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		kristofferR on Aug 16, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Full-time Geeks Shouldn't Ignore Physical Impact o... Why not Colemak instead? Colemac is both more similar to QWERTY than Dvorak (so a lot of keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+Z/X/C/V still works and also easier to learn) and more efficient.

subsection1h on Aug 17, 2011 | [–]

  Why not Colemak instead?

I haven't encountered anyone who has recommended Dvorak after using Colemak, so I'm guessing he hasn't used Colemak.

gommm on Aug 17, 2011 | [–]

I switched to Colemak when I was starting to have wrist problems and since then my wrists feel fine... So I really recommend it.

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