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Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)

i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²

¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid

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[–] inasaba@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It kind of made me want to upload a video of me typing with 5 fingers to really piss off the touch-typing purists.

I cannot imagine piling on someone for occasionally typing a middle key with the "wrong" hand. It doesn't harm anyone in any way.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Jack off jokes aside, I can type remarkably fast with one hand. I feel like anyone who has been PC gaming for years can easily do that.

I have never used a split keyboard but I imagine within a week I'd get frustrated that I "can't" finish a sentence while scratching my nose because the keys I need are too far away