The Obsessive Pleasures of Mechanical-Keyboard Tinkerers
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- Author: David Owen
- Full Title: The Obsessive Pleasures of Mechanical-Keyboard Tinkerers
- Category: articles
- URL: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-obsessive-pleasures-of-mechanical-keyboard-tinkerers
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- It was introduced in 1936 and is often said to be both easier on a typist’s fingers and faster, although if it were clearly superior you’d expect Dvorak typists to win all the speed competitions. They don’t.
- A paradox of computer evolution is that, during the late twentieth century, every computer component rapidly improved by an almost inconceivable degree—processors, storage devices, monitors, peripherals—except keyboards, which got worse and worse.
- “Second to your cell phone, the thing you actually touch the most every day is probably your keyboard.” Why shouldn’t it be perfect?
The Obsessive Pleasures of Mechanical-Keyboard Tinkerers
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- Author: David Owen
- Full Title: The Obsessive Pleasures of Mechanical-Keyboard Tinkerers
- Category: articles
- URL: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-obsessive-pleasures-of-mechanical-keyboard-tinkerers
Highlights
- It was introduced in 1936 and is often said to be both easier on a typist’s fingers and faster, although if it were clearly superior you’d expect Dvorak typists to win all the speed competitions. They don’t.
- A paradox of computer evolution is that, during the late twentieth century, every computer component rapidly improved by an almost inconceivable degree—processors, storage devices, monitors, peripherals—except keyboards, which got worse and worse.
- “Second to your cell phone, the thing you actually touch the most every day is probably your keyboard.” Why shouldn’t it be perfect?
The Obsessive Pleasures of Mechanical-Keyboard Tinkerers
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- Author: David Owen
- Full Title: The Obsessive Pleasures of Mechanical-Keyboard Tinkerers
- Category: articles
- URL: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-obsessive-pleasures-of-mechanical-keyboard-tinkerers
Highlights
- It was introduced in 1936 and is often said to be both easier on a typist’s fingers and faster, although if it were clearly superior you’d expect Dvorak typists to win all the speed competitions. They don’t.
- A paradox of computer evolution is that, during the late twentieth century, every computer component rapidly improved by an almost inconceivable degree—processors, storage devices, monitors, peripherals—except keyboards, which got worse and worse.
- “Second to your cell phone, the thing you actually touch the most every day is probably your keyboard.” Why shouldn’t it be perfect?
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