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Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by ars » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:16 PM UTC

wly_cdgr wrote: post #14

Cool but who needs this? I'd rather see a keyboard that limits you to 10 WPM so you are forced to think before you type

Not everyone thinks while typing. I do all my thinking ahead of time, then I just need to record it on the screen after I'm done.

I'm usually thinking of other things at that time, since I just need to transcribe the words in my head, not think about them.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by globuous » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:16 PM UTC

tambourine_man wrote: post #19

umvi wrote: post #7

The "500 WPM" video is a little suspect. He types literally one memorized sentence and extrapolates a WPM from that one 10 word sentence. I'd like to see him actually type 500 meaningful words in under 60 seconds. Anyway, this is cool but basically just a modern stenography device. Steno has a learning curve problem that makes it so most people won't use it.

QWERTY has a steep learning curve as well, it’s just that it’s so ubiquitous that most people don’t question or remember the work that was put into.

Yeah, I switched to Dvorak a few years back, it was the worst experience in the world. Granted I had to fight against my qwerty reflexes

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by tombert » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:16 PM UTC

300bps wrote: post #24

58x14 wrote: post #3

I'm fairly obsessed with alternative HIDs. I bought the Tap Strap 2 but never broke past the initial learning curve. I'm going to buy a CharaChorder now. I'm also a musician, so I'm really interested to see what types of functionality I could map, given the additional interface dimensions. However, I'll need to test the input lag, typically anything > 20ms is rather noticeable for live music; if they have esports as…

I type ~80WPM with 90%+ accuracy, but I don't find that typing speed is my blocker, rather the speed of a coherent thought I’m on typeracer.com with an average typing speed of 154 WPM with 99% accuracy. I don’t find my thoughts to be limiting for typing purposes.

You're making me feel a little inadequate about my current record of 97WPM with 99% accuracy.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by omegalulw » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:16 PM UTC

umvi wrote: post #7

The "500 WPM" video is a little suspect. He types literally one memorized sentence and extrapolates a WPM from that one 10 word sentence. I'd like to see him actually type 500 meaningful words in under 60 seconds. Anyway, this is cool but basically just a modern stenography device. Steno has a learning curve problem that makes it so most people won't use it.

Yup, having to type unseen text makes a lot of difference.

Here's what I personally use to test my keyboard setups: monkeytype.com.

My best is ~95 WPM and 100% accuracy.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by SubiculumCode » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:17 PM UTC

typing speed is rarely the limiting factor on productivity. HN can be though. get back to work.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by omegalulw » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:18 PM UTC

omegalulw wrote: post #34

umvi wrote: post #7

The "500 WPM" video is a little suspect. He types literally one memorized sentence and extrapolates a WPM from that one 10 word sentence. I'd like to see him actually type 500 meaningful words in under 60 seconds. Anyway, this is cool but basically just a modern stenography device. Steno has a learning curve problem that makes it so most people won't use it.

Yup, having to type unseen text makes a lot of difference. Here's what I personally use to test my keyboard setups: monkeytype.com. My best is ~95 WPM and 100% accuracy.

Saw the article later, they use monkey type too. I would love to see them in the 30s test.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by tombert » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:19 PM UTC

SavantIdiot wrote: post #21

Back in the 90's I worked with a guy who used a Dvorak. Any fans still out there?

I tried learning Dvorak about 9 years ago, and I got good enough for IMing and emails and whatnot, but I found it extremely difficult to context-switch between coding-editor keystrokes and conversational keystrokes. I know it has its fans, but I could never really get the hang of Vim with Dvorak, and I also didn't type any my emails any faster than I was with QWERTY, so I abandoned it and haven't tried Dvorak since.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by DrBoring » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:19 PM UTC

I wonder how effective this CharaChorder is at preventing RSI (repetitive stress injury). It still seems to have the same flaw as QWERTY in that it requires you to use your small finger muscles, which are more prone to RSI than say your biceps.

ps: Ugg, vice.com. I don't care for them.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by pipework » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:19 PM UTC

This reminds me of the speedrunning community ‘any percent’ ladders and how anything goes to get to the finish. Such a grind, but very specific applicable knowledge, and no meaningful generalizable growth at the end to bring to another game.

Re: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

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Post by tombert » Thu, Jan 06, 2022, 7:20 PM UTC

Has anyone tried this with coding? It looks like this is very focused towards writing English, which is fine, but as someone who spends a good chunk of my day around code editors, a keyboard that is crap for code editing is a non-starter.

However, if it's good for that, I will probably be buying one.