STeve Andre' escreveu: > This is nearly complete bullshit. For any individual, learning > their characteristics could give rise to being able to know a > great deal about what they are doing, but hardly for the > general case. > > I know people who type blindingly fast. I'm a mutant hunt > 'n pecker, but I can go 50wpm+ when on a good keyboard and > awake, and far slower then conditions aren't good. I also have > a problem with my right hand which makes for typing problems > at times. > > How about people with severe physical problems? I know a C4 > quadrapledgic who types slowly, very slowly. Depending on how > he feels, his speed varies by probably a factor of 4 or so. > > Such a system could learn for an individual if you know things > about them. But what about a Chord keyboard? Dvorak?(sp) > > If you want to worry, think about the sounds a keyboard makes. > Get an old IBM "buckling spring" keyboard (original PC and AT) > and listen to the sounds it makes. That is something you > could probably decode with decent accuracy. > > --STeve Andre' > > >
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2008/EECS-2008-32.html No need to say more. I'm not using keyboards anymore. I think we have much worse things to worry. -- Giancarlo Razzolini http://lock.razzolini.adm.br Linux User 172199 Red Hat Certified Engineer no:804006389722501 Verify:https://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/current/ Moleque Sem Conteudo Numero #002 OpenBSD Stable Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron 4386 2A6F FFD4 4D5F 5842 6EA0 7ABE BBAB 9C0E 6B85
