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The rolling desk idea is brilliant, I do wonder how often the configurations are shifted around though.

From this http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6471/the_valve_way_gab... it sounds like their employees shuffle between projects and teams pretty frequently. I imagine some employees are more mobile than others, but from the sounds of most things about that studio, people are rarely locked down spatially unless they want to be.

So, dumb question, but how do people do power cords safely? I would love to do this at our office.

Those desks are surreal. They have their own built-in power distribution and wiring looms, so all of the cords for monitors, the PC, sound, and so on are bundled out of sight. You only need to unplug one AC cord, trundle the whole thing down the hall, and plug it in when you get where you're going.

Indeed. Technically two chords (ethernet too!), though.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Power_cord

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Power_chord

I assume electric guitars are not involved[1].

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[1] Although Gibson do make an Ethernet capable guitar: http://guitarist-gear.blogspot.com/2006/04/gibsons-ethernet-...

Integrate an emergency energy unit and you do not even have to reboot for changing your location

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