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Guinea Pig becomes prime content creator on lemmy for a day. (szmer.info)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Ludrol@szmer.info to c/bestoflemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago

Finally a source of intelligent responses!

[–] WordBox@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Heavy use of shift seems sus.

[+] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Caps lock doesn't change the number row to use the alternate characters. It'd still type numbers.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

That depends on software keyboard layout. For example, for German hardware keyboards on Windows you can choose "Deutsch" and "Deutsch (IBM)" the latter has caps lock not affect the numbers.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are you an Apple user? I have that same issue with my tablet. My PC and almost all other computers I've used do change the numbers with caps lock.

[–] tauonite@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh? I've never seen a computer where caps lock affects the number keys. Am I living under a rock?

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That depends on software keyboard layout. For example, for German hardware keyboards on Windows you can choose "Deutsch" and "Deutsch (IBM)" the latter has caps lock not affect the numbers.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No. Current Linux user, former Windows user. I've never seen a device where caps lock effects those key's functions. Are you an Apple user, and if not are you using a different keyboard layout than QWERTY?

[–] imecth@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

You can customize the caps lock behavior on linux if you want, i have my caps lock work as an additional control button.
On Gnome you can do it from the Gnome Tweaks app.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ah I do have a German keyboard… I didn't think that would have much of an effect. What do people do that don't have the motor control to press shift and another key together when using a different keyboard?

While I'd probably prefer it to having to use Windows an Apple computer newer than the year 2000 wouldn't really be something I'm interested in.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, that must be the reason. I wouldn't expect it to be different either, but I guess it must be.

Do you have "sticky keys?" I assume it's in Linux as well (though I haven't yet accidentally activated it), but Windows has a feature where you press shift five times I think and it activates "sticky keys" mode, where it acts like a press of a modifier key is held instead. Thats for people who can't hold shift (or ctrl/alt) and press other keys at the same time, for whatever reason.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That makes sense, I've written scripts with similar effects for my mouse because my finger got tired holding down the button in some videogame for a prolonged amount of time.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That depends on software keyboard layout. For example, for German hardware keyboards on Windows you can choose "Deutsch" and "Deutsch (IBM)" the latter has caps lock not affect the numbers.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

guinea pigs have multiple legs.

[–] Sestren@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I doubt it more due to the frequency of guinea pig shits. Unless they've been genetically modified since my childhood to poop less often, I could not envision a world where that keyboard does not have crap under the keys after the first response.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

I had Guinea pigs too. I'd slap down their little front paws on the keyboard to type

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Agreed. Is a Guinee pig heavy enough to press two keys at a time?

[–] TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 year ago

Definitely. Even the clickiest of mechanical switches only take about 80 grams to depress.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, they weigh a couple pounds. A Syrian hamster is probably heavy enough to press two keys at once let alone a guinea pig.

[–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

other keyboard layouts than qwerty exist

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was caps lock.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does capslock work for the !@#$%^&*() row? I don't think it does on my keyboard.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That was one of their legs on the shift key.

[–] ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a fun idea! But did nobody ask her what distro she uses?

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 12 points 1 year ago

pssst… I think if you ask nicely, she will answer.

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

Still better than 95% of reddit posts.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago

Why would you need ChatGPT when you can talk to a guinea pig?

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Skcekv shkbdej

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Love this lol

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

I was there. It was a fun thread.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey, that's me!

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Well done!