hahaha that's awesome, cats and dogs? I envy you! I'm also like, the opposite of minimalist :D

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Aneeqa Khan • Edited

I am combination of number 2 and 5.

My office desk look more like Minimalist but at home its both Artsy and Minimalist

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Nikiya Simpson

The Mom Dancing Queen Tech Deeva!

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Erika Heidi

LOVE it <3

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Alex Pedro

Definitely the minimalist with the occasional foray into cat whisperer!

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Jaxcoder

The librarian, cat whisperer. :)

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Manivannan Sekar

Where is the Gamer version ?, We also exists and a programmer too

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Erika Heidi

Yeah I missed a few important ones, maybe I'll make V2 😜

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kaleigh

I'm 4 and 5!

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EzeM

"Dancing King" and "Cat Whisperer". Can't resist to play air guitar!

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Erika Heidi

Oh yeah I do air guitar (and air drums) too sometimes, haha 😁

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StanciuDragosIoan • Edited

I am the dad dev lol haha 🤣

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Adrian C

Archaeologist. I have to excavate my workspace every time 😅

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Erika Heidi

LOL 🤣🤣🤣 that's a great one!

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Gwyneth Peña-Siguenza

I’m definitely a #5!

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Lars Rye Jeppesen

I'm a minimalist dancing king

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Eric Ahnell

3, 4, 5, and 8 for me.

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Erika Heidi

Wow, that's awesome

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Claro A Briones

Ha loved this! I'm a combo of 5 & 6, the Minimalist Dad. However, the Artsy Mom has taken over my desk temporarily... the chaos!

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Moritz Rupp

I'm clearly the minimalist.

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Casper

I'm a minimalist with a touch of librarian. Real books all the way!

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Patryk

Minimalist... Except messier. Wish I could be a pack leader, but my current situation doesn't let me have dogs 😭

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Erika Heidi

Oh yeah, I would like to be a Cat Whisperer but also not the right moment for me (:

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Vaibhav Khulbe

The Minimalist for sure. It's important for me to focus more and remove any distractions while at work :)

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kaleigh

I'm a combination of 4 and 5

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Mr F.

The non-conformist

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Rachel Soderberg

Definitely a minimalist, but I do like to have a couple of knick-knacks.

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Ivan Šimičić

The Cat Whisperer when I’m at home, and The Minimalist when I’m on the campus!

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dhanush 

5+6.

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Jake Cupani

minimalist for sure

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Jason C. McDonald

Probably The Librarian with a touch of The Dancing King. ;)

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Edwin Klesman

I'm the male version of The Mom and The Minimalist combined.. only The Mom side keeps my desk filled with stuff I don't want there (no not the pictures, the paperwork and cables etc haha)

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Erika Heidi

Haha I feel you, it's a constant battle right 😊 I've tried being the minimalist in the past, but I gave up, lol

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Facundo Corradini

Guess that makes me a minimalist, pack leader dancing king techie :D

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Jin Vincent Necesario

I'll pick numbers 5 & 8. The Minimalist and the librarian.

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Catherine Azzarello

Pack Leader + Librarian. My kids are grown, so no more toys!

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sonawaneapekshit

Minimalist here

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Jordan Engstrom

I am definitely the diva and can't deny that no matter how hard I try lol
It just comes out at work (24/7 actually) and I'm sorry not sorry haha

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JkImExploring

I'm definitely a number 5! I like having extra space to move stuff around. My shelves under my my desk on the other hand are 2, 7, 8.

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Josh Puetz

This is so fun! I'm definitely the dancing (and singing) queen and the pack leader!

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Michael Harding

6 & 8 is my combo, 6 partially because of my 2 year old, but also because of my childhood Bionicle collection that I somehow convinced my wife to let me keep haha

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Waylon Walker

@ben Aparently when you make a comment, then click on a new article while the comment is still processing, the comment is added to the article you clicked on.

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Caroline

Mine 😝

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Caroline

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Baily Case

I don't see an option here for sleep deprived, coffee fueled, early twenties man. 🤣

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Victor Warno

Yass! Dancing Queen (but with headphones). Also helps against back pain 😄

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Jesús Cortés

A combination between Artsy and Librarian 😂

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Erika Heidi

That must be a busy desk. 😂