I had really bad wrist pain from having a computer-related job for >10 years and spending my nights gaming on my PC (probably also from bad posture). One thing that helped me a lot was switching to my left hand for mousing. At first it was horrible, because I'm definitely not ambidextrous, but after several weeks I got good enough with it such that it didn't make much of a difference anymore. I would switch back to my right hand if something was urgent and I needed to be fast.
Now after a few years I can left-hand mouse as if it was my right hand and my right wrist feels fine. When my left wrist starts to feel a bit sore, I just switch back to the right hand for a few days/weeks. Variety of movements helps a lot.
If I was you I would also try to take frequent breaks and do exercise regularly, if you don't already. You will just feel better overall if you're in good shape.
I remember when I first saw Havok in action (Half-Life 2 tech demos). It ushered in a new era in gaming. Things were expected to behave at least very close to reality. The way the developers described it back then made it seem like a revolution and I think it's easy for gamers these days to take that stuff for granted, since it is indeed "in pretty much every game ever".
Integrating it into Azure seems like a natural step for MS. I hope this ultimately means better environments for us to play in!
Even if you have a short commute and easy life with lots of help from family & friends, it's going to be incredibly hard to sustain this for longer than 6 months. Going to work, putting in 8 hours of solid work (so that you don't have to finish stuff over the weekend or at night), and then coming home to put in 2-3 hours a night is going to be difficult and will be physically taxing.
If your goal is to eventually do it full-time, then it's definitely ok; however, doing this just for side income is very hard. You run the risk of burning out, having your performance at your 9-5 suffer, or hurting yourself from the stress... seriously.
Money is "tangible, usually movable, and generally not consumed at the same time as it is produced."
Even if by your definition this isn't stealing, you have to admit that you are in fact circumventing the way NYT is attempting to make money for their hard work. The fact is you are stealing from the people who create the content, those maintain it online, etc. Do you intend to deprive the rightful owner of this money? Probably not, but you are still doing it even if that's not your intention.
btw, not trying to single you out, specifically. It's more of a figurative "you"