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The seating arrangement that you describe comes in different flavors but its main purpose is to "foster collaboration". I used to work at a Goldman Sachs sister company, and that is how they did it. Very weird at first, but it works.
Many software companies do this now, Google, etc.
It works. You would think everyone would be talking all day and no work would get done, but the opposite to this is true.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: one big room with no walls (not even cubicles)
Hopefully the office culture will organically enforce a quiet work environment. Private phone calls will need to be very brief or will need to be conducted away from your desk.
/ravi
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So the ongoing nightmare of whitespace continues?
The horror, the horror, the horror ...
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If you are of an age, then you'll remember Les Nesman making his own door... 'nuff said.
And for the USB charging ports? Depending upon your device, they may not work... be prepared to have your charging block and plug it into a regular outlet.
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That was such a good show!
/ravi
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Good luck sounds like you can't fart without everyone hearing it.I guess there's some value in getting a warning, assuming sound travels faster than smell.Not worrying abpout doppler phenomena.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Mike Mullikin wrote: fancy devices that allow work while sitting or standing
The only time I stand when working is for two minutes just before 1pm - so everybody can get used to the fact that I'm just going to lunch.
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I cannot even begin to imagine working in an open environment. I think they almost got it correct - perhaps the open area should have been the meeting area with offices on the periphery. I think this guy got it right, or pretty close to it:
The new Fog Creek office – Joel on Software[^]
I have seen the insanity of making decisions for developers by people who aren't developers go on for so long. IT spec'ing machines when they have no clue what will be done with them. Same for monitors, keyboards, chairs, even to technical books.
But I will say that one of the best business investments I ever made was buying Bose QC15s. I deliberately sit such that I cannot see with peripheral vision if someone is standing in my cubicle "door". I type this from my home office. I have doors, and I use them.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Solar powered wireless keyboards
That's one way to keep you near a window.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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How Large Are Pizza Hut Pizzas?[^]
Nice dedicated domain to something we all have been wondering.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Best website ever ! pity I'll have to cross the ocean to buy some 
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They need to branch out and do direct pizza-to-pizza comparisons across different brands.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Bite your tongue. There's no point in buying anything other than Pizza Hut. 
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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If you believe that, you've clearly never had an actual pizza.
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Take your flagrant and clearly incendiary response to the Soapbox you heathen!!
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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I suspect he's being sarcastic. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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While some of those numbers may be facts, they are incomplete at best.
In particular, the speed statistic. I believe that would have to be for the olfactory component. The aural component would be at the speed of sound, and be over 1100 f/s at the time of wind breakage and decelerate based on environmental conditions. The olfactory component would also be affected by this, along with variations based on content- in other words speed is a function of diet
Director of Transmogrification Services
Shinobi of Query Language
Master of Yoda Conditional
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MadMyche wrote: In particular, the speed statistic. I believe that would have to be for the olfactory component. The aural component would be at the speed of sound, and be over 1100 f/s at the time of wind breakage and decelerate based on environmental conditions. The olfactory component would also be affected by this, along with variations based on content- in other words speed is a function of diet
Yes, of course and is relative to wind velocity as well.
Of course once my first wife had a major issue and it was summer, so we had the windows down. I puledl up to a stop light and she let loose. Thepeople in the car next to us sniffed, save us a dirty look and ran the red light. She never complained about me breaking wind again!
My german grandmoth, would say if someone broke wind:"Who hath let forth that spicy breeze"!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Well, the olfactory component should obey the laws of difusion, but be superposed on the drift velocity and reaction (EEEw)time.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Since when Pizza Hut serves pizza? 
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Can't you just calculate the volume of a pizza of radius z and thickness a to be pi*z*z*a?
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No, I haven’t published my page to tell you how much the snow you shoveled weighs.
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Shinobi of Query Language
Master of Yoda Conditional
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MadMyche wrote: No, I haven’t published my page to tell you how much the snow you shoveled weighs.
That's good, we haven't had snow for a couple of years, although I did see some on a trip to Philadfelphia early in March.but I didn't have to shovel it the hotel took care of it.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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