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Walking Desk

Other desk-bound workers have gone the build-it-yourself route. After hearing about Levine’s studies, Shimon Rura, a freelance software developer in Somerville, Mass., constructed a treadmill desk in his home office last year. He walks barefoot, checking his e-mail and chatting on the phone throughout the day. His preferred pace and duration: 2.4 kmh for 6-8 hours each day. His motivation: simple. “I felt I really wasn’t getting enough exercise”.

shimon’s treadmill desk gets a write up

Greg Stein on Google

But I’ve really been missing out on writing Open Source code. It has been several years since I have significantly contributed code to any Open Source project, and that has been a growing dissatisfaction for me. I’ve been involved with Open Source for over 14 years… it is one of the things that I love to do. My departure from Google is going to allow me to get back into Open Source development. It is going to allow me to travel. And it is going to allow me to explore where I’m going with my new life. I see a world and a lifetime of opportunity with this move, and am tremendously happy about it. And no, I’m not going to be working any time soon. Please feel free to contact me about short-term projects, and I’ll keep it in mind, but I don’t foresee any real interest until at least January.

greg stein moves on