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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    The semicolon key[^] :-D This keyboard isn't too old - a few years - but the A, S, Shift, and CTRL keys are worn smooth, you can no longer see the labels. E is fading fast, and you could brush your hair in the reflection from the space bar ... but the semicolon looks pristine!

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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    rnbergren
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    I seem to wear out the spacebar first.

    To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      The semicolon key[^] :-D This keyboard isn't too old - a few years - but the A, S, Shift, and CTRL keys are worn smooth, you can no longer see the labels. E is fading fast, and you could brush your hair in the reflection from the space bar ... but the semicolon looks pristine!

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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      Amarnath S
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      For Visual Studio based developers, the F5, F10, F11 keys also.

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        I seem to wear out the spacebar first.

        To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer

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        Greg Utas
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        It's the backspace key for me! :-D Actually, the laptop I recently replaced was a little over 5 years old, and its ZXCV keys no longer worked consistently.

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        • J Johnny J

          Nobody has ever claimed that. I had one of these some years ago: Das Keyboard[^]

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          Rage
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          With the second advantage being that nobody else than you can use it. Did you switch back to a keyboard with labeled keys then ?

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          • D DerekT P

            Are you implying that ALL the keys should have lettering on them? I vaguely remember that... My Dell laptop[^] was 3 years old last month... Stops anybody from borrowing it! :laugh:

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            dandy72
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            Cut-and-paste coder, I see. :-p

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              The semicolon key[^] :-D This keyboard isn't too old - a few years - but the A, S, Shift, and CTRL keys are worn smooth, you can no longer see the labels. E is fading fast, and you could brush your hair in the reflection from the space bar ... but the semicolon looks pristine!

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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              honey the codewitch
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              I wore a pit in the C key of my last keyboard. I'm not sure what that says about me. :sigh:

              To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                The semicolon key[^] :-D This keyboard isn't too old - a few years - but the A, S, Shift, and CTRL keys are worn smooth, you can no longer see the labels. E is fading fast, and you could brush your hair in the reflection from the space bar ... but the semicolon looks pristine!

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                Slacker007
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                I thought one just needs to put "Senior Developer" next to their name and that made it so. I had no idea the magic really resided with the keyboard. I am truly not worthy.

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                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                  The semicolon key[^] :-D This keyboard isn't too old - a few years - but the A, S, Shift, and CTRL keys are worn smooth, you can no longer see the labels. E is fading fast, and you could brush your hair in the reflection from the space bar ... but the semicolon looks pristine!

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                  CodeWraith
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                  OriginalGriff wrote:

                  but the A, S, Shift, and CTRL keys

                  Only A and S? Not also W and D?

                  OriginalGriff wrote:

                  you can no longer see the labels

                  Since these can't rub off - try to apply a solvent known as water to remove all that dirt. Maybe a protective suit may also be in order.

                  I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                  • H honey the codewitch

                    I wore a pit in the C key of my last keyboard. I'm not sure what that says about me. :sigh:

                    To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                    MarkTJohnson
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                    You need to come up with better variable names?

                    I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                    • M MarkTJohnson

                      You need to come up with better variable names?

                      I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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                      honey the codewitch
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                      I would have figured if that was the case, I would have broken my "i" key clean off by now.

                      To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                      • D dandy72

                        Cut-and-paste coder, I see. :-p

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                        DerekT P
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                        More cut than paste, it would seem! :laugh:

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                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                          but the A, S, Shift, and CTRL keys

                          Only A and S? Not also W and D?

                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                          you can no longer see the labels

                          Since these can't rub off - try to apply a solvent known as water to remove all that dirt. Maybe a protective suit may also be in order.

                          I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                          jmaida
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                          I am a senior and I have been a long time developer. I have broken a few keys and keyboards in my time, but I am not in the same league in terms of keyboard wear. Can't type that fast.

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                            With the second advantage being that nobody else than you can use it. Did you switch back to a keyboard with labeled keys then ?

                            Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                            Johnny J
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                            I started using laptops with built in keyboards. Have so far not seen any laptop with unlabeled keys... :sigh:

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                            -----
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                            Mark Twain

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                            • J Johnny J

                              I started using laptops with built in keyboards. Have so far not seen any laptop with unlabeled keys... :sigh:

                              Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                              Anonymous
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                              The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                              Winston Churchill, 1944
                              -----
                              Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
                              Mark Twain

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                              Rage
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                              It is nothing a gentle rub of white spirit could not handle :-D

                              Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                              • H honey the codewitch

                                I wore a pit in the C key of my last keyboard. I'm not sure what that says about me. :sigh:

                                To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                                Rage
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                                You have acid finger sweat. Which seems to be quite common among witches :-D

                                Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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