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Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 16:17:58 JST Church of Jeff

#GenX
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1. You Might Be Gen-X if: 1 point for everything you've done Used a rotary phone Used a floppy disk Used a typewriter Taken Pics with a film camera Listed to music on a CD Made a mix tape Owned a Walkman Listened to music on a boombox Watched a movie on VHS Rented a movie from Blockbuster Learned Cursive Played an Atari Sent or Received a Fax Had a MySpace account Ordered from Columbia House Had an AOL address Access the Internet via Dial up Used an Encyclopedia Used a Phonebook Send a Postcard Used a Paper Map Owned a dictionary Written a Cheque Uncurled a telephone cord
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  Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 17:56:46 JST Church of Jeff
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  @mainec -- I just hope they teach Dvorak keyboard style...
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    Dvorak keyboard layout
    
    Dvorak is a keyboard layout for English patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to the QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout). Dvorak proponents claim that it requires less finger motion and as a result reduces errors, increases typing speed, reduces repetitive strain injuries, or is simply more comfortable than QWERTY. Dvorak has failed to replace QWERTY as the most common keyboard layout, with the most pointed-to reasons being that QWERTY was popularized 60 years prior to Dvorak's creation, and that Dvorak's advantages are debated and relatively small. However, most major modern operating systems (such as Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, and BSD) allow a user to switch to the Dvorak layout. The layout can be chosen for use with any hardware keyboard, regardless of any characters printed on the key caps. Several modifications were designed by the team directed by Dvorak or by ANSI. These variations have been collectively or individually termed the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, the American Simplified...
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  MaineC (mainec@fromm.social)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 17:56:47 JST MaineC
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  @jeffowski hmm, at least three of these things are still part of the official curriculum of German primary schools :)
  
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  Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 17:59:35 JST Church of Jeff
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  @mainec -- LoL, I was being facetious.
  
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  MaineC (mainec@fromm.social)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 17:59:36 JST MaineC
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  @jeffowski typewriter is not what they teach :)
  
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