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Is Caps Lock Dead?

Posted by timothy on from the remapping-is-the-answer dept.

An anonymous reader asks "Recently I have noticed that I haven't used caps lock other for any purpose other than hitting it by accident. Once upon a time, COBOL was written in all caps, and other languages like BASIC and Fortran were not case sensitive. Capitals were the way to go for writing code. Does the caps lock key serve any purpose any more, and if not, should it be removed, moved, or replaced?"

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  1. Off-topic request by Beek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can anyone find that Slashdot story where someone found those prepared CNN death stories for a bunch public figures? I remember Ronald Reagan was one of them.

  2. Re:I use it all the time by Tet · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I have a woman and money.

    Are you sure? Those two are usually mutually exclusive...

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  3. Re:I use it all the time by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not in Nevada.

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    In Soviet America the banks rob you!