Nora (the information architect at "Buzzdome") wears special gloves and refuses to shake hands while saying she has "carpal tunnel". At the time the episode was made it was widely believed that the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (nerve-damaging wrist condition) is caused by a prolonged use of computers, which would be fitting for a startup programmer. However, recent studies failed to confirm such a connection. It is far more likely that Nora has tendinitis - a painful inflammation of the wrist indeed caused by overworking it.