It's my mom's birthday today. Just saying. It certainly fits the 'amusement' part.
That's a coincidence! It was my boss' birthday yesterday.
(By yesterday, I mean till an hour ago; it's already past midnight, meaning few hours earlier was "yesterday")Personally, the main reason I haven't switched over is that I'm afraid. Starting over is a daunting prospect.
Now that's honesty right there, and I certainly feel ya. While learning Dvorak is generally easier than QWERTY, learning it
after you've mastered the other is one hell of a... hell. That's because the human mind recognizes muscle-memory in state of position and patterns of movement, and overwriting a skill you've worked your ass off to obtain is like trying to walk with your hands. It's like convincing yourself that right is left, and going south leads you to Canada. It seemed like an eternity as I suffered through horrible typing, tempted to go back to QWERTY, but then I just screamed at myself "SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH, DAMMIT!" and plucked the keys out of my keyboard to torture myself further.
But that effort, pain and misery... it was all worthwhile. No matter how tough things get I always like to be the first one to try something new, to do the impossible. I just tried because I had nothing to lose (except for my job).
Of course, if you're able to get 90 wpm (HOLLY SHEEPS
THAT'S FAST) on a layout you don't really have to change.
Capability matters.