Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by bee_rider on Thursday January 06, 2022 @04:47PM (#29830735)

Hmm. I wonder if I saved myself some embarrassment on Instant Messenger by not typing too fast to think.

I don't really understand why properly trained typing is more ergonomic, anyway. If I keep my hands perfectly on the homerow, each letter is nearly the same exact motion. The way I type normally, my hands move around a bit, so there's a couple character history built into my motions. This seems to me like it ought to reduce the repetitive motions, which are what lead to repetitive strain injuries, right?

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Re:Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing... by rightbyte on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:33PM (#29831426)

Ye keeping the fingers at one row home position doing the same dance feels terribly unergonomic and crammed. I was only thinking about the neck looking down (dentists have problems with that).

Maybe I stress my hands more while tryhard practicing touch typing than I would in normal use though.

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