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imforit t1_jcaf2gx wrote

Carpal tunnel syndrome is primarily genetic. For some people with tighter tunnels certain actions may trigger it. I had release surgery on both my hands last year, after my parent and sibling also had it years ago. If you're being bothered that badly you need to go to a hand doctor.

Ergonomics are important, and every person is entitled to their comfort and custom environment. This behemoth might work for some people, but it does not appear to be informed by any ergonomics science whatsoever, so personally I wouldn't recommend this specific product to anyone for ergonomic reasons.

Edit: Also, if your pain is in the outer half of your hand or wrist, that may be your Ulnar tunnel. The carpal tunnel contains nerves for the thumb, first two fingers, and half of the ring finger.

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Unable_Wrongdoer2250 t1_jca4mro wrote

I'm a fan of all sorts of different input mechanisms and have a small collection. I have a left hand only keyboard, spaceball, razr hydra, grifta, etc. I'll certainly be passing on this. It's just a bad idea. There's a controller called Azeron that you could easily map the entire keyboard to if you get both left and right hand, they're a bit pricey though

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DFrostedWangsAccount t1_jc9ky84 wrote

Dvorak is (supposed to be) an improvement for touch typists. It's not, but typing on a phone isn't touch typing so either way idk why someone would do that.

All the vowels are on the left side so I hope he's at least left handed and not constantly having to reach the far side of his screen

I use Colemak at my desktop and QWERTY on the phone.

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dss539 t1_jc9eqzh wrote

>BECAUSE IT IS JUST COOL

>It's cool, so I want one. As a front-line engineer who calls himself a high-tech engineer, it is natural that I want to have a cool device and use it well.
If I could use it, I would feel that I am a person who can do it.
That's why I want to use it.
That's the only reason why I want to use it.

This is some of the best copy ever written by the human race. Please include this on the gold plates in future Voyager probes.

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