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Monday, March 16: Hoping the strange feeling would go away with a good night's sleep, I was disappointed to discover it is still with me. I began to worry and suspect Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). A friend told me to go to the doctor. I sucked it up and finished a short application essay...
Friday, March 20: Trained in Dragon Dictate today. It was one of the most frustrating experiences of my computer life, right up there with assignment 8 from CS50. I bought this book by Emil Pascarelli, "Repetitive Strain Injuries: A Computer User's Guide." I can't wait to go home. One week of rest and I'll be ready to jump back on the keyboard...
...more and more of us become afflicted with serious cases of repetitive strain injuries (RSI), we reluctantly have to face the facts: RSI is a serious risk, and something needs to be done to avoid...
...rare White House press secretary whose reputation had not only survived but flourished--even as he brokered every day the conflicting interests of a scandal-prone President and a hard-bitten press corps. But as he stood gripping the briefing-room lectern last week, McCurry was showing uncustomary strain. He set his lips tightly when a reporter asked whether the press secretary could be sure that President Clinton's lawyers were giving him "full, complete, truthful" information. "Yes," McCurry said grimly. "And God help them if they...
...worries that the creation of a department would strain the ART's professional resources...