I have not suggested that. Quite the opposite. Let's not make gadgets be the only thing that matters, even though it may be more fun to geek out on key alignment.
I'm mid-50, thanks for asking. I've had a military carreer before doing more desk type of work.
This was about keyboards, but sure, we can talk about screen real etate too. It can be great, but it can introduce more distractions too. Having a single laptop screen in front of you makes you focus on what matters most. Those chat and mail windows can stay hidden until I need them and opt to get distracted. Others may see that differently, and that's ok.
In hindsight, would it have helped you as well doing targeted exercising?
It's understandable that a tech community immediately turns to tech as a solution to problems, but it may not be the best solution, or at least not the only one available.
"Insane"? I type professionally too. On my laptop, in a myriad different settings. Sometimes in a coffee shop, sometimes on a quiet bench in a hallway, sometimes at home on my sofa, my kitchen table, and sometimes at my desk. I enjoy every minute of it and I'm having a blast. 11 years and counting.
If it doesn't work for you then it doesn't mean it won't for anybody else. It's surely not "insane".
I wonder if all those "ergonomic" designs really aim at the right corner of the solution space. What about targetted exercise of involved muscle groups and regular breaks to stretch and relax the tendons/joints/muscles/...?
I mean, with our societies sedentary life style, surely exacerbated by programmers sitting for 10+ hours a day, I'm a bit doubtful that moving even less is the answer. What about doing a few simple exercises regularly in breaks and evaluate? Obviously the standard Apple keyboard has terrible ergonomics, but something slightly more reasonable could already do the trick..
I need to click on countdown timer. Fine. Then need to hit the few pixels by few pixels large arrow up to increase from 0 to 1 minute. That makes this essentially unusable in practise. It may work in a controlled environment where there is good light and a steady hand, but if I need this outdoors while walking, no way.
I understood your criticism of my post. What I was asking for as how you would have expressed the criticism of the post I was criticising, since you mentioned that you also don't agreee with it, just like me.
For many companies, it's already hard to get a human support person on the line. "It's all on our website, just look there!" In the future this will be even harder.
> This is a revolutionizing foundational tech. Bigger than the internet even IMO.
Oh is it? Maybe you can tell us then how you'd get the models home without the internet? On a DVD? Or interact with a server that runs the model for you? Or how we'd even be having this discussion?
People said similar delusions about Second Life back in the day.