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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-up2·2 months 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-22 months agoCan you type blindly when you don’t have home rows?
minus-squarekonalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAs in without looking at the keyboard? Yes.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago150 wpm? Damn, I am in awe!
minus-squarekonalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThanks! On a bad day (or when tipsy, I use typeracer as a breathalyser) that goes away. Practice makes perfect
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.
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.
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