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Re:Uncontrollability of a bricycle (2014) [video] by dkersten on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @12:50PM (#16868859)
Good thing I chose colemak over dvorak ;)

Off topic: I didn’t do it for speed though, I did it for typing comfort, and as someone who has had RSI scares, I’m really happy with my decision (and with my decision to get a Kinesis Advantage ergonomic keyboard). My two main activities these days are hand-intensive: typing and sleight-of-hand card magic. I need my hands to be in good shape! Honestly, I’m a little baffled by how few programmers use ergonomic keyboards, since their hands are so important to what they do, but only a little, since it took me years before I finally bought one myself despite thinking about it for a long time (I regret not doing so sooner).

Re:Uncontrollability of a bricycle (2014) [video] by sooper on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @03:34PM (#16870321)
The cost of the alternative shape keyboards put me (and a lot of colleagues I've talked to) off for a long time. Glad I did finally save up to buy one! Pity I work on the road a lot and have to still use laptop keyboards a lot of the time.
Re:Uncontrollability of a bricycle (2014) [video] by dkersten on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @06:29PM (#16871822)
The cost was definitely a big part of it, I delayed for a long time because it seemed too expensive to me. In hindsight, given how much time I spend typing, it really isn't expensive at all, its just a big up-front cost... I now even use a 3 button foot pedal and love it.

> Pity I work on the road a lot and have to still use laptop keyboards a lot of the time.

Yeah, I use laptops and an iPad too and its obviously not very comfortable in comparison. Luckily I've managed to avoid it a lot lately, but its not always possible. It really sucks when I have to use an ordinary keyboard though and I definitely feel the discomfort :/

Re:Uncontrollability of a bricycle (2014) [video] by tomsthumb on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:23PM (#16872655)
The cost of a single PT appointment (much less a handful) should be enough for most people on dev salaries to consider the extra cost of a good ergonomic keyboard. Something something Sam Vimes and boots.
Re:Uncontrollability of a bricycle (2014) [video] by arafa on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @12:54PM (#16868894)
This was my exact experience in learning an alternate keyboard layout. Worked out great for RSI and I've never looked back (though it was painful to start).
Re:Uncontrollability of a bricycle (2014) [video] by samstave on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @04:22PM (#16870816)
Re:Uncontrollability of a bricycle (2014) [video] by dkersten on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @06:23PM (#16871788)
Haha! That's great, thanks for posting, got a good laugh from it :) If only I had hands like that ;-)