Public Service Announcement: Contacting John Eden

[Grievous Angel]

John will be back in the tomorrow soon and would love to hear from his Dissensus friends again. He can't use computers much any more so email is out but he can still read, so drop him a postcard at

BM Box 3641
London
WC1N 3XX

 

[bassnation]

John will be back in the tomorrow soon and would love to hear from his Dissensus friends again. He can't use computers much any more so email is out but he can still read, so drop him a postcard at

BM Box 3641
London
WC1N 3XX

whats happened paul? has john got RSI or something? please send him my best wishes if you speak to him, hope hes ok.

 

[Grievous Angel]

Yeah, he's got RSI fairly badly. It looks like the end. There's something new coming as a (hopefully temporary) replacement for his blog which I'm finishing off while he's away.

Drop him a post card, he'd really appreciate it.

 

[matt b]

John will be back in the tomorrow soon

that's a little cryptic!

the internet is shit without mr eden.

i'm 14 minutes into a mix, so john can expect a package in august. yes i'm that productive.

 

[bassnation]

Yeah, he's got RSI fairly badly. It looks like the end. There's something new coming as a (hopefully temporary) replacement for his blog which I'm finishing off while he's away.

Drop him a post card, he'd really appreciate it.

thats really bad news - hope it doesn't affect his job too much.

just like to say that uncarved is one of the best blogs (and sites, natch) out there. i'd hate to say all that come to an end, it would be an enormous loss.

has he looked into use of voice activated software? i know some people will similar problems who use apps like dragon. they aren't perfect though.

i'll drop him a line.

 

[Grievous Angel]

that's a little cryptic!

Back in the tomorrow = he's pure future

the internet is shit without mr eden.

I'll tell him!

He hasn't got to the stage of seriously investigating voice recognition. I can't see it appealing to him.

 

[nomos]

I didn't realise it was so bad.

just like to say that uncarved is one of the best blogs (and sites, natch) out there. i'd hate to say all that come to an end, it would be an enormous loss.

 

[sufi]

we miss john

 

[Woebot]

jesus how appalling! i'll definitely be in touch with him.

 

[boomnoise]

Yeah i'll be dropping something in the post for John.

Fans of Mr Eden - watch this...

BASH
25th May
The Bug(Ninja/Rephlex) meets the dub poets(Roger Robinson, Space Ape, Malika, Crisis)
Part 2(New Flesh)
Loefah(DMZ/Ital)
John Eden(Uncarved Blogginess)

BASH
At Plastic People.
(Presented by The Bug & Loefah)

Policy :
Bashment, Dub, Ragga, Rockers, Roots, Lovers, Soca...

10-2AM
£5/Conc..

 

[matt b]

BASH
25th May
The Bug(Ninja/Rephlex) meets the dub poets(Roger Robinson, Space Ape, Malika, Crisis)
Part 2(New Flesh)
Loefah(DMZ/Ital)
John Eden(Uncarved Blogginess)

respect.

i should (fingers crossed) be down london for the june one.

 

[polystyle]

Easy , John

Here's hoping for some recovery in near future for John
Card , CDR's in the mail pronto

 

[sufi]

loving the dulcet tones on the rsiradio

still missing eden bad from dissensusland, in these troubled teacup times, i reckon this is what this site's all about rather than strips-tearing and points-scoring in the politricks section......

 

[Grievous Angel]

Glad you liked it.

When droid has time he's going to do a proper announcement of it in the Events section.

Sadly the system isn't letting me post new threads and only occasionally lets me post anything at all -- some sort of glitch.

 

[john eden]

LOL - you'd think I had something terminal from all this!

It's just achey arms and wrists at the end of the day. Very frustrating and a bit depressing, but not exactly bleak.

Thanks for the props tho.

Physio today, doctor next week...

 

[Ness Rowlah]

Enjoyed the mix John and get well soon.


Had RSI a few years ago (until then I thought it was one of the made up illnesses).
Physiotherapy, chiropractor and some mild electrical treatment of some sort (from the physio) made me OK in a few weeks. Since then I've always used gelpads for both the mouse and one in front of the keyboard, as well as making sure I've got a desk large enough so I can rest the whole lower arm ON the desk.

Instead of the arms just dangling in the air - loads of "computer desks" and literature on RSI shows this as the correct way of sitting - but my physio told me it was wrong and that it was better to let the arm rests on the desk (pushing the screen all the way back and the keyboard inwards).

I did also get work to pay for one of these Balans kneeling chairs (ergonomy is big in Scandivia, you see these chairs everywhere - after 8 years in the UK I think I've seen TWO at various workplaces I've been) and generally avoid office chairs with armrests (they get in the way).

 

[IdleRich]

"LOL - you'd think I had something terminal from all this!"

You're not wrong. I was actually beginning to wonder if RSI was a euphemism for something more serious.

 

[john eden]

I think it's getting better. I'm allowed four 15 minute sessions on a keyboard daily. I hope this will gradually increase, but for now most of this time has to be spent on work stuff.

So I'm not really "back" as such...

thanks eveyone for the nice comments, postcards and letters!

 

[bassnation]

I think it's getting better. I'm allowed four 15 minute sessions on a keyboard daily. I hope this will gradually increase, but for now most of this time has to be spent on work stuff.

So I'm not really "back" as such...

thanks eveyone for the nice comments, postcards and letters!

i was going to send you some music but hadn't got round to it yet - just some old jungle stuff i thought you might like - still want it?

 

[Grievous Angel]

Ness said...

Since then I've always used gelpads for both the mouse and one in front of the keyboard,

and

rest the whole lower arm ON the desk.... Instead of the arms just dangling in the air - .... let the arm rests on the desk (pushing the screen all the way back and the keyboard inwards).

... which was what I said to John last night, though I think he's broadly already aware. (Arms dangling in air = big no no as far as RSI is concerned. At least, that's what I was told - did RSI "training" at work a few years back.)

It's nice when he's here, isn't it...