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New Keyboard Has Just 53 Keys
Enigma5O writes to tell us The Tech Zone is reporting on a new style of keyboard with just 53 keys. Departing from the normal QWERTY keyboard setup the 'New Standard Keyboard' designed by John Parkinson measures just 12.5 inches wide x 5 inches deep x 1 inch thick and is arranged in alphabetical order. The keyboard has been designed with ergonomics in mind keeping all keys within easy reach of the home position. The only question is, will everyone be willing to relearn how to type?
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While we're at it, we should all convert to a more sensible language like Spanish. English is just too difficult to master.
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The only question is, will everyone be willing to relearn how to type?
I hdva bewn psink thns ntw k3ybderd fgr tge lezt twd wqeks, snd I cvn hqnfstly sny twat ft hdz grwbhly omprpved py twpvng spwed mnd ackuraly.
You'd need two hands just to reach A, W, S, and D and god forbid you have to strafe
Um, even with safe search on, what is up with that 2nd pic???
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It has only a gas pedal. You have to pull the door handle and hit gas simultaneously to brake.
I switched the gearlever from the traditional five to a more ergonomical two gears and second gear is the default. Studies have proven that more motorists pull away in second.
We expect this new model to replace traditional models around the same time DVORAK replaces QWERTY.
Apparantly it only takes a week to learn Esperanto. When everyone else speaks it, I'll only be a week behind!
I believe that argument was coined by a lady called Trudi Berger (not sure of the spelling, sorry), who used to be a specialist in language crash courses at York University in the 70s.
She used to help her students get top grades in modern language exams in a week (from scratch). The only problem is that you often forget in less than seven days what was learnt in the previous week! So the solution was to follow one of her crash courses with an extended visit to the appropriate country...
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Interesting, but all the same please remind me never to buy a keyboard from you.
i just designed a guitar with 6 frets and 24 strings...of course, now the tuning pattern is completely different, so i'll call it..uhh..."new standard tuning"! i wonder if it'll catch on.
You sure 'bout dat?
That's true, spanish is easy to use. Just like mac. French is even easier, and they have a bureau to stamp out unfrench words, keeping it closed and proprietary - windows. English is a bit more open-source. As a result, it seems to have incorporated just about every word under the sun, so really it should only be used by hardcore language hobbyists.
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[English] seems to have incorporated just about every word under the sun, so really it should only be used by hardcore language hobbyists.
Have you seen how most people use English? It appears they all think they're hardcore language hobbyists...
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