I'm at school right now.. on a Computer Science specified machine running Solaris

Anyway, I'm bored, finished my C++ lab already and noticed the keyboard says this:

"WARNING: Some experts believe that use of any keyboard may cause serious injury. Consult statement on back of this keyboard."

I dunno what to *crack* OH MY GOD MY HAND HAS BEEN TWISTED LIKE A PREZEL...

i need to eat..

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I felt like destroying something beautiful.

The ones where I work have a notice saying:

IMPORTANT NOTICE
For comfortable and safe use,
please read the Safety & Comfort Guide


Come on, how hard is it to use a keyboard?

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"Life is like a network of roads, you keep on running till you hit a dead end."

Thanks to keyboarding (and swordplay), I have swordsman's wrists. I guess that's what happens when you do both from an early age.

I gotta admit these fancypants bent ergonomic keyboards are nice though.

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Duel Zero : Released the beta. Probably the end of it. Not to worry though, I'm working on Randsaber, which is a lot better.

[This message has been edited by Checksum (edited January 09, 2004).]

I think it means that if you type incorrectly you eventually get carpal tunnel syndrome.


I type very differently than most people. I type using only my two index fingers. Here's my pattern: Everything to the right of the R, G, and N keys on each row I hit with my right index finger and everything to the left of those keys I hit with my left index finger. I only use the right Shift key and I seldom use the numeric keypad. (I prefer the numbers above the letter keys). Space bar is always hit with left hand.

Using this method, I can type 60 wpm,(easily on-par with normal typists) and I move my hands at the elbow, not the wrist.


My method is very strange, but it works well for me. I learned how to type the proper way, but I soon reverted to my current method. It's like extremely fast hunting and pecking.

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Most people regard me as the dark and immoral side of Massassi. At least I'm getting what I want out of life.

[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited January 09, 2004).]

You arms probably look like a damn bird lol

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I felt like destroying something beautiful.

my keyboard has a heal;th warning on the back that takes a minimum of 5 minutes to read, it also tells you nothing new.

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mmm, smells like something burning.

"May be hazardous to health if received on the back of your head real hard."

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Farewell, MaDaVentor. In our hearts, you'll always live on.

I type using just my index fingers and THATS IT! I can type like 50-60 words per minute I think...

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[=-"The hardest thing is to forgive, but God does;
Even if you murdered or robbed, years wrong, but God loves;
Take one step toward him, he takes two toward you;
Even when all else fail, God supports you." - Nas-=]

http://tlfe.org.uk/interactive/fasttyping.htm

i got 84 wpm


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Rah!

[This message has been edited by Sats (edited January 09, 2004).]

You really can type faster if you do the touch key system. I can do 120 on a good day.

I like the warning:

Take 5 Minute Breaks between every 10 minute typing sessions.

I don't that will work well in the manager.

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I munch C code for breakfast and have enough room left over for a kernel debugging.

Mine says:

WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injusries to hands, wrists or other joints, read Safety and Comfort Guide

It's on there to cover the manufacturers asses legally

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

I used to be able to type *alot* faster, but Ive beat the crap out of this keyboard, so now keys arent as responsive as they should be.


Anybody got any good 104-key keyboards, with oversized return and backspace keys?

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

Mine says

"You dolt, turn the keyboard over"

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Happy "Diseased" dud: ted kazcnisky. That's who it was.
Happy "Diseased" dud: Wait, That's the unibomer.
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Zanardi, did you ever finish that SOTD script? Sorry to hijack your thread, but answer me ***DAMNIT OR I'LL KILL YOU.

I think brian needs some anger management.
Mine says; UH-OH
AUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Ive got carpel tunnel.

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this keyboard doesent have a warning on it... and i know i type faster thatn 35WPM, but all the errors to correct! (believe me when i say that i (c/k)etch a lot of them before i post.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE PLEASE READ

Employees dying on the job are faling to fall down. THIS PRACTICE MUST STOP as it becmes impossible to distinguish between death and the natural movement of he staf.

Any employee found dead in an upright position will be dropped from the payroll.

you know he carries a gun too...
mine says: Made in China
dang Chinese... not warning me about that stu.... OH GOD IT BURNS

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" You killed me. That wasn't very nice."
Noble Gases

I hate the Sun keyboards that we have in our CS labs. The backspace key is where the enter key is on a normal keyboard, and the \ key is where the backspace key is on a normal keyboard. So every cs lab I always end up typing \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ when I try to backspace things, and after each cs lab when I get back to a regular keyboard, I keep hitting enter when I mean to backspace. Its incredibly annoying.

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[This message has been edited by DSettahr (edited January 09, 2004).]

ANGER MANAGEMENT PROBLEM? How dare you accuse me of that, you insolent swine. BANNED

Not sure what you mean. On my windows box, my return key is about two letter keys thick, and my backspace is the same size. On my linux box, I've got one of those old school L shaped Enter keys, and a tiny letter sized backspace.

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RIP -MaDaVentor-. You will be missed.

On a package of Pop tarts:

Step 1) Open package
Step 2) Put pop-tarts in toaster
Step 3) turn toaster on
Step 4) enjoy

I'm not sure if its exactly that, but its something jsut as idiotic

anyway, about the keyboards: hey, mine doesn't have a warning label! I think i should sue for negligence. i could get seriously injured with this thing.

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade

(It was interesting to be tipping up the kb, reading a few words, then typing them up)
Too bad I can't follow the directions. My keyboard legs are broken, so I used the kb wristpad to prop up the keyboard.
--- Other Instructions ---


Sometimes you just wonder.

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Darth Slaw
Suffering from bending wrists as much as possible while typing and from retarded instructions

[This message has been edited by Darth Slaw (edited January 09, 2004).]

Go for it!

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.