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7 votes
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Hackers hijacked ASUS software updates to install backdoors on thousands of computers
10 votes -
The embroidered computer
10 votes -
Dvorak, Colemak and other alternative keyboard layouts
I wouldn't really consider it a hobby, but couldn't think of where else to try and have this discussion. How many of you have ever heard of, or even considered the idea of alternative keyboard...
I wouldn't really consider it a hobby, but couldn't think of where else to try and have this discussion.
How many of you have ever heard of, or even considered the idea of alternative keyboard layouts!? As unanimous as it is, why are the letters of the alphabet even placed that way on our keyboards anyway? Alternative keyboard layouts attempt to optimize the layout by placing letters in such a way as to make typing more ergonomic. Often ideas include focusing on the home row, rolling fingers, alternating hands, high frequency letters on index and middle etc.
Some examples to look into if you've never heard of the concept:
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Dvorak, the most well known alternative keyboard layout. Prioritizes alternating hands by separating vowels and consonants by hand.
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Colemak. As opposed to Dvorak, prioritizes rolling the fingers rather than alternating hands and attempts to limit same-finger bigrams.
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BÉPO, a layout optimized for the French language!
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Others include Carpalx, Workman, MTGAP, Norman and many, many more. Creating rather than using layouts has sort of become a hobby for some...
So what do you think? Supposed ergonomics vs standardization. Would you ever consider switching or do you think it's a bunch of hocus pocus? Perhaps you have switched or tried to switch and would like to share your experience.
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A short history of computers in the movies: Panel lights, spinning tapes, and lab coats
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Porting Alpine Linux to RISC-V
11 votes -
Apple computers used to be built in the US. It was a mess
11 votes -
The cover of MAD magazine #258 from October 1985 announces a special computer section featuring the MAD Computer Program
7 votes -
Navy training video - Mechanical computers [1953]
6 votes -
Japan cybersecurity minister admits he has never used a computer
25 votes -
How the humble pocket calculator morphed into the smartphone
10 votes -
How the shared family computer protected us from our worst selves
11 votes -
How computers parse the ambiguity of everyday language
8 votes -
Does anyone have a homelab?
If you have one, what do you run on it? What is it’s specs?
12 votes -
A program from a thirty-five year old magazine for “BASIC Month” and a chat with its author
4 votes -
Favorite Laptop?
What kind of laptop does everyone here have? If you had to replace it today, what would you replace it with?
24 votes -
Nvidia’s mini supercomputer is the fastest single computer humanity has built
4 votes