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

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Ludrol@szmer.info to c/bestoflemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 70 points 11 months ago

Finally a source of intelligent responses!

[–] WordBox@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Heavy use of shift seems sus.

[+] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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?

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months 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.

[–] imecth@fedia.io 2 points 11 months 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 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

guinea pigs have multiple legs.

[–] Sestren@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 11 months ago

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

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months 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 11 months ago

other keyboard layouts than qwerty exist

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was caps lock.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

That was one of their legs on the shift key.

[–] ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 12 points 11 months ago

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

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 21 points 11 months ago

Still better than 95% of reddit posts.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Skcekv shkbdej

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago

Love this lol

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago

I was there. It was a fun thread.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey, that's me!

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Well done!