Nerds: Ever feel like you are at least 75% disabled....

[s0me0nesmind1]

You do realize that as soon as your brake pedal goes down even a couple MM, the brake light switch gets triggered?

Its possible that I often ride too close to the people in front of me and its possible that 2 foot drivers mess up my way of driving.

Possible....

So you're a tailgater that gets butt-hurt because you can't successfully tailgate because you don't know if they will actually break or not? All the more reason to continue!

 

[rudeguy]

So you're a tailgater that gets butt-hurt because you can't successfully tailgate because you don't know if they will actually break or not? All the more reason to continue!

Basically

 

[purbeast0]

I agree. That's how it should be done.

I fucking hated the whole concept of "Home row". Basically the "Rule" of keeping your 4 left fingers on asdf and your 4 right fingers on jkl;. Everything up or down of those is typed with the home row key-finger closest (above/below) it.

I type MUCH quicker than that bullshit, and I often only use my Index fingers. In reality, it basically comes down to your brain automatically knowing what key is next in the line-up, and your fingers automatically gravitating towards the next before the current key is done being pressed.

not sure what you are referring to. having to move a finger the shortest possible distance is ALWAYS going to be the fastest option in optimal situations. and having your fingers on the home row area is always going to make the the shortest distance to the surrounding keys.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

not sure what you are referring to. having to move a finger the shortest possible distance is ALWAYS going to be the fastest option in optimal situations. and having your fingers on the home row area is always going to make the the shortest distance to the surrounding keys.

Mmmmm, I get your point, with the "Shortest distance" concept, but does it really matter? If the NEXT key to be pressed already has a different finger automatically gravitating towards it while the current one is being pressed, does it REALLY matter?

 

[Jeff7]

Another one: I hate trying to type on someone else's keyboard. I suddenly look like a moron who's never seen a computer, and is simultaneously thinking that the keyboard is covered with spiders.
I normally type fast, but starting out on a new keyboard is about like Sonic the Hedgehog starting a run into a field of razor wire. Someone moving slower would at least have the luxury of stumbling briefly or stopping and recovering, rather than tripping and being shredded into a fine paste.

(i.e., if you're the sort who uses keyboard shortcuts frequently and then proceed to screw up a lot of them in rapid succession, the computer might end up being rather busy for a minute, while doing all the wrong things.
"Sorry....I just opened Explorer, then spawned 5 new windows of it, then opened a few files. Three applications are now trying to open."
"But you didn't even touch the mouse, and you were only at the keys for half a second. How....?")


I do wish I could type faster though.
I just tried out 1 minute of the "Tigers in the Wild" typing test at this site.
96% accuracy. 89WPM raw, 86WPM adjusted.
It still feels slow though when I'm trying to type out my own thoughts on something. There's a big and elaborate idea, but I'm stuck trickling it out through my semi-coordinated hands. The left and right sides tend to get unsynchronized at times, so the letters don't interleave properly.

I guess it's bad enough though. Not many people like getting an email from me. :twisted:

 

[ElFenix]

typing to see what i spacebar with it's my right thumb. i type the y character with my left hand.

 

[vi edit]

So next question...how many people use the right side ctl/alt/shift keys?

I'm not sure I've ever used them. Again, throwback to having that cast. I couldn't reach the right side of the keyboard with my range of motion.

 

[vi edit]

Another one: I hate trying to type on someone else's keyboard. I suddenly look like a moron who's never seen a computer, and is simultaneously thinking that the keyboard is covered with spiders.
I normally type fast, but starting out on a new keyboard is about like Sonic the Hedgehog starting a run into a field of razor wire. Someone moving slower would at least have the luxury of stumbling briefly or stopping and recovering, rather than tripping and being shredded into a fine paste.

Oh god. Absolutely. I'm do almost 100% of all my typing from laptop keyboards with very low profile keyboards that have very little key travel. There's one conference room I have to use once or twice a month with a wireless keyboard hooked up to the display machine and it is an exercise in futility. They keys on there have what feels like 8" of travel through some sort of molten marshmallow like medium that feels horrible to type on. I swear it's like trying to type on a alien device.

 

[Jeff7]

typing to see what i spacebar with it's my right thumb. i type the y character with my left hand.

Huh...left hand here for y. Weird. Typing it with the right hand almost feels odd, though when I did just now, I used my right middle finger to hit the y key.
I guess I've naturally started "limping" while typing: Years of heavy mouse&keyboard usage are starting to wear on the joint in my right index finger. :\

I'm still waiting (im)patiently on a direct neural USB linkup...



Anyhow, for anyone interested in keyboard-related intrigue:
WhatPulse.
Over time, it'll form neat heatmaps of your keystrokes and mouse clicks.
(If you have mouse clicks bound to keystrokes, it'll record it as a keystroke.)
After nearly a year at work:
- 4-5% of all my keystrokes are the Ctrl key.
- Nearly 10% are the spacebar.
- Every single key on the keyboard was used at least twice. F9, F11, F12, and ` saw the least use.