On Sep 4, 2012 5:45 PM, "Bert Gunter" <gunter.ber...@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.jew...@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: cl...@ecy.wa.gov > >> Air Quality Modeler INTERNET: cl...@math.utah.edu > >> Department of Ecology VOICE: (360) 407-6815 > >> PO Box 47600 FAX: (360) 407-7534 > >> Olympia, WA 98504-7600 > >> > >> USPS: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 > >> Parcels: 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274 > >> > >> 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< resea...@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. 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