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I’m just a newb when it comes to high grade keyboards, but these things look wild, and I kind of want to try one.
minus-squarekonalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoSame. I learned to type without the whole “home rows” method and with some exceptions like shift (and A for some reason?) I type with two fingers per hand. Typing at 150wpm consistently is very fun.
minus-squarevovo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-217 hours agoCan you type blindly when you don’t have home rows?
minus-squarekonalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoAs in without looking at the keyboard? Yes.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours ago150 wpm? Damn, I am in awe!
minus-squarekonalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoThanks! On a bad day (or when tipsy, I use typeracer as a breathalyser) that goes away. Practice makes perfect
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoI touch type with fingers on the home row with a slight drive and my max is 110 wpm, average about 90. I’m very impressed.
Same. I learned to type without the whole “home rows” method and with some exceptions like shift (and A for some reason?) I type with two fingers per hand. Typing at 150wpm consistently is very fun.
Can you type blindly when you don’t have home rows?
As in without looking at the keyboard? Yes.
150 wpm? Damn, I am in awe!
Thanks! On a bad day (or when tipsy, I use typeracer as a breathalyser) that goes away. Practice makes perfect
I touch type with fingers on the home row with a slight drive and my max is 110 wpm, average about 90.
I’m very impressed.