tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post7508155522090835308..comments2024-02-04T23:52:15.227-07:00Comments on From This Point. Forward.: Pain in the Keyboard~Mariah~http://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-60781930522832384542011-03-24T21:58:34.593-06:002011-03-24T21:58:34.593-06:00MELISSA: I want to thank you for your comment on t...MELISSA: I want to thank you for your comment on this post - it inspired me to read this post again. I wrote this post more than a year ago and I am STILL struggling with pain in my hands and computer skills (I mean, that's EXACTLY what I posted about just this afternoon). I wonder what we can do to deal with this problem or at least get people to understand? Hmm....worth thinking about some more.~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-2700570928809313212011-03-24T19:14:13.601-06:002011-03-24T19:14:13.601-06:00When my fingers hurt, it hurts to type and sometim...When my fingers hurt, it hurts to type and sometimes I have to type with 2 or 3 fingers, no "properly". What a load of crock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-22949684264825267192010-02-07T10:24:16.414-07:002010-02-07T10:24:16.414-07:00Kelly: I'm sure you have a much better idea of...Kelly: I'm sure you have a much better idea of how often this happens and you would probably go crazy trying to rebut every case in point. ~;o) I've only just started reading this RA material, mostly thanks to the links on your blog. It took me a while to come to a point where I didn't feel miserable or upset reading about RA in general. But now that I have a better understanding of the disease, it is frustrating to see it portrayed so lightly. It certainly hasn't been a "light" experience for me. <br /><br />From an academic perspective, I think it's possible that the authors of the study might be willing/interested in our input. It might be possible to contact them through the University of Pittsburgh. But I'm honestly less concerned with the study itself - I don't want to discourage RA research - and more concerned with those short articles that make sweeping conclusions extrapolating from the results of the study. And I'm not sure what to do about all of those!~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-85726751081692800542010-02-06T13:28:01.897-07:002010-02-06T13:28:01.897-07:00I'm sure if you contacted the study authors th...I'm sure if you contacted the study authors they would give you more information/details, and you could express your concerns about the loop holes and lack of comprehension in their study. Might be worth doing so they can improve their studies in the future!Sarah Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171306756785035893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-41527271042042466942010-02-05T16:40:58.004-07:002010-02-05T16:40:58.004-07:00Hi Mariah. I like sunshine too. I am very uncomfor...Hi Mariah. I like sunshine too. I am very uncomfortable on evenings like last night when I am angry & I have to write. I want to be uplifting - that's me: Miss Lemonade Stand :D<br /><br />Maybe we can think of it this way, Miss Sunshine: We are shining the light into the darkness. It's not our fault there is darkness to begin with.<br /><br />Since it was only a case in point, I did not take the time to pick at the "stupid little study" as I called it in my blog, but I am glad you decided to take it on. Good job.<br /><br />I see several possible flaws to the study. Maybe together we ought to rebut it properly. Is there any academic forum in which to do so? I wonder.<br /><br />We know they're wrong, so we have an advantage. Although that argument won't hold up, it sure gives us incentive to get to the bottom of things...<br /><br />Take care. & Keep writing.<br />KellyKelly Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109864908080647808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-62017170020829776882010-02-05T15:10:30.082-07:002010-02-05T15:10:30.082-07:00In other news, I LOVE the three column layout of y...In other news, I LOVE the three column layout of your blog. I don't know as much as you do when it comes to web-design. Do you think if you gave me some hints I could figure out how to do it??~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-63604866194028356782010-02-05T14:55:43.514-07:002010-02-05T14:55:43.514-07:00That's true. I'm sure the study itself is ...That's true. I'm sure the study itself is more careful about the claims it makes. The problem is that the public's image of RA comes from those short articles. And I'm sure some people wouldn't even bother to read the whole article, so their info could come from just the headline!! Which is NOT GOOD for any of us.~Mariah~https://www.blogger.com/profile/18167493614638596254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512094385883127902.post-14146937004440700562010-02-05T13:14:48.258-07:002010-02-05T13:14:48.258-07:00I like the quote "We found that our RA worker...I like the quote "We found that our RA workers had similar keyboarding speed compared with the non-impaired sample." But that makes me wonder... how many words per minute did the two sample groups produce? If both the RA workers and the "unimpared sample" typed 10 words per minute, I'd say the assessment is probably fair ;-)KCFitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907513801465812861noreply@blogger.com