Long Computer Sessions Could Cause Blood Clots

kac5 writes "The Australian reports that extended stints in front of the computer can cause blood clots to form such as those that occur from Deep Vein Thrombosis. Researchers have named it e-thrombosis (what is it with naming everything to do with computers e something?). So /.'s get up out of your chair, slowly so not to make your body go into shock, and walk to the other side of the room and back. Now do that every hour and you should be right according to this article!"

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Scientific Evidence

[fulldecent]

I am living, breathing proof that you can spend 10 e-hours a day and live.

p.s. is there a stopwatch program that interfaces with X to see how much time a day yo put in on the computer?

Glorious trolls of the past

[joerg]

The good days of /. trolling have gone. Legend are the times where hundreds of trolls crapflooded any useful discussion. We commemorate the great trolls of the past with greatfulness.
Since one year the crisis of /. trolling is obvious. The trolls have reckognized the signs and have tried to save this great culture. Campaigns like ""Troll Tuesday", "The first Slashdot troll post investigation"; or the "Great Slashdot Blackout"; have been spawned to revive the movement. But this couldn't halt the decay of trolling.
Now there is not much left of the glory of earlier days. Today's occasional trolls can not catch up to the glorious trolls of the past. What remains are honourable memories.
So it is time to mention some of the great heroes of the past to give them the merits they deserve. Of course, i have forgotten many, so please post any names that you consider worth to be named.

Egg Troll

Trollaxor

Klerck

* Spork

Turd Report

Fecal Troll Matter

Weather Troll

Grammar Nazi

WIPO Troll