Do you spend too much time at your computer?

[RobRich]

Like the header says, do you spend to much time at your computer? Well if you do, then this could be your fate:
http://www.scmp.com/News/Front/Article/FullText_asp_ArticleID-20000310015927683.asp

Just something to think about.

[This message has been edited by RobRich (edited 03-19-2000).]

[jadison]

That's a little extreme for me...but I do admit during the holidays I was on the computer for 3 days straight getting only 4 hours of sleep and two meals. I had just recieved the internet on my computer and I had been overwhelmed. I had probably visited 1/3 of all the websites on the net!!!

Well...maybe not that much, but I saw a lot! Just wait till I get DSL or cable modem...Uh oh!!

BTW, Is it true that your eyesight can worsen if u view ur monitor for extended periods of time?

[welsh wizard]

eyesight gets bad the more you use the system, but there again it gets bad any way, the older you get, so you can either die of a heart attack, go blind, or both, who wants to live forever,
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WW

[Wiz]

lol, so true WW!

[Gene C.]

I couldn't get the link to load. but, I do know about the eye part. I spend average 14/16 hrs a day 6/7 days week. and I just got new glasses. and have used the computer glass since they came out. and last week eye exams showed a almost 50% lose from last year test. and they told me I need to come back every 6 months now.

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[grandslammer]

Yes, I spend entirely too much time staring blankly at my screen, aat my screen, at my screen, at my screen .................................................. .......................................

[Brangwen]

. . . What was the question?

[Smokey]

I probably do spend too much time in front of the comp. It's a good thing that I have school to go to, otherwise I'd be on it all the time!

[wyvrn]

I use my computer at work, I use my computer at home, I use a my laptop when on the road... I have been permanently attached to my computer. I am wondering if moving to a small underdeveloped country with white sandy beaches and no telephones is the answer.

[alpha]

You can never spend too much time on the computer http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[Warthog]

I think Alpha is right. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Warthog

[Amarok]

well 40 hrs a week at work in front of at least two computers.... and then at home as well...... and I have no idea how many hours in front of those three, and I dont think I want to know either.

[Dougster]

What did the article say, I just get a 404?

[skywalker[TSG]]

hmm atleast 10hours per day

[Chef Mark]

Hey WW - do what I do: Have a glass of red wine to help stave off the heart attack while reading through SysOpt. Great way to spend an evening and do something good for your health <G>.

Chef

[medo]

Hello,

Good advice Chef Mark.

Problem is - if I want to study (properly) I have to spend more and more time at front of the monitor.

Medo

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[narayan]

yes.

[neo_otyugh]

i spend over 30 hours a week on a computer at work as well as another 10-20 at home....figure it will be like that the rest of my life...

[Mntsnow]

Short answer.....YES http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Mntsnow

[RobRich]

I'm bringing back this old post, since I tried a little experiment. I didn't have any work lined up this week, plus I'm on the back end of spring break. I have actually went nearly five days (5 DAYS!!!!) without a computer. No email, no internet, no gaming, nothing! I did suffer some withdraw symptoms intially, but I found that I could still easily exist. I've been working on my car, playing cards, reading, and even mountain hiking. Now since my experiment is over, I think I can get back to my regular life, which includes 300+ hours on a computer each month (work, personal, etc.).]

As for those that didn't get to see the story, it was about a guy dying of a heart attack because he was gaming on his computer for something like 3 days straight. It was said that he would commonly not eat or sleep for days, for he was addicted to computer games.

[This message has been edited by RobRich (edited 03-24-2000).]