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My larger concern is that human muscle movement involves a whole lot more than just the mechanical aspect. Any model that doesn't include some notion of human
by luma 7y ago
My larger concern is that human muscle movement involves a whole lot more than just the mechanical aspect. Any model that doesn't include some notion of human perception, cognition, and voluntary muscle control seems like it could be optimizing with the wrong evaluation function.
- mcphage 7y agoYeah, definitely. A layout that’s slightly worse for your fingers, but significantly easier to remember, might end up being superior overall
- blotter_paper 7y agoOne extreme is PLUM, which also includes the mnemonics KJVB, WXYZ, and READONTHIS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLUM_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLUM_keyboard I actually feel the other way; the cost of learning a seemingly arbitrary layout is probably less than the cost of using an inefficient layout, in the longrun.
- mcphage 7y ago> the cost of learning a seemingly arbitrary layout is probably less than the cost of using an inefficient layout, in the longrun It might be—but that’s no consolation if you’re less likely to get to the long run. Or if you get to the long run, find out their models were off, and realize it was extra time wasted.