domain | shifthappens.site |
summary | The book appears to explore various themes related to typists, typing methods (such as touch typing), mechanical keyboard design innovation ("appreciating Rick Dickinson," "the best mechanical keyboard today"), historical events like 'Shift Wars' from 1880s, notable individuals in the field of typewriting and computer history such as Arthur Schawlow's laser-eraser invention for QWERTY keyboards (though this seems anachronistic), August Dvorak’s attempt to replace QWERTY with his own keyboard layout ("trying to dethrone QWERTY"), Margaret Longley, Lenore Fenton and Soviet espionage involving American keystrokes. It also touches on cultural shifts such as women entering offices for more than just typing tasks.
The content suggests a series of interviews or articles (as suggested by the titles like "22: The last interview" about Peter Tytell) that delve into these themes, with topics ranging from historical artifacts ("Moiré no more"), personal narratives and aspirations within keyboard design innovation ("Shift," Rick Dickinson), to playful exploration such as 'The monkey lives' intertwining Shakespeare. These entries seem both informative regarding the evolution of typewriting/keyboard technology but also whimsically anecdotal or culturally reflective, possibly aimed at a diverse audience interested in tech history mixed with literary references (as indicated by "the cursed universes of Dana Sibera" related to computers and keyboards). |
title | Shift Happens |
description | Shift Happens |
keywords | book, keyboard, time, keyboards, like, typing, more, keys, type, shift, read, university, using, will, photos, writing, mode |
upstreams |
bloggy.garden |
downstreams |
google.com, archive.org, loc.gov, princeton.edu, upenn.edu, figma.com, mastodon.online, twitter.com |
nslookup | A 173.236.139.151 |
created | 2024-02-23 |
updated | 2025-06-09 |
summarized | 2025-06-09 |
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