• arcine@jlai.luEnglish
    11·
    10 days ago

    It’s true ! I have all three, and now my legs and upper back hurt instead !

    Thank you, ergonomics !

  • psycotica0@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    10 days ago

    “Hmmm, I’m going to write you a prescription for 75% more RGB LED backlighting”

  • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    10 days ago

    no, my lower back hurts because i got impaled there. it hurts less because i have a chair with a double rocker and well positioned monitors

  • Godric@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    11 days ago

    Can anyone reccomend a split keyboard? I bought one last week, but it’s tiny and lacks FN keys and holding down alt practically curls my thumb into my pinkie.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      Kinesis are king. But if you want a cheaper option, Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic or whatever it’s called is quite good, even though it’s not properly split. The halves are angled so that your wrists wouldn’t be crooked.

      And when I inevitably break the key mechanism trying to clean inside, I unpack the old reliable MS Natural 4000 and clack away again.

      • Godric@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 days ago

        I’ll look into the kinesis! I finally got a chair for my office/game desk, and my arms are resting too far apart for a connected keyboard.

    • GaiusBaltar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      Kinesis Freestyle2. I’ve had mine since COVID and still love it. They have both Mac and PC key layouts, including function keys.

      Edit: I’ll add it’s an “at home” keyboard for me. If you need to travel with it frequently, it’s not super mobile.

      • Godric@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 days ago

        Someone else reccomended the kinesis as well! Mobility is not a major concern, if it fits in a backpack, I’m OK. Is it mechanical? As everyone knows, keys that go clickety-clack are a must

    • GrindingGears@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      I remember when I was a teenager and those things were all the rage (mid 90s). I wanted one just because they were alternative.

      Fast forward a whole bunch of years and I’m pilfering the supply closet at work, and happen to stumble upon a slightly dusty, but functional and genuine OG Microsoft split keyboard. So of course I just had to.

      Let’s just say that keyboard is back collecting dust in that exact same spot. The ergos of it were okish, like your hand naturally rests like that. But even just that little difference of layout messed my muscle memory up way too much. And you are right, hitting some of the function keys was too alien.

    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.caEnglish
      31·
      11 days ago

      It allows two people to have better posture when they’re both hacking into the mainframe on the same keyboard.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 days ago

      Even just a keyboard with left and right halves angled toward the respective arms would help. Because with a typical keyboard, the arms come at it at an angle, and then the wrists are crooked to have the fingers on the straight key rows. An angled or split keyboard allows to keep the wrists straight.