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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Does Dimdows Know What Time It Is?
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:50:04 -0000 (UTC)
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Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote at 19:29 this Friday (GMT):
> candycanearter07 wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote at 10:34 this Thursday (GMT):
>>> rbowman wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:31:48 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There were many ergonomic designs coming out around that time. For
>>>>> example, there was one with the two halves rotated so the midpoint was
>>>>> higher than the sides; this way, your wrists could adopt a more natural
>>>>> orientation with your hands at an angle to each other, instead of having
>>>>> to be close to horizontal and side by side.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A lot of them were adjustable, too, on the basis that one angle does not
>>>>> fit all.
>>>>
>>>> Being left handed I am not a fan of ergonomic designs. It goes beyond 
>>>> computer accessories. I had an Audi that touted its ergonomic design. It 
>>>> must have been someone else's ergos. 
>>>
>>> I'm left-handed as well (through I learned to throw right-handed as well when I
>>> won a baseball mitt for righties for selling tickets in the Cub Scouts).
>>> Also use the left pinkie wayyyy too much for Esc, Ctrl, and Shift, hence
>>> my mapping of Caps Lock to Esc and Ctrl. Then there's the fscking Super
>>> (Windows) key, which I have allocated to tons of functions in Fluxbox and
>>> xbindkeys.
>>>
>>> The problem is exacerbated by the delay (due to temporary palliative fixes) in
>>> getting plates in my neck, which left me with a numb/tingly little finger.
>>>
>>> I went through a stage of using very small wireless keyboards, but having to
>>> press the Fn key at the left was another issue. So I've got an ergo keyboard of
>>> modest price with now. Also bought a left-handed vertical mouse.
>>>
>>> But enough about me.  :-D
>>
>> Hey cool, I'm left handed too! I still use mouse with right hand bc I
>> never realized you were supposed to use your dominant hand. Ergonomic
>> designs sometimes are nice, but usually not.
>
> What's weird is on trackpads I use my right hand. I have no idea why.


Weird. I pretty much just use whichever hand is closer, and also only
use my thumb.
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