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I'm pretty sure my ability to touch type was influenced by playing Quake 1 and Quake 2. You had to type quickly enough to insult someone and not die.

I've met programmers that don't touch type, but I've never met a PC gamer that doesn't.

And yes, your idea would be awesome. That would actually be a sick WoW add-on. I doubt you can pull different localizations through the API though.



I couldn't touch type and really couldn't force myself not to look, so I bought a Das Keyboard and threw out my old keyboard. It was rough at first, but I doubt I could have learned faster any other way and as a bonus I ended up realizing the joy of typing on a mechanical keyboard.


I credit MUDding with my current typing speed.


ditto!


Yeah same here (it was Counter Strike for me, but still)




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