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[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago (3 children)

What does big qwerty refer to?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 months ago (3 children)

They're referring to the fact that pretty much everyone in the comments defended why we still use QWERTY over any different keyboard.

Usually when people say "Big ____" they're referring to giant corportations pushing their agendas for profit against the wellbeing or benefit of society. In this instance, it's certainly being used in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

They're joking essentially that people who vehemently defend qwerty are perhaps a little brainwashed.

It is known that there are keyboard layouts which are more efficient and faster (qwerty came about as a means of preventing typewriter arms from hitting each other), but none have become mainstream because everyone's used to qwerty.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Contrary to popular belief, the QWERTY layout was not designed to slow the typist down,[2]: 162  but rather to speed up typing. Indeed, there is evidence that, aside from the issue of jamming, placing often-used keys farther apart increases typing speed, because it encourages alternation between the hands.[11]

A feature much less commented on than the order of the keys is that the keys do not form a rectangular grid, but rather each column slants diagonally. This is because of the mechanical linkages – each key is attached to a lever, and hence the offset prevents the levers from running into each other – and has been retained in most electronic keyboards.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Do we have any studies done on ortholinear keyboards being more ergonomic?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Oh wow, Big QWERTY here, taking a jab at Big Staggered.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is perfection.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I don't care what anyone else says, alternate layouts are awesome

edit: actual ones like Colemak and Dvorak, not whatever AI tech bro garbage this guy is peddling

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Dvorak user reporting in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I have a Tony Tony Chopper toy on my shelf in your honour and this proves why!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Aahh! This is the reference: https://lazysoci.al/post/13564719

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I was interpreting it as the group of humans/countries that use qwerty. Which is (after looking it up) a lot more people than i thought.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Think of Big Pharma and the way they lobby governments

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Big Pharma is my drag name

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

You look gorgeous!