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Re:Thinkpad X62 by lukeschlather on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:03AM (#15276527)
I would love to see a double-blind RSI study where they randomly assigned different people different keyboards with different amounts of travel, etc.

I think it's fair to say that typing style can be worse than the keyboard, but I also suspect that a keyboard where you "never have to even lift your fingers" causes more RSI than one that requires more activity.

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Re:Thinkpad X62 by robin_reala on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:12AM (#15276604)
Why do you suspect that?
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Re:Thinkpad X62 by lukeschlather on Monday September 18, 2017 @01:17PM (#15277687)
Less activity means weaker muscles, and our muscles evolved for a wide range of movements. Reduced movement is generally less healthy in the long run, but feels easier in the short run.
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