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study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities (Wikipedia)

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Vim users, where do you rest your right hand?

Longtime vim users, do you keep your fingers onjkl; or hjkl in normal mode? Standard touch typing teaches us the home position for the right hand has the index finger on the j key, so your fingers are on jkl;. But standard vim motion keys are…
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Voice Recognition Software For Developers

Well the docs finally said it, I need to take it easy on my wrist for a few months. Being that I'm a .NET Developer this could end my livelihood for a little while, something I'm not anxious to do. That said, are there any good handsfree options for…
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Can I write SQL using speech recognition?

I have wrist pain when I type and I would like to start writing SQL statements, stored procedure, and views using speech recognition.
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Best keyboards for emacs?

For emacs users out there, what are your recommended keyboards? Bonus points for keyboards that: Have no capslock key. Instead, a control key in that position. Alt keys that are closer to the centre, and easier to use with meta key combos. I find…
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Using an external "windows"-keyboard under Mac OS X

I use a MacBook, but I've got a usual keyboard attached to it. The problem is that the keys don't exactly map 1-to-1. One thing is the APPLE and ALT keys. They map to WIN and ALT, but they are usually physically inverted, so if you want to use them…
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How to remap keyboard keys to avoid RSI in VIM

I hope this does not come across as an attempt to spark conversation purely for the sake of doing so. I use vim a great deal (5-10 hours a day) and I noticed my left wrist is the first to start aching. The standard keyboard layout (see image below)…
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`git add --patch` with `--word-diff`

git add --patch provides a great interface for reviewing unstaged changes and then staging only the ones that are wanted in the next commit. Great, except for one thing: there is no obvious way to choose which diff view to use. In particular, I…
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Should I start out learning emacs with ErgoEmacs?

I am just beginning on emacs, and have just completed the tutorial. As a longtime Windows user (I am running emacs on Win7), the shortcuts do feel unintuitive, however I had expected that and was prepared to dedicate time to learning the…
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What set the value of JVM parameter MaxNewSize? Ergonomics?

My server info: CPU:Intel Xeon E5-2630 Memory:65970676K OS:Centos 6.4 kernel:3.8.0 jdk: HotSpot JDK 1.6.0.27 I use jmap -heap pid to print heap info: Heap Configuration: MinHeapFreeRatio = 40 MaxHeapFreeRatio = 70 MaxHeapSize = 21474836480…
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Switching workspaces in xmonad using programmer dvorak keyboard layout (shifted numbers)

Well, I am not using Dvorak actually but Neo2, but as I am using a matrix type keyboard (Truly Ergonomic) I have also shifted the numbers. Therefore this construction in my xmonad.hs does not work ergonomically: -- mod-[1..9], Switch to workspace…
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How to navigate code on a keyboard with no Home/End keys and no Fn key?

I'm looking at various laptops for one to program on while traveling and I found this one: the Asus Flip Chromebook: It's already hard to find sub-15" laptops with a Del/PgUp/PgDn/End row which I use religiously while coding but most laptops have…
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Remap Vim keys to avoid RSI in left hand

I always suffered from RSI in my left wrist (see here) and I thought it was because of the twisting motion associated with hitting the ctrl and shift keys. Therefore, I went ahead and bought an Advantage Kinesis keyboard shown below: However, even…
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Corner desks vs straight desks

The company I work for are currently undergoing a site wide renovation and I'm involved in the 'consultation' on what the R&D work spaces are going to be like. There is no scope for individual private offices - so lets not start on that topic. One…
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How to make byobu forward-word and backward-word with CTRL+arrow?

When used in uxterm zsh is jumping words when I press ctrl+left and ctrl+right. When used in plain unconfigured byobu (tmux backend) it is not. The cursor sits there doing nothing. I can however achieve that by using alt+b and alt+f, but I'd really…
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PhpStorm: any solution for 4 annoying problems?

I'm a rather happy PhpStorm user, but there are a few things that really annoy me, but I'm not a settings expert and wish there is a solution for them (editing PHP files) : Navigation Often in the editor, one want to go back to where the cursor…
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