Well, I don't know much about linux (i'm learning:), but i have a pretty intimate knowledge of the problem you're running into. I have had (and am still dealing with) tendonitis. in this thread, some people mention exercise and taking breaks. well, this can be good or bad depending on how stressed your tendons are. depending on how bad your are, i would definitely suggest seeing a specialist. i was a music major and ended up w/a severe case of tendonitis. the tendons had swollen so much that my hand wasn't moving much. i ended up not being able to use my right hand for a very long time. i learned to be ambidextrous. i would also put ice on it to try to reduce the swelling and put warmth on it to keep the muscles from freezing up. eventually, i was able to start the strengthening exercises and the flexibility exercises i needed to get my hand/wrist back in shape. btw, stretching is great for tendons. another thing to help is drink lots of water. this helps to keep the flexibility in your tendons. i also took aikido after my hand was in better shape and you wouldn't believe how much that helped. i hardly ever had problems when i was in aikido. i don't know how bad your condition is, though. the treatment you should do all depends on how far along you are. if your tendons are highly inflamed, then you should probably slow down. if they're not, then look into stretching and strengthening exercises. just like you should always stretch when exercising your legs and body, you should do the same w/your hands. analyze how you type and the position you're in. do you slam the keys hard? is there a lot of tension in your fingers? do you touch type? if you do or don't will probably affect what type of keyboard is best for you. do you take breaks (these are important)? do your fingers come way off the key when they've pressed it? are you resting your arms or wrists on the edge of something? how high is the keyboard resting compared to how high you're sitting? do you have large hands and the small keyboard causes you to be in a cramped postn, and the mouse is too small? do you have small hands and have to stretch far to reach the keys, or is the mouse too big? how do you sit? do you rest the keyboard on your lap like i've seen many do, or is the keyboard on the desk or a pull out tray? these are all questions you might want to look at to solve your problem. wrist splints are ok....kinda. they can also cause major problems. it really depends on how you're using them and what you're using them for. i found that when i used a splint and tried to type, i would end up getting more tense (i was unconsciously fighting the restriction) and hurt myself instead of helping. but, they're good for keeping your wrist in one position and keeping you from doing things with it that you maybe shouldn't be doing. wrist splints are more for keeping you from using your hand and letting the swelling go down. but you might not have that much swelling. there is another thing you can get that's not a wrist splint. it's a small cuff that just wraps around your arm. it helps to relieve the pressure. but, yet again, you would want to use it in moderation, and don't cut off the blood flow with it. the best suggestion is to go see a specialist, though. he or she can help you to diagnose how you're causing the strain, how bad the strain is, and how to relieve it for you in particular. if you don't go see a specialist, then i'd suggest looking at diff keyboards, diff types of mice, how you type, how much tension is in your hands, stretch, drink lots of water (not pop - this dehydrates you and causes the exact opposite how what you need), and take breaks. you might also want to look into strengthening if you're at the right stage for it. also, sometimes a small cushion can help to rest your arm/wrist on when using the mouse. don't make it too high up, though. ok, that was alot:) now i'm going to go take a break and stretch *smirks*
Education is one of the most frustrating and important subjects that this country needs to deal with. There are many problems with the education system and there isn't one solution. Education is affected by: government, money, PARENTS, teachers, educational administration, society, and even things like the courts. I was a teacher and I come from a family of teachers......I've had a good look at the education system. One of the many reasons that private schools work is because the parents care and will get involved with their child's education and discipline problems. These parents are paying a good chunk of change for their child's education and most of them aren't going to just let it go by the wayside. There are also many parents who do care and still can't control their children as well. But then, if you spank your child in public, you might end up going to court......... Discipline in many schools is abysmal. The administration doesn't have much control. In some cases, this is because they're afraid. Afraid of what? Afraid of getting canned because some parent has decided that their child is always right and will attack, attack, attack. I had one parent actually tell me once that it was my job as a teacher to teach her child (who, btw, slept in class and didn't do most of his homework), and make him understand the material, no matter what it took. If I had to be there until midnight every night with her child, it was my job!!! This was probably the biggest piece of horse hooey I've heard in a long time! Actually, it's HER job. Anyway, sorry bout the rant, there..... Looking at the education system again, there are many discipline problems in the classrooms. Where you used to have 1 or 2 problem children in a class, now you have 5-10. There's more children with learning disabilities who need to be handled with kid gloves. Teachers are no longer allowed to use many effective disciplinary measures they used in the past. New teachers, in many cases, will get the low-end classes with the more discipline problems and not many effective disciplinary measures to deal with it. They'll also be required to coach a sport they know nothing about. No wonder more and more first year teachers are dropping out. Case in point: me and the many I graduated with. Teachers have more to fear than in the past. They fear for their lives and physical injury. I know that 1500 a month take home wasn't worth the fear of getting my head bashed into a wall like what happened to a teacher when I was student teaching. Some of the teachers who have been around a while are becoming apathetic and are starting to feel like it's no longer teaching, but babysitting. I could go on and on......The point is, there are many aspects to the education problem and we as a society need to address all of society in an effort to fix it. Blaming one aspect of the system and focusing on that aspect seems to be the general trend in how folks think education should be cleaned up. Whew! that WAS a mouth full *grins*
My question to you and to others is, what do you deem to be appropriate for your children? Isn't it your right to determine what you think is appropriate, not the government's. By what right does the government have to determine what you, I, our children, and everyone else should be allowed to see. I can understand wanting to know the content of what your child is viewing/reading. If this is your wish, then review it yourself and make your own decision. Don't let the government make these choices for you.
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Well, I don't know much about linux (i'm learning :), but i have a pretty intimate knowledge of the problem you're running into. I have had (and am still dealing with) tendonitis. in this thread, some people mention exercise and taking breaks. well, this can be good or bad depending on how stressed your tendons are. depending on how bad your are, i would definitely suggest seeing a specialist. i was a music major and ended up w/a severe case of tendonitis. the tendons had swollen so much that my hand wasn't moving much. i ended up not being able to use my right hand for a very long time. i learned to be ambidextrous. i would also put ice on it to try to reduce the swelling and put warmth on it to keep the muscles from freezing up. eventually, i was able to start the strengthening exercises and the flexibility exercises i needed to get my hand/wrist back in shape. btw, stretching is great for tendons. another thing to help is drink lots of water. this helps to keep the flexibility in your tendons. i also took aikido after my hand was in better shape and you wouldn't believe how much that helped. i hardly ever had problems when i was in aikido. i don't know how bad your condition is, though. the treatment you should do all depends on how far along you are. if your tendons are highly inflamed, then you should probably slow down. if they're not, then look into stretching and strengthening exercises. just like you should always stretch when exercising your legs and body, you should do the same w/your hands. analyze how you type and the position you're in. do you slam the keys hard? is there a lot of tension in your fingers? do you touch type? if you do or don't will probably affect what type of keyboard is best for you. do you take breaks (these are important)? do your fingers come way off the key when they've pressed it? are you resting your arms or wrists on the edge of something? how high is the keyboard resting compared to how high you're sitting? do you have large hands and the small keyboard causes you to be in a cramped postn, and the mouse is too small? do you have small hands and have to stretch far to reach the keys, or is the mouse too big? how do you sit? do you rest the keyboard on your lap like i've seen many do, or is the keyboard on the desk or a pull out tray? these are all questions you might want to look at to solve your problem. wrist splints are ok....kinda. they can also cause major problems. it really depends on how you're using them and what you're using them for. i found that when i used a splint and tried to type, i would end up getting more tense (i was unconsciously fighting the restriction) and hurt myself instead of helping. but, they're good for keeping your wrist in one position and keeping you from doing things with it that you maybe shouldn't be doing. wrist splints are more for keeping you from using your hand and letting the swelling go down. but you might not have that much swelling. there is another thing you can get that's not a wrist splint. it's a small cuff that just wraps around your arm. it helps to relieve the pressure. but, yet again, you would want to use it in moderation, and don't cut off the blood flow with it. the best suggestion is to go see a specialist, though. he or she can help you to diagnose how you're causing the strain, how bad the strain is, and how to relieve it for you in particular. if you don't go see a specialist, then i'd suggest looking at diff keyboards, diff types of mice, how you type, how much tension is in your hands, stretch, drink lots of water (not pop - this dehydrates you and causes the exact opposite how what you need), and take breaks. you might also want to look into strengthening if you're at the right stage for it. also, sometimes a small cushion can help to rest your arm/wrist on when using the mouse. don't make it too high up, though. ok, that was alot :) now i'm going to go take a break and stretch *smirks*
Education is one of the most frustrating and important subjects that this country needs to deal with. There are many problems with the education system and there isn't one solution. Education is affected by: government, money, PARENTS, teachers, educational administration, society, and even things like the courts.
I was a teacher and I come from a family of teachers......I've had a good look at the education system.
One of the many reasons that private schools work is because the parents care and will get involved with their child's education and discipline problems. These parents are paying a good chunk of change for their child's education and most of them aren't going to just let it go by the wayside.
There are also many parents who do care and still can't control their children as well. But then, if you spank your child in public, you might end up going to court.........
Discipline in many schools is abysmal. The administration doesn't have much control. In some cases, this is because they're afraid. Afraid of what? Afraid of getting canned because some parent has decided that their child is always right and will attack, attack, attack.
I had one parent actually tell me once that it was my job as a teacher to teach her child (who, btw, slept in class and didn't do most of his homework), and make him understand the material, no matter what it took. If I had to be there until midnight every night with her child, it was my job!!! This was probably the biggest piece of horse hooey I've heard in a long time! Actually, it's HER job.
Anyway, sorry bout the rant, there.....
Looking at the education system again, there are many discipline problems in the classrooms. Where you used to have 1 or 2 problem children in a class, now you have 5-10. There's more children with learning disabilities who need to be handled with kid gloves. Teachers are no longer allowed to use many effective disciplinary measures they used in the past.
New teachers, in many cases, will get the low-end classes with the more discipline problems and not many effective disciplinary measures to deal with it. They'll also be required to coach a sport they know nothing about. No wonder more and more first year teachers are dropping out. Case in point: me and the many I graduated with. Teachers have more to fear than in the past. They fear for their lives and physical injury. I know that 1500 a month take home wasn't worth the fear of getting my head bashed into a wall like what happened to a teacher when I was student teaching.
Some of the teachers who have been around a while are becoming apathetic and are starting to feel like it's no longer teaching, but babysitting. I could go on and on......The point is, there are many aspects to the education problem and we as a society need to address all of society in an effort to fix it. Blaming one aspect of the system and focusing on that aspect seems to be the general trend in how folks think education should be cleaned up.
Whew! that WAS a mouth full *grins*
My question to you and to others is, what do you deem to be appropriate for your children? Isn't it your right to determine what you think is appropriate, not the government's. By what right does the government have to determine what you, I, our children, and everyone else should be allowed to see. I can understand wanting to know the content of what your child is viewing/reading. If this is your wish, then review it yourself and make your own decision. Don't let the government make these choices for you.