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It really is amazing how many no-longer-relevant problems our standard keyboards solve. Staggered keys, the qwerty layout, and the caps lock location, for examp
by the_gastropod 7y ago
It really is amazing how many no-longer-relevant problems our standard keyboards solve. Staggered keys, the qwerty layout, and the caps lock location, for example, are all absolutely worse for contemporary computer-use. But the momentum of these things is difficult to overcome. It's wild seeing touch screen keyboards mimic these same typewriter-centric design decisions.