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 # upsy-desky-autostand
 a quick and dirty python script to control a standing desk
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+Works with the [Upsy Desky](https://github.com/tjhorner/upsy-desky)
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+### Why 
+I wanted a script that raises and lowers my desk automatically to achieve my goal to stand at my desk a minimum amount of time with sitting breaks in between. But I find it really disruptive when this happens when I'm in a meeting so I added some functionality to only raise/lower my desk when I'm _not_ in a meeting according to my Google Calendar (supports any publicly-readable ICS format calendar).
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+### How
+* Modify the configuration parameters in `standing.py`
+* Run it in a cronjob that runs once a day at the start of your workday. Or run it manually, I'm not the boss of you.