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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Don Flamenco on November 11, 2008, 11:13:20 AM

Title: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 11, 2008, 11:13:20 AM

It's at that point in the semester where I'm basically in front of a PC any time I'm not walking or in class.   I use eye drops and tylenol like twice a day, but it's wearing on me...I usually only have this for a few weeks a semester, but shit's crazy and I have another 6 weeks of this to go :(   

what do you guys (who are on PCs a lot) do to beat eye dryness, general fatigue, eye strain etc.?

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 11, 2008, 11:14:41 AM

By not being an inferior human being, that's how.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 11, 2008, 11:15:00 AM

masturbate

and furiously, at that

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: CajoleJuice on November 11, 2008, 11:16:17 AM

Quote from: Professor Prole on November 11, 2008, 11:15:00 AM

masturbate

and furiously, at that

that's the only way i know how

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 11, 2008, 11:16:41 AM

tear that foreskin down like a shower curtain

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on November 11, 2008, 11:16:44 AM

My left eye feels so dry, I should get some drops. Between browsing and homework I spend too much time on the computer. Once WoW re-enters the frame...good lord

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:20:32 AM

I have eye drops annnd well being at a PC is something ive done since I was 14, so its kinda natural to me now.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 11:22:11 AM

i dont. i kind of want to die.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 11, 2008, 11:27:15 AM

Quote from: Professor Prole on November 11, 2008, 11:16:41 AM

tear that foreskin down like a shower curtain

some rabbi did that when I was born :(

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 11, 2008, 11:30:45 AM

take breaks regularly to play 360 on a giant HDTV

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 11, 2008, 11:32:24 AM

How do you survive NOT being on a PC every waking hour?

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: ch1nchilla on November 11, 2008, 11:35:46 AM

By manning up.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: drew on November 11, 2008, 11:40:55 AM

smh

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 11, 2008, 11:46:13 AM

I will try this "manning up" and "smh"

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on November 11, 2008, 11:49:16 AM

what kind of eye drops do you use?  for frequent use to relieve chronic eyestrain you want a "natural tear formula", the redness removers in other kinds will actually make your eyes drier over time.   Refresh Tears are good (but expensive).  I use them 5-10 times a day.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: MCD on November 11, 2008, 11:51:12 AM

sleep.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 11, 2008, 11:52:38 AM

I have some walgreen's brand called "Artificial Tears."  Sounds like the name of some cheesy sci-fi book about androids.  and oh yeah, they are pretty good.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Tauntaun on November 11, 2008, 10:44:15 PM

Quote from: Professor Prole on November 11, 2008, 11:15:00 AM

masturbate

and furiously, at that

pics of that plz. :drool

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: DJ_Tet on November 12, 2008, 08:32:32 AM

Anyone wear glasses?  I'm up for a new pair and am considering getting anti-glare lenses since I'm in front of a PC for so long every day.  Does that help with eye strain at all?

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Brehvolution on November 12, 2008, 08:45:49 AM

Turning the brightness down on your monitor will make it easier on your eyes too.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: drozmight on November 12, 2008, 12:07:06 PM

LCDs made it a lot better.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on November 12, 2008, 12:11:23 PM

red bull

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: T234 on November 12, 2008, 12:11:35 PM

My eyes, every few months, seem to get really get fucking irritated. My treatment plan involves a pretty big amount (like ounces) of ganja over a couple day period while not looking at any screen during that timespan, and it works for me.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 12, 2008, 09:28:05 PM

Quote from: Kosma on November 12, 2008, 01:56:05 PM

Somewhere there are people working in mines and shit and you whine about sitting infront of a pc.

SMH

it's the mental mines, yo. 

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: CajoleJuice on November 13, 2008, 06:01:13 PM

If I'm not in front of a PC, I yawn incessantly.

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: drew on November 13, 2008, 06:03:10 PM

i used to go to design school.  i know

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on November 13, 2008, 06:05:17 PM

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on November 13, 2008, 06:02:19 PM

you guys have no idea.  except maybe prole and recursive.

We need an :emo emote

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: bud on November 13, 2008, 06:08:33 PM

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on November 11, 2008, 11:27:15 AM

Quote from: Professor Prole on November 11, 2008, 11:16:41 AM

tear that foreskin down like a shower curtain

some rabbi did that when I was born :(

instead of  :( ing you should be happy for you are a blessed man

i'm glad i don't have a foreskin ugh

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: radioheadrule83 on November 13, 2008, 06:19:44 PM

Fuck my eyes.. I long ago resigned myself to the fact that video games and constantly working with VDUs would fuck my eyesight.

My neck worries me though! And my shitty posture. Because its always late here when America wakes up, I'm on the internet quite late. I goto bed, look at a forum, or put something on to watch, and I'll be sort of twisting my neck to look at the laptop screen from my bed. As a result I now seem to have this cracking in my neck.. I'd put the thing on my lap as surely intended but I hate how hot/warm these things get when the vents / fans are all go. I feel like buying an old school breakfast tray to put the thing on... is there anything specifically designed for that kind of thing?

Title: Re: How do you guys survive being on a PC almost every waking hour?
Post by: Powerslave on November 13, 2008, 06:33:53 PM

now you have yourself a new bandname

The Dry Eyes