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  1. Erez Schatz Erez Schatz

    Why are geeks so averse to using the mouse?

    about 6 months ago from web
    • Will Orr Will Orr

      @erez For most of my day to day tasks, using a mouse slows me down considerably.

      about 6 months ago
    • Meir Kriheli Meir Kriheli Vim Users

      @erez: Context Switches between keyboard and mouse are distracting, specially for !vim freaks, plus it's faster in many cases.

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Meir Kriheli

      @meir that's what I mean, it's actually faster, but geeks refuse to accept any of the existing evidence

      about 6 months ago
    • Meir Kriheli Meir Kriheli

      @erez: got me confused, which one is faster ?

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Meir Kriheli

      Mouse use is faster. Keyboard use is perceived as faster due to an attention blink phenomenon.

      about 6 months ago
    • Meir Kriheli Meir Kriheli

      @erez: I don't think it's that clear cut, as it cuts both ways (e.g: muscle memory with the keyboard).

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Meir Kriheli

      Slightly (or heavily, depends) overrated. And for some actions, mainly window management, useless

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Meir Kriheli

      Not to mention that what does X in one application does Y in another, like typing :wq in a word processor

      about 6 months ago
    • Meir Kriheli Meir Kriheli

      @erez: Alt+F4 closes all, no need to reach for the mouse and travel to the window corner

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Meir Kriheli

      But interestingly, the process of "reaching for the mouse and travelling to the window's corner" is actually *faster* than hitting Alt+F4.

      about 6 months ago
    • Meir Kriheli Meir Kriheli

      @erez: One has to put quite a cognitive effort placing the cursor over a small target. OTOH geeks can hit alt+f4 in their sleep.

      about 6 months ago
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    • I K I K Meir Kriheli

      @meir kill -9 <pid> is better, but not faster, and does require cognitive actions

      about 6 months ago
    • Meir Kriheli Meir Kriheli I K

      @ik5: Heh :-)

      about 6 months ago
    • Guy Sheffer Guy Sheffer

      @erez Because when a non-geek goes to a PC's mouse, I go to the keyboard on the same PC and do for him what he wanted before he even starts

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Guy Sheffer

      Do you? Because experiments show you're not much faster with the keyboard as you think. Emphasis on think.

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Guy Sheffer

      Bah. Of course not, but I'm referring to window management, selection and movement actions.

      about 6 months ago
    • Guy Sheffer Guy Sheffer

      @erez Depends on the task. Its Interface-dependent. I wont burn a cd with the keyboard. Even of I can

      about 6 months ago
    • Scott K Scott K

      We tend to be doing things that require the keyboard. When your hands are already on the keyboard it's faster to just use the keyboard.

      about 6 months ago
    • Erez Schatz Erez Schatz Scott K

      That's depends on the task, and research does show that for most keyboard vs. mouse task, the mouse is faster.

      about 6 months ago

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