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I'm trying out a new type of keyboard for Christmas. My wife got it for me (at my request). Don't worry, it's not because of an anatomical change, it's because I wanted to try it out, for two reasons. 1) It would be interesting to be able to work with one hand on the keyboard and the other on the mouse. 2) It might be a way to type in an airplane seat while keeping my elbows in.
I've typed this entire post with the new keyboard; it's not too bad. I'm probably about 1/10 as fast as with a normal keyboard, not counting having to correct all the time. It's an interesting challenge. Hey, maybe this is the next big revolution in computer interface, and I'm ahead of the curve!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
P.S. I'm happy to report that my laptop (which runs ubuntu) picked up and used the new keyboard without any problems:
Dec 26 14:30:53 traal kernel: [19784792.036000] usb 3-3.2: new low speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 31 Dec 26 14:30:54 traal kernel: [19784792.140000] usb 3-3.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Dec 26 14:30:54 traal kernel: [19784792.156000] input: Code Mercenaries Half Keyboard as /class/input/input18 Dec 26 14:30:54 traal kernel: [19784792.156000] input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Code Mercenaries Half Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:0f.3-3.2