completely random rant

[jez_hex]

I've recently realized that I press the apostrophe key (yeah, the one next to the enter key) with my index finger. I'm not sure if I picked up the habit recently, or if I've been doing it all along, and it's only coming to my attention now that I'm using a different keyboard. Since acquiring my new laptop I've noticed a tendency to unintentionally

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[nyw]

I hit it with my ring finger!

Where are you? (:

[jez_hex]

I'm in Amherst, Massachusetts!

[nyw]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excellent stuff :D How is it there thus far?

[jez_hex]

haha well it's okay I guess.. um you can read my previous entries if you really want to find out :|

[disconance]

hmm I hit it with my fourth finger. I don't use my last finger for anything but the shift key

[yls]

I... type with all five fingers of my left hand and only the index on my right for 90% of the time (occasionally the middle and ring, but rarely and sporadically) so I probably beat you for weird typing habits. Yey?

[jez_hex]

yeah you definitely win the competition. lol

now I'm trying to imagine how that would work..

[yls]

It really isn't that tough, left hand functions on everything that flows from it-- usually up to "t" on first row, "g" on second and "b" on third, but I just broke that on "thing" (ng -> index/middle on left) since it just... works that way. Actually ring/middle finger on right get used fairly often these days, as compared to the last time I observed how I typed some years ago, like for backspace and....other keys, totally randomly.

/unnecessary ramble

[jez_hex]

haha.. thanks for the explanation ^^

and yeah it's amazing how little awareness we have of our typing habits

[lowjh]

i use my pinky unless im pressing the shift key. i use my ring finger to hit "p" though, since my pinky's too short. =(

[jez_hex]

I think it's normal to use the ring finger to hit P? Using the little finger feels really awkward

[friedpiggy]

yeah, what jez says. anyway don't you use the left shift so that your right pinky can press the apostrophe?