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Originally posted by lumberjim
PS. why the fuck is the semi colon where it is instead of where the apostrophe is?! i use the apostrophe all the time, and hardly ever use the semicolon. I'd like to start a revolution about this. I must have backed up 3 or 4 times to correct the semicolon typo. maybe i just shouldn;t bother. yeah, that;s it. that;s my revolution right there. i will no longer bother to correct that typo when i miss the apostrophe key and hit semi by mistake! who;s with me?!
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Dude, go
Dvorak. Every key is in it's most logical, efficient place, based on placing commonly used keys nearer to the primary fingers (index and middle fingers). Of course, it is exceedingly tricky to unlearn the conventional keyboard, which was
specifically designed to slow the typist down:
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The type-bar system and the universal keyboard were the machine’s novelty, but the keys jammed easily. To solve the jamming problem, another business associate, James Densmore, suggested splitting up keys for letters commonly used together to slow down typing. This became today’s standard "QWERTY" keyboard.
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As for moments of feeling old, I've had a few. Probably my worst was last May, when my wife and I moved into our new house. A neighbor came over to say hello and introduce himself, so I called my wife to come join us, and introduced her simply as "Brittany." We talked for another minute or so, and the neighbor asked "So where's your wife?"
I indicated Brittany, and said "Er, she's right here."
"Oh!' He said. "I thought she was your daughter."
That guy is
still on my shit list. Heheh. I'm only three years older than she is.... damnit. Sure, she does look young, but young enough to be my daughter? Damn.