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Re: [TR] needs repaired

To: pbaize@satx.rr.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] needs repaired
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 03:03:18 +0000 (UTC)
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 I pretty much use the orthodox method but I'm no touch typist.=C2=A0 Turn =
the lights out and it gets ugly.
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Dave=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Baize <pbaize@satx.rr.com>
To: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Jan 31, 2020 6:58 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] needs repaired

 OH Ya, missed 2,=C2=A0 left pinky for shift and right thumb for space bar.=
 haha , so 5.
  Patrick
  On 1/31/2020 6:56 PM, Patrick Baize wrote:
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I never took typing in school. Later I tried to use "Mavis Beaves teaches t=
yping", didn't work. I have been writing software for over 30 years, I use =
3 fingers, 1 on left hand, 2 on the right.=C2=A0=20
  Patrick=20
  On 1/31/2020 6:27 AM, DAVID MASSEY wrote:
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  I never took a typing class, I am self taught.=C2=A0 I remember staying u=
p all night typing a report for class in highschool.=C2=A0 When I started w=
orking there was no need for an engineer to type.=C2=A0 Enter the desk-top =
computer.=C2=A0 Now I spend most of my time staring at a screen typing on a=
 keyboard.=C2=A0 Who'd a thunk?
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  Dave=20
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  -----Original Message-----
 From: jpaynepbr <jpaynepbr@cox.net>
 To: 'TeriAnn J. Wakeman' <tjwakeman@gmail.com>; triumphs <triumphs@autox.t=
eam.net>
 Sent: Thu, Jan 30, 2020 9:07 pm
 Subject: Re: [TR] needs repaired
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 In 1990, when I graduated HS, if you were going to graduate and be "colleg=
e bound", you had to take a typing class.=C2=A0 It was Sr. year and it was =
"Health" one semester, "Typing" the next or vice versa.
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 If you were "Vo-Tech" typing was an option, but "Health" was still mandato=
ry.=C2=A0=20
=20
 Same teacher taught both classes.=C2=A0 One of the most bitter and angry p=
eople I have ever met.=C2=A0=20
=20
 The though of=C2=A0 "Health" class taught by an angry, frigid, humorless 6=
0 year old woman still makes me wonder.=C2=A0 I guess if you had to manage =
the subject matter with a bunch of teenagers, many of whom were headed nowh=
ere, after a few years, you would end up like that too.
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 Typing was one of the most valuable skills I ever learned.=C2=A0=20
=20
 My kids all had typing classes in public schools in 1st and 2nd grade post=
 2010.=C2=A0=20
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 Time and technology change everything.=20
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 I wish I could learn to type on a phone and manage the "autocorrect", that=
 would be something.
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of TeriAnn J. W=
akeman
 Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:38 PM
 To: triumphs@autox.team.net
 Subject: Re: [TR] needs repaired
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 On 1/30/20 6:23 PM, Bud Rolofson wrote:
 > Exactly, I took typing in eighth grade because there lots of girls in=20
 > that class and I was a horny 13 yo.=C2=A0 But my 50 yo typing muscle mem=
ory=20
 > will always space twice after a period. Can=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t hel=
p it.
 >
 > Busted.
 >
 > Bud
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 I didn't take typing in high school because I didn't want to be pigeonhole=
d as a secretary. In early years I went in to interview for a technical pos=
ition with a degree in electronics & almost always was asked what my typing=
 speed was. When I mentioned about a page ever 2 hours or so, I got intervi=
ewed for the job I was applying for. I knew a woman with a Stanford masters=
 in physics who in the mid 60s worked as a tech group secretary.
=20
 During college when I needed to submit typed papers, I traded typing for e=
ither a homemade apple pie or a ready to bake homemade lasagna. I single sp=
ace between sentences only on emails. That is because my mailer produces st=
range characters when I double space a sentence. The books I have authored =
are all double spaced between sentences and my reviewers have forced me to =
use oxford comas. They are not used in technical papers.
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 TeriAnn
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<div> <font size=3D"3">I pretty much use the orthodox method but I'm no tou=
ch typist.&nbsp; Turn the lights out and it gets ugly.</font><br>
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<div style=3D"clear:both"><font size=3D"4">Dave </font><br>
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Original Message-----<br>
From: Patrick Baize &lt;pbaize@satx.rr.com&gt;<br>
To: triumphs &lt;triumphs@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
Sent: Fri, Jan 31, 2020 6:58 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] needs repaired<br>
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<div>OH Ya, missed 2,&nbsp; left pinky for shift and right thumb for space
      bar. haha , so 5.<br clear=3D"none">
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<div>Patrick<br clear=3D"none">
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<div class=3D"yiv8427189964moz-cite-prefix">On 1/31/2020 6:56 PM, Patrick B=
aize
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<div>I never took typing in school. Later I tried to use "Mavis
        Beaves teaches typing", didn't work. I have been writing
        software for over 30 years, I use 3 fingers, 1 on left hand, 2
        on the right.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">
      </div>

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<div>Patrick</div>

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<div class=3D"yiv8427189964moz-cite-prefix">On 1/31/2020 6:27 AM, DAVID MAS=
SEY
        wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
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<div> <font size=3D"3">I never took a typing class, I am self
              taught.&nbsp; I remember staying up all night typing a report
              for class in highschool.&nbsp; When I started working there w=
as
              no need for an engineer to type.&nbsp; Enter the desk-top
              computer.&nbsp; Now I spend most of my time staring at a scre=
en
              typing on a keyboard.&nbsp; Who'd a thunk?</font><br clear=3D=
"none">
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<div style=3D"clear:both;"><font size=3D"4">Dave </font><br clear=3D"none">
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            Sent: Thu, Jan 30, 2020 9:07 pm<br clear=3D"none">
            Subject: Re: [TR] needs repaired<br clear=3D"none">
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<div dir=3D"ltr">In 1990, when I graduated HS, if you were
              going to graduate and be "college bound", you had to take
              a typing class.&nbsp; It was Sr. year and it was "Health" one
              semester, "Typing" the next or vice versa.<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              If you were "Vo-Tech" typing was an option, but "Health"
              was still mandatory.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              Same teacher taught both classes.&nbsp; One of the most bitte=
r
              and angry people I have ever met.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              The though of&nbsp; "Health" class taught by an angry, frigid=
,
              humorless 60 year old woman still makes me wonder.&nbsp; I
              guess if you had to manage the subject matter with a bunch
              of teenagers, many of whom were headed nowhere, after a
              few years, you would end up like that too.<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              Typing was one of the most valuable skills I ever
              learned.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              My kids all had typing classes in public schools in 1st
              and 2nd grade post 2010.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              Time and technology change everything. <br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              I wish I could learn to type on a phone and manage the
              "autocorrect", that would be something.<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              -----Original Message-----<br clear=3D"none">
              From: Triumphs &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">triumph=
s-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
              On Behalf Of TeriAnn J. Wakeman<br clear=3D"none">
              Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:38 PM<br clear=3D"none">
              To: <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">triumphs@autox.team.ne=
t</a><br clear=3D"none">
              Subject: Re: [TR] needs repaired<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              On 1/30/20 6:23 PM, Bud Rolofson wrote:<br clear=3D"none">
              &gt; Exactly, I took typing in eighth grade because there
              lots of girls in <br clear=3D"none">
              &gt; that class and I was a horny 13 yo.&nbsp; But my 50 yo
              typing muscle memory <br clear=3D"none">
              &gt; will always space twice after a period. Can=C3=A2=E2=82=
=AC=E2=84=A2t help
              it.<br clear=3D"none">
              &gt;<br clear=3D"none">
              &gt; Busted.<br clear=3D"none">
              &gt;<br clear=3D"none">
              &gt; Bud<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              I didn't take typing in high school because I didn't want
              to be pigeonholed as a secretary. In early years I went in
              to interview for a technical position with a degree in
              electronics &amp; almost always was asked what my typing
              speed was. When I mentioned about a page ever 2 hours or
              so, I got interviewed for the job I was applying for. I
              knew a woman with a Stanford masters in physics who in the
              mid 60s worked as a tech group secretary.<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              During college when I needed to submit typed papers, I
              traded typing for either a homemade apple pie or a ready
              to bake homemade lasagna. I single space between sentences
              only on emails. That is because my mailer produces strange
              characters when I double space a sentence. The books I
              have authored are all double spaced between sentences and
              my reviewers have forced me to use oxford comas. They are
              not used in technical papers.<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
              TeriAnn<br clear=3D"none">
              <br clear=3D"none">
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