So I was
thinking the other day about typing. I
have a device at work that is a touch-pad and allows for input by pressing on a
flat space. The issue is that there are
no “home keys” on it, so I have to look at it to be sure I’m inputting the
correct item. Now, I never learned how
to properly type, I use at most 4 fingers at a time, but I know my mother took
typing classes in high school, and it really good at it. Of course, most kids today type only using
their thumbs, so there’s no chance of them even knowing what “home keys” are.
The way my
mind works I immediately jumped to Star Trek 4, where Scotty, a man from a time
period where standard keyboards are obsolete, is able to type faster than
anyone. Why is that? Shouldn’t he be the slowest typist, not the
fastest? Even if he does know how to use
a keyboard, when’s the last time you saw a qwerty-style input device on Star
Trek?
Yes, this is
the kind of stuff that gets stuck in my head.
Aren’t you lucky that I can share it?
;)
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