stackyFACTSThere is a certain visceral satisfaction in slamming down on a heavy key and hearing an earsplitting clack. It makes typing absolute nonsense feel like drafting a highly dramatic manifesto.
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Before it became a dusty mechanical antique, the word applied entirely to the person mashing the keys. In the late 19th century, companies would specifically…
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