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suburbancowboy
07/09/09

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The Mindbody Prescription by Dr. John Sarno is a must read for anyone who thinks they have Carpal Tunnel.
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The Nacon
07/09/09

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Is it really that hard to prevent getting a carpal tunnel? Just avoid resting on your wrists. I normally use bottom area of my palm (not wrists!) to rest at the very edge of a table/desk with the keyboard pulled up close to that edge. Lesson learned, but it wasn't that hard to avoid it.
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tok3ninja
07/09/09

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Being a musician and someone who sits in front of a computer all day I could use this. I better act quick before it gets too late for my wrists..
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Justinpaulson
07/09/09

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I think this is a great idea. My wife has RSD in her foot and hands (a horrible disease, worse than pretty much any other disease) and when she initially was getting diagnosed doctors did a lot of pushing and proding on her which caused massive amounts of pain. It would be nice to be able to use technology to diagnose these things in a pain-free way.
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Jesustron
07/09/09

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I've noticed that after years of typing and video games, my fine motor skills and ability to make acute movements in certain positions has decreased. There has got to be a better way to protect joints and ligaments so we don't have to figure out just how bad the disability has become. Though this is a good step.
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valkilmerisawful
07/09/09

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This is supposed to fix your 'limp wrist'?

(Edit: I really just wanted to waste a comment to check out the new system - andddd it's good.)
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Duckspwn
07/09/09

@valkilmerisawful: Ick, you think so? I hate how comments are hidden, and how the star commenters reign supreme now. It makes my inferiority complex worse... and I like a little variety in my comments, ya know?
Edit: I love the star commenters, but I find it hard to maintain a monogamous relationship with em. There are just way to many fish in the sea / geeks on the internet.
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valkilmerisawful
07/09/09

@Duckspwn_Insignificant Commenter: Now that you mention it, I kind of have to agree. I guess the only thing I liked was the "edit" feature.

@tok3ninja; is still in Beta: Tell me you're joking. Are the star commenters the jocks of your nerd party? If you aim to please, maybe you should be more concerned with how disappointed your father would feel, that you worship some, albeit well-written and clever, strangers on a techie web site.

HOWEVER, if you were joking, I would revise my response accordingly to: "I really doubt you are joking."
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Brian Lam
07/09/09

@valkilmerisawful: actually, the stars are nerds and the people making terrible comments are the jocks. I'd promote you and duck, but you guys aren't doing anythign but bitching. get on it. step it up.
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valkilmerisawful
07/09/09

@Brian Lam: For shame, Brian Lam. I brought nothing to the table today. I suppose it was an over-reaction caused by an intermittent left-side Ctrl and Shift key malfunction that I've been dealing with.
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Liam Kinkaid
07/09/09

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Wait until I tell my girlfriend that pegging can help out with my carpal tunnel!
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GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
01/14/09

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Wow, I wonder how well the motors are sealed. So nothing gums up the works.
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Curves
01/14/09

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I was having trouble with tender wrists (though not for the reason most of you guys do) and I got a mouse pad with a wrist rest and the problem went away. Maybe the keyboard isnt the culprit; it wasnt in my case. (And its not in the case of most of you guys either, blame the real culprit, pr0n.)
Did you know that pregnancy makes carpel tunnel a lot worse? (Also avoided by pr0n.)
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/14/09

@Curves: How does pregnancy make carpal tunnel worse? I'm being serious (for once..)
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Kaiser-Machead
01/14/09

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Pressure on the nerves caused by swelling. When sis was pregnant (I OPPOSE THE WORD PREGGERS! DO NOT WANT), we found this out.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/14/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Ah! I knew about the swollen ankles. Never realized that affected wrists as well..
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Curves
01/14/09

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: It pretty much meses up every function and norm of a woman, mind AND body.
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OMG! Bacon!
01/14/09

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I love my oldschool logitech comfort duo keyboard. I've got 2 of them. I don't know why there aren't more gaming/high-end split/ergonomic keyboards out there =(
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/14/09

@phoenix27: Because 90% of people just use the cheapo Dell keyboards that came with their computers?
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Kaiser-Machead
01/14/09

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I will not make a groan-worthy joke about Smartfish and carpal tunnel. Nope. Won't do it.
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SouthendXGF
12/09/08

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this looks like the best thing since sliced... wait....

that reminds me - what was the "best thing" before sliced bread was invented? and at what point are we going to have a new standard for the "best thing". I mean, if, say, the internet was announced as the best thing since sliced bread, why are we still using sliced bread as a reference point?
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frigg
12/09/08

@SouthendXGF: The best thing before sliced bread was bread itself. The cultivation of wheat 10,000 years ago was the most significant transforming force in human civilization since the control of fire, changing humans from hunter gatherers into farmers.

The best thing after sliced bread was the interstate highway system, providing a series of what appears to be hieroglyphic messages etched on the surface of the planet and visible from space that aliens have been attempting to decode ever since they were built.

So, in chronological order: it's the best thing since controlled fire; the best thing since bread; the best thing since sliced bread; the best thing since the interstate highway system.

After the interstate highway system, it's a toss up between the Forever Stamp and the first season of LOST.
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SouthendXGF
12/09/08

@frigg: i liked internet porn better.
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ripfire
12/09/08

@SouthendXGF: Before internet porn, there was BBS porn (oh the tease of interlaced GIF). But then before that, there was USENET porn; took me days to find the proper uudecoder.
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SouthendXGF
12/09/08

@ripfire: i don't know if having all this porn close to the sliced bread is a good idea...
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ripfire
12/09/08

@SouthendXGF: Yeah, you're right. I smell yeast infection.
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poorGeek
12/09/08

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but wait, where is the usb port?!?
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Pessimippopotamus
12/09/08

@poorGeek: I suppose you half expect it to hump your wrist.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
12/09/08

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Sweet! Wonderbread wrist rests.
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Davy Grolton
12/09/08

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No Mark, I wasn't complaining of carpel tunnel syndrome. Or talking at all for that matter because white bread would always stick to the roof of my mouth and i would make the tounge clicking noise for about 10 minutes.

And your bread glows? You might want to invest in a geiger counter, sir.
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Mark Wilson
12/09/08

@Davy Grolton: I totally forgot about that roof of the mouth sensation! I really need to pick up a loaf of Wonder Bread for the nostalgia alone.
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