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iPhone Keyboard Leads to Typso

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the see-get-it-i-was-being-funny dept.

jfruhlinger writes "One of the selling points of the iPhone was its revolutionary touch-screen full keyboard. But a study has shown that text messages sent from iPhones contain significantly more typso than messages from phones with other kinds of keyboards — and aren't entered any faster."

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  1. Huh? (off-topic) by satoshi1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What's with the dont*mebro tags as of late? While I find them hilarious, I am confused as to their origin.

    1. Re:Huh? (off-topic) by SashaMan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      "Don't taze me bro" is the new slashdot meme. It was originally uttered by that guy that was tazered at a John Kerry forum at a university. Looking down the story history, "dontwavemebro" was a pun used for the story dealing with microwaves being used to remotely disable cars.

    2. Re:Huh? (off-topic) by TheLostSamurai · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Don't Tase Me Bro!

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    3. Re:Huh? (off-topic) by W2k · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      The original phrase is "Don't tase me, bro!". Google it or see a helpful summary here (not my blog).

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  2. Re:meh by CmdrNachos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Meh is the word that nerds use to try to act cool. It does not work. When you use this word in a post, it only makes it more clear that you are in fact a nerd. Use it in a post title and you are a supernerd (as if commenting on slashdot wasn't evidence enough).

  3. Re:I hate the l337 txt culture by bigstrat2003 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    likewise, to my dismay, "you" will degrade to "u" probably Such an abomination cannot be allowed to happen. Gentlemen, when the terrorists try to nuke our country, let's not stop them.
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