DaFranker comments on Open Thread for February 3 - 10 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 03 February 2014 05:44:13PM *  -1 points [-]

I have always been able to find a comfortable computer (arm)chair for $100 or less, usually on sale at Staples.

Comment author: DaFranker 03 February 2014 06:10:57PM 1 point [-]

Beware that you need to "try" these chairs, and you need to pay attention to clothing when you try them too. A chair that's super comfortable with jeans and a winter coat might turn out to be an absolutely horrible back-twisting wedge of slipperiness once you're back home in sweatpants and a hoodie. Or in various more advanced states of undress.

Comment author: FeepingCreature 03 February 2014 11:36:54PM 0 points [-]

absolutely horrible back-twisting wedge of slipperiness

I put a blanket over my chair. It seems to work.

Comment author: DaFranker 07 February 2014 03:17:45PM 1 point [-]

In practice, this is relevant once you've already bought a chair and want to maximize the comfort you can get from it, balanced against the difference of comfort you could buy & chance of getting that comfort (or some lower value, or some higher) & money you'd need to spend.

When purchasing a new chair, I don't think this will be an important factor in the overwhelming majority of situations.