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Re: If You Can't Buy the Keyboard You Want, Build It Instead

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Post by chapium » Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 7:12 PM UTC

prometheus76 wrote: post #342

chapium wrote: post #338

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Totally agree. I never realized this until one day it started hurting to do work which really took the wind out of my sails. Adjusting my setup to better compensate for eye strain and rsi related issues really helped.

Unrelated to parent topic, but related to your comment on eyestrain, I have found that using f.lux to change the color temperature of my monitors to match the fluorescent lighting in my office (with a color temperature of 4200K) to do wonders for alleviating eyestrain.

Changing the temp on my monitor and making additional adjustments to my workspace helped. However, thank you for the suggestion. I had previously known this as a mac only software.

Re: If You Can't Buy the Keyboard You Want, Build It Instead

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Post by MrMorden » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 6:58 AM UTC

Symbiote wrote: post #368

rumanator wrote: post #349

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The kinesis keyboard costs more than some low-end laptops. It's hard to sell the idea that it's ok for a keyboard to cost more than a regular everyday work computer, even if it's price is expressed in coffee cups.

One of my colleagues (a PA, not a developer) has a "Rollermouse Red" which costs $400. It's an easy sell when the doctor says "you need this to avoid time off work" or similar. More developers should take a preventative approach and invest in ergonomic hardware. (I'm pretty sure my desk is about $500, and the chair probably similar.)

$500 is a low-end, made-in-China sit/stand desk. For one made in the US with a hardwood top, it could be $2000 or more, not including monitor arms and other useful accessories.

My chair at home actually only cost $500 because it was the store's house brand, but it happened to be the most comfortable. If it weren't for that, I'd have bought an Aeron. A name-brand office chair lists for $1000-$1500, but avoiding a sick day or three due to back pain makes one very +EV, very quickly.

Re: If You Can't Buy the Keyboard You Want, Build It Instead

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Post by Wistar » Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 5:40 PM UTC

zenexer wrote: post #254

Wistar wrote: post #253

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Oh. It just said "keyboard you want." My mistake.

Did you click it? You’re supposed to click the link to view the article before commenting. There’s a very clear picture of the keyboard above-the-fold.

I was championing keyboard diversity.