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New comment by themikejr in "ArXiv's Next Chapter"

themikejr — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:31:06 +0000

Any examples or greatest hits you would care to share?

New comment by themikejr in "Kids trying to play video games on school laptops"

themikejr — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:05:37 +0000

So many good memories here, like making a website that curated flash games on unblocked domains and sharing floppy disks with emulators and a ROM or two.

New comment by themikejr in "Documenting Aramaic before its native speakers vanish (2013)"

themikejr — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:53:44 +0000

The new testament is written in Koine Greek, not Aramaic. There are a few Aramaic phrases in the Greek texts we have and they are often accompanied by a translation or explanation in Greek.

New comment by themikejr in "I relearned typing to save my wrists"

themikejr — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:14:28 +0000

I had a similar experience. The important components of getting back to where I could work comfortably were:

- Kinesis Advantage 2 LF

- Apple trackpad mounted in between the wells of the keyboard

- Wear wrist braces while sleeping

- Stretches

- Massage gun on my forearms, neck, and shoulders

To learn to use the Kinesis Advantage 2 while recovering I also had to relearn how to type and for the first month I could only type very slowly (even in beloved Vim).

It's been two years since I nearly had to stop working. I'm still not 100%. Using a regular mouse quickly becomes uncomfortable and if I don't keep up with my stretches I end up in a bad place. I'm looking forward to the new Kinesis keyboard that comes out later this year since it will allow be to put more space between my hands.

New comment by themikejr in "I relearned typing to save my wrists"

themikejr — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:05:49 +0000

Could you provide a link to the wrist braces that you use? I've struggled to find a pair that work well with typing.