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Daniel Schildt

@amxmln @haeckerfelix HDMI seems to be more sensitive to interference. I have two external displays on a laptop, and only of of those gets blanked frequently. Larger display has longer cable, so that might be part of the reason why it's more sensitive to any issues. Maybe better cable quality might reduce part of the issues, as some of the thinner cables don't have that much insulation.

But seriously, the chair is likely to the blame, not the cables. Floor covering might also matter a bit, too?

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Arnaud

@autiomaa @amxmln @haeckerfelix I have the same screen connected to two computers, one via DP one via hdmi. Sometimes it blanks out via hdmi (especially when i feel a small electricity discharge) but never DP

But it can also be cable quality

Daniel Schildt

@dt @amxmln @haeckerfelix Yeah, my USB3.0 to DVI adapter doesn't have any of those issues (compared to the HDMI to HDMI cable), but it might also have something to do with the position of the screen. Oh well, living on the edge... 😅

Htaggert

@autiomaa @amxmln @haeckerfelix that whole thing is just Wow! I would not have figured out the connection! Luckily for tre past 7 years I’ve relied on a Yoga ball for computer seating.

Htaggert replied to microChasm

@autiomaa @amxmln @haeckerfelix @microChasm but but but I identify as a woman…. 😂😂🤷🏻‍♀️

microChasm replied to Htaggert

@Htaggert @autiomaa @amxmln @haeckerfelix Oh my! I will edit that. My apologies. I obviously need to tap on the poster to see who they are and how they identify themselves when I am scroll posting.

Htaggert replied to microChasm

@amxmln @haeckerfelix @autiomaa @microChasm it’s ok. I can try to be a man! I just was laughing!

dunham

@Htaggert What size of ball? I've been thinking of trying this to improve posture/ergonomics, but had no idea what size to get. (Also, my kids would probably steal it, but worth a shot.)

Htaggert replied to dunham

@dunham a normal regular one- they sell them vi the inter webs with a small dish with rollers between 65-80 USD, sometimes less. 😻 I love my ball chair!

Håkon Alstadheim

@autiomaa @amxmln @haeckerfelix Could be the material in the feet (wheels?) of the chair and the floor interact to create static charge. I believe there exist floor coverings created specifically to avoid this problem.

Daniel Schildt

@hakona @amxmln @haeckerfelix Furniture ESD from chairs is difficult to "fix", as there are multiple different potential causes for it. It's not the floor covering, even while that can increase the risk.

emcesd.com/pdf/eos93.pdf (PDF file, original article from 1993) tells that:

"Normal methods of ESD control such as wrist straps, floor wax, as well as "ESD safe" chairs have no effect on this problem. Therefore an equipment problem may exist in a location and ESD not be suspected as the cause."

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