Mechanical Keyboards

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I bought this clacky thing and started using emacs for the third(?) time. (midwest.social)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And now I'm (slowly) typing this in dvorak.

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The vi keys are better than qwerty's home row. It's been two days and I'll die on this hill.

Is it terminal?

Edit: Guess I should mention it's a Nuphy Air60 V2 given the com. I was a bit hasty.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lol idk if there's a maybe little sarcasm there, but honestly, I love it already. I've been averaging about 15 wpm at 80% accuracy, and getting the groove to manage a few seconds at 30 wpm is so smooth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Good work! Only a little sarcasm, but after 35 years, I can type faster than I can write, and it just feels like thinking into the computer. (Does it feel the same for QWERTY typists? I dunno)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

QWERTY typist here, yes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I probably only get around 70wmp in bursts with qwerty, but I also type faster than I write. The best way I can describe the difference is my fingers feel all spider-like with qwerty, but in dvorak, I feel like I'm jookin (I was trying to think of a faster shuffle-y footwork, but this is sick). I can feel a different level of flow even at slower speeds.