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Re:Brain implant lets man with complete paralysis spell out ... by dn3500 on Friday March 25, 2022 @02:23PM (#30805502)
The code is (or can be) the same either way. I imagine after a few days the user would memorize the codes for the letters and skip the prompts.

On a related note, one character per minute is about the same speed as the first trans-atlantic telegraph cable in 1858.

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Re:Brain implant lets man with complete paralysis spell out ... by DarylZero on Friday March 25, 2022 @08:39PM (#30808296)
You want a variable length code that takes into account letter frequencies.
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