On Sep 4, 2012 5:45 PM, "Bert Gunter" <gunter.berton@gene.com>
wrote:>
> I may be out of line here, but I fail to see what on earth this has to do
> with R and why this thread should be continued here.
Perhaps I'll write an R function that hooks into the console prompt and
reminds users every N minutes to take a break? The xwrits program used to
do this, and you could configure it to lock your machine forcibly for five
minutes every hour or so! It was so-named because its purpose was to
prevent users suing their employees but also served to save your wrists.
So, in R:
> library(rwrits)
> setwrits(60,5)
> ls()
[this R session is now locked for 5 minutes! Take a break and come back at
19:25]
[=========|............]
And we're back on topic...
discussions (imho, of course) is that it dilutes> the purpose and value of R-help and wastes time and energy. So may I plea
> to keep discussions here on topic and move this to private or one of the
> innumerable ergonomics sites on the web.
>
> Thank you.
>
> -- Bert
>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Keith Jewell <k.jewell@campden.co.uk>
wrote:>
> > When I suffered from wrist pain I found changing from a standard mouse
to> > a cordless trackball gave rapid and complete relief.
> >
> > Your mileage may vary.
> >
> > Keith J
> >
> > I think I've avoided tendonitis by carefully stretching the
affected
> >> area when I begin to feel discomfort and, as John suggests,
"Carefully
> >> watch posture and arm/hand actions to reduce strain".
> >>
> >> Clint Bowman INTERNET: clint@ecy.wa.gov
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> >> On Tue, 4 Sep 2012, John Kane wrote:
> >>
> >> I've come close a couple of times. Solutions: don't use
computer-not
> >>> always practical. Carefully watch posture and arm/hand actions
to
> >>> reduce strain.
> >>>
> >>> If do a lot of keyboarding not just R type look into using a
Dvoark
> >>> keyboard.
> >>>
> >>> Something I have not done but which is likely to help is
consult your
> >>> institutions health and safety people about solutions such as
> >>> ergonomic keyboards etc.
> >>>
> >>> John Kane
> >>> Kingston ON Canada
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: research@namibia.pharmaccess.**org<
research@namibia.pharmaccess.org>> >>>> Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:55:36 +0000
> >>>> To: r-help@r-project.org
> >>>> Subject: [R] Tendonitis and R users
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello
> >>>> This request asks something beyond the technicalities of
the R
language,> >>>> I would like to ask you wonderful people if you have ever
suffered as
> >>>> programmers ( or de facto programmers like myself though I
am a
> >>>> 'research
> >>>> assistant') from tendonitis and how you coped with it,
i have
golfer's> >>>> elbow on both sides. Any resources?
> >>>>
> >>>> Pancho Mulongeni
> >>>> Namibia
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