▲ 1107 ▼ Say it ain't so (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 months ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/memes@lemmy.world 277 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com 24 points 3 months ago (3 children) Is anybody gonna tell this oblivious 30 year old who's not particularly bad at typing what the lines are for? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 months ago (1 child) So you can place your index fingers on the correct key without looking at the keyboard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com 9 points 3 months ago (1 child) Huh, the more you know. Cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) I don't see how one wouldn't naturally get that, no offense. I mean, if one didn't paticularly really ever use a keyboard and typed like gen-x or olders, with index fingers, sure. But surely if you're 30 and used a keyboard all your life you don't need to look at the keyboard while typing..? No offense. I may just be way overusing one since I was a teenager idk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nitroemdash@lemmy.wtf 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I've seen an incredible number of people who were never taught to properly touchtype and where each finger goes and developed bizarre techniques to type with 4, 6, or 8 fingers that may be almost as fast as the proper one but horrendously non-ergonomic. Ubiquity of staggered layouts (instead of proper ortholinear) does not help — it's almost like it's begging to type Z with ring finger and X with middle one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago I’m deep into my 40s, and I’m one of those. I can get up to 70 words per minute for short stretches, but it’s still a weird dance that combines muscle memory and hand-eye coordination. I did learn just enough to know to hover my hands and keep my arms at a good posture, so I’ve never had any RSI from typing. That also may be partly because that I’m so inconsistent that I don’t get enough of the R for RSI, LOL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago I touch type , and yes I figured out what the lines were for... But I definitely don't use them as reference points when I'm typing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 child) Doesn't really have to do whether youre good or bad. When they teach you officially, they show you that the j and f are the home row where your index fingers go. If you're self taught you might not know that and that's totally fine as long as you can still type. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Wow, they really don't teach you kids typing anymore, huh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 months ago (1 child) So you can place your index fingers on the correct key without looking at the keyboard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com 9 points 3 months ago (1 child) Huh, the more you know. Cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) I don't see how one wouldn't naturally get that, no offense. I mean, if one didn't paticularly really ever use a keyboard and typed like gen-x or olders, with index fingers, sure. But surely if you're 30 and used a keyboard all your life you don't need to look at the keyboard while typing..? No offense. I may just be way overusing one since I was a teenager idk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nitroemdash@lemmy.wtf 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I've seen an incredible number of people who were never taught to properly touchtype and where each finger goes and developed bizarre techniques to type with 4, 6, or 8 fingers that may be almost as fast as the proper one but horrendously non-ergonomic. Ubiquity of staggered layouts (instead of proper ortholinear) does not help — it's almost like it's begging to type Z with ring finger and X with middle one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago I’m deep into my 40s, and I’m one of those. I can get up to 70 words per minute for short stretches, but it’s still a weird dance that combines muscle memory and hand-eye coordination. I did learn just enough to know to hover my hands and keep my arms at a good posture, so I’ve never had any RSI from typing. That also may be partly because that I’m so inconsistent that I don’t get enough of the R for RSI, LOL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago I touch type , and yes I figured out what the lines were for... But I definitely don't use them as reference points when I'm typing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com 9 points 3 months ago (1 child) Huh, the more you know. Cheers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) I don't see how one wouldn't naturally get that, no offense. I mean, if one didn't paticularly really ever use a keyboard and typed like gen-x or olders, with index fingers, sure. But surely if you're 30 and used a keyboard all your life you don't need to look at the keyboard while typing..? No offense. I may just be way overusing one since I was a teenager idk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nitroemdash@lemmy.wtf 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I've seen an incredible number of people who were never taught to properly touchtype and where each finger goes and developed bizarre techniques to type with 4, 6, or 8 fingers that may be almost as fast as the proper one but horrendously non-ergonomic. Ubiquity of staggered layouts (instead of proper ortholinear) does not help — it's almost like it's begging to type Z with ring finger and X with middle one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago I’m deep into my 40s, and I’m one of those. I can get up to 70 words per minute for short stretches, but it’s still a weird dance that combines muscle memory and hand-eye coordination. I did learn just enough to know to hover my hands and keep my arms at a good posture, so I’ve never had any RSI from typing. That also may be partly because that I’m so inconsistent that I don’t get enough of the R for RSI, LOL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago I touch type , and yes I figured out what the lines were for... But I definitely don't use them as reference points when I'm typing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) I don't see how one wouldn't naturally get that, no offense. I mean, if one didn't paticularly really ever use a keyboard and typed like gen-x or olders, with index fingers, sure. But surely if you're 30 and used a keyboard all your life you don't need to look at the keyboard while typing..? No offense. I may just be way overusing one since I was a teenager idk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nitroemdash@lemmy.wtf 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I've seen an incredible number of people who were never taught to properly touchtype and where each finger goes and developed bizarre techniques to type with 4, 6, or 8 fingers that may be almost as fast as the proper one but horrendously non-ergonomic. Ubiquity of staggered layouts (instead of proper ortholinear) does not help — it's almost like it's begging to type Z with ring finger and X with middle one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago I’m deep into my 40s, and I’m one of those. I can get up to 70 words per minute for short stretches, but it’s still a weird dance that combines muscle memory and hand-eye coordination. I did learn just enough to know to hover my hands and keep my arms at a good posture, so I’ve never had any RSI from typing. That also may be partly because that I’m so inconsistent that I don’t get enough of the R for RSI, LOL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago I touch type , and yes I figured out what the lines were for... But I definitely don't use them as reference points when I'm typing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nitroemdash@lemmy.wtf 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I've seen an incredible number of people who were never taught to properly touchtype and where each finger goes and developed bizarre techniques to type with 4, 6, or 8 fingers that may be almost as fast as the proper one but horrendously non-ergonomic. Ubiquity of staggered layouts (instead of proper ortholinear) does not help — it's almost like it's begging to type Z with ring finger and X with middle one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago I’m deep into my 40s, and I’m one of those. I can get up to 70 words per minute for short stretches, but it’s still a weird dance that combines muscle memory and hand-eye coordination. I did learn just enough to know to hover my hands and keep my arms at a good posture, so I’ve never had any RSI from typing. That also may be partly because that I’m so inconsistent that I don’t get enough of the R for RSI, LOL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago I’m deep into my 40s, and I’m one of those. I can get up to 70 words per minute for short stretches, but it’s still a weird dance that combines muscle memory and hand-eye coordination. I did learn just enough to know to hover my hands and keep my arms at a good posture, so I’ve never had any RSI from typing. That also may be partly because that I’m so inconsistent that I don’t get enough of the R for RSI, LOL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago I touch type , and yes I figured out what the lines were for... But I definitely don't use them as reference points when I'm typing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 child) Doesn't really have to do whether youre good or bad. When they teach you officially, they show you that the j and f are the home row where your index fingers go. If you're self taught you might not know that and that's totally fine as long as you can still type. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago Wow, they really don't teach you kids typing anymore, huh. permalink fedilink source parent
