@metal-brain saidBecause the printing press did not cause the industrial revolution like you seem to think it did.
I know, because that was before books were mass produced. Europeans had to write by hand before then too. Mass producing books at a low cost changed all of that. You don't seem to want to give credit to books for increasing technological innovation. Why not?
You'll notice Germany's Industrial Revolution came much later than the UK's despite the fact that Gutenberg made his invention there.
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@shavixmir saidStella Pajunas did 214 words per minute each of which was made of two or more characters.
The Chinese type a hundred characters a minute.
So, that’s somewhere between 100 and 200 odd words.
How fast do you type?
Those Chinese numbers are based on simplified characters by the way. Courtroom stenographers using simplification methods can get to 360 wpm
@athousandyoung saidIt’s by no means slow.
Stella Pajunas did 214 words per minute each of which was made of two or more characters.
Those Chinese numbers are based on simplified characters by the way. Courtroom stenographers using simplification methods can get to 360 wpm
In real life I type between 390 and 417 letters a minute with a 96% accuracy (obviously not on this Iphone).
And I’m the fastest I know.
300+ words is bloody amazing. I take it it’s not on a querty?
And I’m not a secretary or anything. I just need the speed to get things done.
@athousandyoung saidI didn't say the printing press caused the industrial revolution. All I said is that it did not start in China. DUH!
Because the printing press did not cause the industrial revolution like you seem to think it did.
You'll notice Germany's Industrial Revolution came much later than the UK's despite the fact that Gutenberg made his invention there.
@shavixmir saidIf words per minute is as big a deal as you seem to think do you use the Dvorak keyboard setup?
The Chinese type a hundred characters a minute.
So, that’s somewhere between 100 and 200 odd words.
How fast do you type?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout
Looks like we are holding ourselves back. Few people want to switch to the more efficient layout. Kind of like the USA resisting metric. Dumb!
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@metal-brain saidIdiot. I don't know anyone that uses that, and I know a lot of people whose job depends on their keyboard skills.
If words per minute is as big a deal as you seem to think do you use the Dvorak keyboard setup?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout
Looks like we are holding ourselves back. Few people want to switch to the more efficient layout. Kind of like the USA resisting metric. Dumb!
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@suzianne saidOf course not, because they are not used to it.
Idiot. I don't know anyone that uses that, and I know a lot of people whose job depends on their keyboard skills.
People are reluctant to relearn how to do something all over again when they have learned a certain way. I once was in a band and I found out the other band members were playing Operation Mindcrime by Queensreich in the wrong key because thheir guitars were tuned down to a half step flat when they should have been tuned to standard pitch. The bass guitar player asked me to play it the way they did.
I said "let me get this straight, you want me to learn how to play that song wrong?"
They learned to play it the right way, but they didn't want to at first.
@metal-brain saidThe querty system was invented to slow typists down, so the keus didn’t get stuck together. Or so I was once told.
If words per minute is as big a deal as you seem to think do you use the Dvorak keyboard setup?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout
Looks like we are holding ourselves back. Few people want to switch to the more efficient layout. Kind of like the USA resisting metric. Dumb!
However, all keyboards we buy are querty, I’m over 50, fast as hell… why would I bother getting any faster?
My personal grievence is that the new keyboards have divided the left-SHIFT into 2 seperate keys. One of which exists elsewhere on the keyboard and no normal non-code monkey ever uses it.
What this does is make my finger stretch and loses me accuracy.
@shavixmir said"The querty system was invented to slow typists down"
The querty system was invented to slow typists down, so the keus didn’t get stuck together. Or so I was once told.
However, all keyboards we buy are querty, I’m over 50, fast as hell… why would I bother getting any faster?
My personal grievence is that the new keyboards have divided the left-SHIFT into 2 seperate keys. One of which exists elsewhere on the keyboard and ...[text shortened]... ormal non-code monkey ever uses it.
What this does is make my finger stretch and loses me accuracy.
You were misinformed. If that were true Microsoft would not bother putting a Dvorac keyboard layout option in Windows OS. Dvorac is much more efficient than querty. People just don't want to change once they have already learned the querty way. It would be like relearning to type all over again.
For a person just starting to learn to type Dvorac is the better way. There is little incentive for you to relearn how to type all over again. You and the vast majority of other people who already learned querty. That is why the better layout never caught on. That and you have to rearrange your entire keyboard keys by hand for the Dvorac layout. It is an inconvenience. I know. I have done it.
@metal-brain saidGuitars being tuned up or down a half step is common in a band for certain songs. Often players will use a separate guitar tuned in this way.
Of course not, because they are not used to it.
People are reluctant to relearn how to do something all over again when they have learned a certain way. I once was in a band and I found out the other band members were playing Operation Mindcrime by Queensreich in the wrong key because thheir guitars were tuned down to a half step flat when they should have been tuned ...[text shortened]... to play that song wrong?"
They learned to play it the right way, but they didn't want to at first.
You are the classic definition of a "buzzkill" and would get kicked out of any band I was ever in.
@suzianne saidYes, but you are supposed to be tuned the same way as the recorded song you are playing. Try playing a song a with your guitar tuned 1/2 step flat that was actually recorded with guitars tuned at standard pitch. Some open chords would have to be played with bar chords, open notes in the lead would no longer be open, etc.
Guitars being tuned up or down a half step is common in a band for certain songs. Often players will use a separate guitar tuned in this way.
You are the classic definition of a "buzzkill" and would get kicked out of any band I was ever in.
My point is that people don't want to relearn how to do something all over again even if they learned it wrong.
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@metal-brain saidThere are plenty of other reasons for dropping strings a half or whole step. The looser strings make bending the note easier. You don't even have to drop them all. Hendrix did it regularly to make it easier to play open string chords. Dropping the last string to D instead of E is super common.
Yes, but you are supposed to be tuned the same way as the recorded song you are playing. Try playing a song a with your guitar tuned 1/2 step flat that was actually recorded with guitars tuned at standard pitch. Some open chords would have to be played with bar chords, open notes in the lead would no longer be open, etc.
My point is that people don't want to relearn how to do something all over again even if they learned it wrong.
@suzianne saidI know all about that. I am an experienced guitar player. Now you know why it is so important to tune the guitar correctly. Just take Thunderstruck by AC DC for example. If you had a guitar that was not tuned to standard pitch and tried to play it with all the open notes in the intro you could not play it unless you placed a capo on the neck to compensate for the tuning difference.
There are plenty of other reasons for dropping strings a half or whole step. The looser strings make bending the note easier. You don't even have to drop them all. Hendrix did it regularly to make it easier to play open string chords. Dropping the last string to D instead of E is super common.
Some people tune their guitars down a whole step and then drop the low E string down an extra step to B. Under and over it by FFDP for example.
https://www.gotabs.com/five-finger-death-punch/under-and-over-it-tab
Then you have open tuning which is used by slide guitar players sometimes and some variations of it like Jake Allen uses at times. He probably got that from Michael Hedges.
@shavixmir saidThey use these things:
It’s by no means slow.
In real life I type between 390 and 417 letters a minute with a 96% accuracy (obviously not on this Iphone).
And I’m the fastest I know.
300+ words is bloody amazing. I take it it’s not on a querty?
And I’m not a secretary or anything. I just need the speed to get things done.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenotype
@averagejoe1 saidThey are all written by an a$$hole.
Ha, classic lib. Offffffeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnddddded. He is offended. I have never heard that word used in my 'circles'. The person would really raise some eyebrows if he said it. "I am offfeennnnnndded that you hang your 12 ducks that you shot right next to the 2 that I shot!!! I find that offeennnnnsive!"
You people need training.
As to my posts, tell me what ...[text shortened]... any of them...on any thread.
If you don't, I will be offended. Jesus. You actually SAID that?!?