| domain | shifthappens.site |
| summary | This website explores the history and ongoing fascination with typewriters and keyboards, particularly in the context of the “Shift Wars” of the 1880s, a period of intense competition to replace the dominant QWERTY layout. It details efforts by figures like Arthur Schawlow and August Dvorak to develop superior typing systems, alongside the involvement of Soviet intelligence and the rise of women in office work. The content touches on the evolution of touch typing techniques, the pursuit of exceptional mechanical keyboards, and incorporates diverse elements including historical photo restoration, a discussion of Shakespeare and monkeys, and explorations of time capsules and the work of keyboard designers like Rick Dickinson. |
| 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 | 2025-12-10 |
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