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Eight Hour Coding Session Causes DVT
NickFitz writes "The BBC reports that a UK programmer collapsed with Deep Vein Thrombosis after an eight hour programming session. The potentially life-threatening condition is more commonly seen in air passengers on long haul flights, but this should serve as a warning to many Slashdot readers (including me) that screen breaks aren't just for resting the eyes."
I'm waiting for the study of what happens if you check email for 2 hours, code for 30 minutes, surf the web for another hour or so, code for another hour, check email again, then sneak out early.
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You know, I've found there are ways to get your blood flowing to that "deep vein" without even getting up from your chair. Thank you, T1 and 21 inch monitor!
"I had absolutely no warning symptoms and I had no idea there was anything wrong at all," he said.
"I was sat at my desk and suddenly I was hit with the most excruciating pain in my lower back, I collapsed at the desk with my head on the keyboard, the pain was just so severe."
Collapsed with his head on the keyboard? No wonder he won the Obfuscated C Contest.
{for(x=A[1],i=calloc(strlen(x)+2,163840);
C-1;C3?Q=_= 0,(z[1]=*x++)?((*x++==104?z[1]^=32:--x)
The UK isn't part of the USA. There's like some water between them.
Oh, a soccer player... very British. If a soccer player got this condition and the programmer was british that means the soccer player must be british too.
Coincidentally if the soccer player weighs less than or the same as a duck that makes the programmer a witch and he must be burned at the stake as well.
Great logic there.
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At last, a legitimate medical reasoning for my typical work behavior!! Shoes off, fully reclined, feet propped up on the computer case under my desk...
No boss, I'm not getting comfy - I'm preventing injury and the resultant workers compensation claim!
Yes, breaks are important.
Of course. Otherwise all your code ends up on one line, and it gets really hard to read.
Guy asked me for a quarter for a cup of coffee. So I bit him.
No, they should be putting them on chairs!!!
This guy's the limit!
Might as well be called U.S. Junior.
But then you'd upset the Canadians. : p
This guy's the limit!
Made sense to me. Few journeys by food. Lots of journeys stopping at food.
Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
That is why you get up once per hour to go outside and get a smoke.
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The UK isn't part of the USA. There's like some water between them.
In your face, Hawaii!
That green slime had it coming.
Enjoy your promotion.
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