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this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2025
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I had a great home lab bench over 20 years ago - but that's all it was!
A basic bench for displays and peripherals.
Beneath it was some free standing shelves that had some mini PCs (shuttle mini ATX based, I think).
But it was wires hanging free all up the back. People get all antsy about seeing wires but it's a workspace, not a display stand. And needs change, so bespoking yourself into a corner is form-over-function (full disclosure: I'm obnoxiously in the "function first and the we'll consider form, but NOT before" camp). I've spent too much of my career suffering in a form-over-function fustercluck that was irrelevant almost as son as it started being used that I'm highly allergic to them, if it's not already painfully obvious...