01-04-2005 08:24									#1
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I don't really have one. Well, they gave me one for being a TA, but I don't feel very comfortable there. Sometimes I go to the coffeeshop and get work done there, other times I work in my living room. If I try to work anywhere else I get nothing done.

Where do you work?

Jon Miller

	01-04-2005 08:26									#2
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in my robe in my room on my bed in the night

	01-04-2005 08:28									#3
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Oh, I generally work at night also

like I wake up for the 'day' at ~10 pm

JM

	01-04-2005 08:30									#4
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what! so are you completely nocturnal?

	01-04-2005 08:34									#5
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yeah...

Jon Miller

	01-04-2005 08:38									#6
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I work on a Manufacturing floor

constant hum of machinery, clicking of computers, etc...

My office is a cubicle in a much less pleasant setting.

	01-04-2005 08:40									#7
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how does that fit in with college life then?

	01-04-2005 08:41									#8
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I spy a chance for a picture thread!

I work here: http://www.can.ibm.com/torontolab/

Here are some of the pictures I'm allowed to post. Unfortunately, I can't post the pics of the Heavy Labs, which are damn cool. Some of the systems are NDA, etc.

Bad pic of the outside on a stormy day.

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The office of moi...

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	01-04-2005 08:43									#10
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Another view of my "PWA" (Personal Work Area)...

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	01-04-2005 08:43									#11
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my office is my vehicle

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Closer view of the computer and such.

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	01-04-2005 08:44									#13
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Rear view, with the door shut (that doubles as yet another whiteboard).

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My current building

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	01-04-2005 08:45									#15
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An "Oasis" area...the entire biulding is covered by 802.11g wireless, so it's very popular to bring your ThinkPad there and work (about 95% of the 2500 people have ThinkPads).

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	01-04-2005 08:45									#16
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Another "oasis"...that's a waterfall thing in the background.

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	01-04-2005 08:46									#18
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One of the many "bistros"...bar-style seats on the end with lounge chairs and stuff outside of view, along with the actual Bistro itself that serves pizza, pasteries, etc.

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	01-04-2005 08:47									#19
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yeah I know, not environmentally friendly. I'm going to buy a hybrid as soon as I can afford one.

	01-04-2005 08:48									#20
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And finally, a games room.

There are LAN computers set up with games like UT, Quake 2, Need for speed, Warcraft III, etc. set up and networked across IBM Canada. Also, foosball, ping-pong, shuffleboard, pool, darts, etc.

Now I'm done.

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	01-04-2005 08:48									#21
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I share a small office out at Erindale. I sit and read the papers/wig out to Black Sabbath on my ipod in it twice a week.

U of T sucks for office space, although I did have a carrel on the twelfth floor of the Robarts research library (right next to the Greek books).

I used to have a great office at Waikato. Third floor, large window and view of the whole city. Power Macintosh, two chessboards (for email games I was playng at the time) and my Italian espresso maker (from which I served cappuccino and espresso to students, friends and visiting philosophers).

That one was the best. I bought the coffee fresh and ground it myself on the premises. I got a lot of student visits as the coffee lured them in and the conversation kept my office hours busy.

	01-04-2005 08:49									#22
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I don't see how people could work in an office. I'd go stir crazy.

	01-04-2005 08:50									#23
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That's IBM's games room?

It's good to know that even multimillion dollar corporations can't be bothered to decorate their rec rooms.

And that isn't an office Asher, it's a cell.

	01-04-2005 08:50									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident I don't see how people could work in an office. I'd go stir crazy.

We actually have work to do that prevents that.

	01-04-2005 08:51									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov We actually have work to do that prevents that.

most of you guys post at poly when you should be working.

	01-04-2005 08:51									#26
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Last year's office at Erindale was OK. We shared it with my mate Dean, who had the complete collection of Hunter S Thompson on the bookshelf.

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quote: Originally posted by Agathon That's IBM's games room? It's good to know that even multimillion dollar corporations can't be bothered to decorate their rec rooms.

It was built in 2001, during the tech crash. I'm amazed we have one at all.

quote: And that isn't an office Asher, it's a cell.

I find it great.

Mainly cause I love the computer. 3.2GHz P4 w/ HT, 2GB of RAM, and an internet speed that makes most sites behave like they're on a LAN.

	01-04-2005 08:53									#28
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 how does that fit in with college life then?

well, I have been trying to work more, since it is towards the end of my third year of grad school

so I try to work in the night

and than go to class or something in the morning and early afternoon

than sleep late afternoon and early evening...

JM

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quote: Originally posted by Dissident most of you guys post at poly when you should be working.

Yeah, but that's due to procrastinating on work we have to do, not because of a lack of work.

	01-04-2005 08:54									#30
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nice office asher

I would probably do work in the Oasis'

JM