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Why are geeks so averse to using the mouse?
Thursday, 24-Nov-11 09:41:17 UTC from web-
@meir that's what I mean, it's actually faster, but geeks refuse to accept any of the existing evidence
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@erez: got me confused, which one is faster ?
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Mouse use is faster. Keyboard use is perceived as faster due to an attention blink phenomenon.
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@erez: I don't think it's that clear cut, as it cuts both ways (e.g: muscle memory with the keyboard).
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Slightly (or heavily, depends) overrated. And for some actions, mainly window management, useless
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Not to mention that what does X in one application does Y in another, like typing :wq in a word processor
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@erez: Alt+F4 closes all, no need to reach for the mouse and travel to the window corner
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But interestingly, the process of "reaching for the mouse and travelling to the window's corner" is actually *faster* than hitting Alt+F4.
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@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.
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@meir kill -9 <pid> is better, but not faster, and does require cognitive actions
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@ik5: Heh :-)
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@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
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Do you? Because experiments show you're not much faster with the keyboard as you think. Emphasis on think.
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Bah. Of course not, but I'm referring to window management, selection and movement actions.
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@erez Depends on the task. Its Interface-dependent. I wont burn a cd with the keyboard. Even of I can
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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.
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That's depends on the task, and research does show that for most keyboard vs. mouse task, the mouse is faster.
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