Do You Have a PC Posture? 163
prostoalex writes "PC Magazine takes a look at 'PC posture' and the problems associated with the workstyles of those who spend hours in front of the PC. They talk about proper sitting styles, the erroneous name of 'wrist rest,' monitor height and the need for periodic exercises to help alleviate potential repetitive stress injuries."
Relaxation (Score:2, Insightful)
Proper posture (Score:3, Insightful)
I should probably have carpal tunnel by now, considering how much I use computers at work and at home. Yet it's the people who aren't very into computers and only do data entry at work that seem to get it.
Re:Consider the jihad (Score:3, Insightful)
Perhaps Rob should run an editorial on antislash and give us some examples of complex queries that give interesting insults. I'm sure thousands and thousands of us would be interested in seeing the results, over and over again.
Re:we are not supposed to live longer than 40 year (Score:2, Insightful)
In most people the things you describe happen after they've reproduced so how could natural selection work on them?
Re:we are not supposed to live longer than 40 year (Score:4, Insightful)
A better 'average' lifespan is around 70. It's difficult to say, as many of the side effects of a modern industrialised society - poor diet, lack of exercise and chemical/toxic pollution drag us down just as modern medicine helps individuals live longer.
Your post also assumes a 'designer'. We've evolved like all animals, and part of the evolution that allows us to stand upright also involved bending the spine into a rather unusual shape, leaving us prone to lower back problems. We also have wear and tear on the joint surfaces (which usually starts kicking in seriously about 70). We have a number of evolutionary weaknesses, which have often been caused because they gave us an advantage in another way, or simply weren't detrimental enough to the population to be weeded out. There's no 'natural' age to live to though, it really just does depend upon luck and maintenance.