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Re:Swype pioneered a new way to type on smartphones–now it’s... by wycs on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:18PM (#16431585)
> It's orders of magnitude faster

This always make me laugh when said figuratively.

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Re:Swype pioneered a new way to type on smartphones–now it’s... by simplify on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @02:20PM (#16432112)
Just imagine: If it takes you 10 seconds to type a sentence normally, with swype you can do it in 100ms! :)
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Re:Swype pioneered a new way to type on smartphones–now it’s... by inanutshellus on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @04:10PM (#16433000)
ok, the real answer is "seems slightly" but hey, the other way sounds better. :)
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Re:Swype pioneered a new way to type on smartphones–now it’s... by Paul-ish on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @05:31PM (#16433580)
Also, all growth that is not linear is exponential. Forever.
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