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I used to get backaches from long writing/typing sessions, but since a
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I also make sure my thighs are touching the desk and parallel to the
floor and my feet are flat on the ground. Which, when some sadist
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bring my own chair and footrest, plus usually tools to remove the
moronic keyboard drawer.
And I bring my own fully split keyboard and trackball to avoid a
recurrence of the shoulder injury I got from using a standard keyboard
and mouse.
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