Whether you, like me, beleive that QAZWSX keyboards make far more sense, especially in a machine learning world, I think we all agree a layout designed to circumvent jamming typewriter keys doesn’t make sense in modern society on modern devices.

  • @[email protected]
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    41 month ago

    True. But the rule of thumb is that in order to replace an existing working solution, a new model needs to be at least ten times better in quantifiable ways. Otherwise it’s worth staying with the established solution.

    What’s ten times better than qwerty?

    • @sabreW4K3OP
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      01 month ago

      Have you ever tried to type on your phone in landscape while still seeing the content? That’s 8 times better in itself.

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        21 month ago

        “Have you ever tried to do this thing you’ll never actually need to do?”

        It sounds a hell of a lot more like you’re trying to automate text communication

        • @sabreW4K3OP
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          11 month ago

          Wait, you’ve never had to type on your phone in landscape? Never played a game and had to type a message in chat? Never had to type while watching a video? Never had to do something in terminal and the text wasn’t legible in portrait? 🥹

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            1 month ago
            1. no, 2) qwerty is fine for that, literally 0 need for AI interpretation, 3) no, not that I can’t just switch to a pc keyboard for 4) no