No.2351
Even more than a nice chair, the biggest thing that has impacted my comfort at the computer is a lumbar support pillow. They make ones that are dense and strap onto any chair and stay nestled near the bottom. They're excellent for keeping your back supported properly.
No.2352
Vim is the only ergonomic technology I use.
Stay away from emacs if you want to keep your hands in condition!
No.2353
>>2352Unfortunately I have invested too many years into the emacs operating system at this point. My only recourse has to ergonomize every other aspect of my work life. UFO-shaped pylon mouse, $1000 Steelcase chair, neck and back support pillows and an ergodox in addition to my IBM keyboard.
I may receive disability payments for carpal tunnel syndrome and smooshed disks but all of my productivity software is fully portable!
No.2354
I don't care about it. I probably should. I get neck and back pain all the time and eye strain too.
No.2355
Here is another bit of ergonomic advice: get away from the computer!
No.2356
>>2355Real question. How many hours is too much?
No.2358
>>2356If you move around a lot while seated and change positions, you can go all day without problems. Otherwise you shouldn't go beyond 4 hours. People died from getting blood cloths or something from sitting in the same position for 5 hours.
No.2359
>>2356anything upwards of 2 hours. If you work at the computer, I'd say 4 hours.
No.2360
>>2359Hi I just spent 15 hours sitting in front of the computer hunched over with my head facing a monitor to my right. It's bedtime now and it doesn't hurt yet. But it will.
No.2386
>>2352this is propaganda, you can use multiple modal editing modes on emacs, including evil (vim emulation)
No.2387
>>2386I'm a Neovim user, and I wanted to transition to Emacs since it has great plugin support. However, it's just a lot slower than nvim. I could also use terminal emacs, but I think this loses some of the benefits that you get from a GUI interface that I am looking for anyways.
No.2393
>>2388i need my gaming mouse.
