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Becoming a programmer despite my history of RSI [duplicate]
My background is in biochemistry, but I have since fallen in love with coding, and I've been accepted to some great options for graduate school in CS.
I'm a classical pianist and I love video games ...
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trackpoint vs mouse vs touchpad, what is more healthy? [closed]
I started using trackpoint on my new laptop about 3 months ago. Lately, I sometimes feel pain in my fingers(pointing finger and middle finger) and wrist. I am on computer for like 10 hours daily, so ...
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Is programming on different monitors bad for your eyes? [closed]
Are there any long term health risks for your eyes when using multiple monitor setups, where the manufacture of the monitors is different?
For example, if you were to use a dual monitor setup where ...
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Suggestions for useful “databases health” dashboard [closed]
Background:
I work as a dev at a face-paced start-up where we use several MySql instances. My non-dev colleagues, who consume our internal services fairly often send emails to our group complaining ...
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Accomodating back problem while programming [closed]
I had an accident while working as a student some ten years ago. This resulted in a discal hernia in lumbar area - for those in the know, L4-L5. I'm going to a physio and know where the problems lie.
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Bringing my genius brain back [closed]
Well... I was hired because I did not take a comp-sci or engineering course, however I was really good at coding. My job is doing the heterodox stuff when needed... You know, the guy that sometimes ...
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What's it like to program without eyesight?
At the urging of my father, I recently signed up for disability insurance. It got me wondering, if I were to become blind, what would it be like to write code without eyesight?
An old question on ...
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Does RSI qualify for a disability? Are you killing your career if you do? [closed]
My RSI has gotten pretty bad now. I'm still in school and thought about applying for a grant based on disability.
Is this a bad idea in terms of it being seen as incapable of doing a job after I ...
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Is it more difficult to maintain moral ethics in IT industry..?
is it more difficult to maintain moral ethics in IT industry? or it is just that this industry has its own code of conduct?.
I have another profile with karmas close to a thousand. This posting is ...
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What do you do to make sure you take proper/enough breaks, while avoiding unwanted side-effects of break taking?
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It seems to me that computer programmers are one of a select few groups of people who actually take pleasure from sitting in front of computers for long periods of time. Most people in ...
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Preventing RSI (Repetitive Strain Injuries) [closed]
I am 16 years old and I love to program and playing the piano. It's not uncommon that I'm bashing away on my mouse and keyboard all day long. I do not feel any pains doing so.
Yet I am still worried, ...
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How do I cope with programming insomnia?
I have been working until past 1:00 in the morning almost every night. Then I ride the bus home and I'm just envisioning my computer screen in my head. I get home and sleep at most four hours and ...
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Colour scheme for editor - guidelines or medical reccomendations
Is anyone aware of any studies on what colour scheme is best for use in multi-coloured text based computer work? Specifically in terms of reducing eye strain. For instance is a blackback ground and ...
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Obsession, how much is too much?
I'm 17 and I've started programming and reading SE all day, every day. I absolutely love it and want to program for a living, but how much is too much? Is it unhealthy to sit at a computer all the ...
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How monitor exposure affects eyesight or need to wear glasses [closed]
A friend (who does not own a computer) told me that too much computer time makes you need glasses..... well I don't know about taking it as truth from him like that . But I am curious. Do you get near ...
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Can passionate programmers with limited abilities have life outside work? [closed]
Update: Thanks for all the wonderful answers posted. It really helped me to put things in perspective.
I definitely feel better now and signed up for gym few days back. Also I leave my work laptop at ...
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How do you keep your hands in good condition? [closed]
Our hands are one of the physical tools of our trade. What do you do to keep them healthy and avoid injuries? What about wrists/shoulders or your whole body in general?
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How do programmers stay healthy? [closed]
Being a programmer is not a very healthy profession - long hours of sitting in front of a computer, with impending deadlines just over the cubicle. This takes a toll on the body and mind.
So what ...
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Have you ever experienced Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)? How did it happen, and what was your response to it? [closed]
How did you treat it when you were symptomatic, and what did you do since then to ensure that it won't repeat itself? What was the most helpful?
